Many people are reluctant to crate train their dogs. They feel it is either cruel or too complicated. Crate training is easier for the dog, and less stressful for the owner in the long run. Once you have set up the crate and introduced the puppy to the crate you might run into some of [...]
Our pet canines perplexing behavior is always rooted in the traits of their wild ancestors. To understand the behavior of the modern dog one needs to know the inherent traits of the wolves that for hundreds of years have survived in the wild.
One of these rather odd behaviors is staring. Why do dogs stare? As [...]
You love feeding your dog don’t you? When they eat the food you have laid down for it, it always gives you an assurance that it is getting the proper nourishment it needs. However feeding is not always a happy scenario especially when your pet begins to growl at anyone when it is eating. Maybe [...]
Even if your shar pei looks totally unlike any other dog, he will still encounter most of the bugs and critters that give other breeds a hard time. Let’s have a look at some of these top concerns.
The first thing we need to know is that the skin of a shar pei dog contains large [...]
Puppies are never happier than when we spend time with them. Travelling with them is no different, they just adore attention and love to be included in all family activities.
Before setting out with puppy on your first car ride you need to ensure that you have the means to restrain him. An excited dog jumping [...]
Do you desperately need potty training puppy tips? Did you not expect all this mess to clean up when you decided to take a dog? Yes, I know, this happens a lot. He seems so cute and soft and cuddly, you only think about the problems later. Fortunately there is help and you will be [...]
Getting a dog can change your life. If you get a dog that is compatible with your lifestyle, it can be a very rewarding experience, but all dogs require love, attention, care and training, so before you make that decision, ask yourself these questions:
Do I have time to give a dog the attention it requires?
Do [...]
A dog is an instinctively aggressive creature. In the wild, aggression came in very handy: dogs needed aggression to hunt, to defend themselves from other creatures, and to defend resources such as food, a place to sleep, and a mate. Selective breeding over the centuries has minimized and refined this trait significantly, but there’s just [...]
The act of chewing seems to be a matter of individual preference among dogs: some have an innate desire to chew as a pleasurable activity in itself, and some seem to have no need to chew whatsoever unless they’re driven to it out of sheer boredom.
The phrase “destructive chewing” may sound redundant, because – by [...]
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