Natural Dog Ear Cleaner Starts With The Basics Whether dealing with a human being or an animal, each requires proper care to ensure a life hale and hearty. As such, owners of the various breeds of canine are consistently reminded to not skimp on care of their pets. More often than not, these animals are prone to dog ear infections due to neglect or poor intake of diet. Short of carting one's pet to the local vet for a shot of...more
Keep Your Dog Comfortable With Orthopedic Mats A lot of friends come and go, and while most of them can be counted on in times of need, the truth is there are very few who will be there come rain or shine. If you are a dog owner, however, you know that such a friend does in fact exist. There is nothing that your dog wouldn't do for you, especially if you treat him or her with respect and give them the care that they deserve. There are many...more
Planning The Perfect Bird Sanctuary Just because your garden if perfect for you, does not mean that it it perfect for birds. And, if you want to attract birds to your garden, you have to make it friendly to them as well. With only a little bit of effort, you can design a garden that both you and your bird friend will enjoy.There are three elements that you have to plan for when you put together the perfect bird sanctuary or garden - food, water, and shelter. If you have those three elements, you will have no trouble attracting birds to your garden.The size of the garden is not the biggest element as, even the smallest of gardens can easily have enough of the ingredients necessary to attract birds. So what are these ingredients?Planting fruit bearing trees and bushes is a start. Once they start to bloom, an apple tree, peach tree, or the like - especially in a big yard - will attract a great variety of birds. If your are limited to a smaller area, a hawthorn bush or a honeysuckle bush will serve the same purpose. Fruit bearing trees and bushes act as sort of a self stocking pantry and food source for birds which they will absolutely love.The 2nd thing that will have birds...more
The City Dog Verses the Country Dog As with people, the lifestyle and habits of a country dog will differ greatly than a dog that lives in an urban area. To the dog the most obvious difference with living in the country might simply be the lack of fire hydrants. People will say that the difference is the amount of space one has. The country...more
If you look around and see you would find that today lots and lots of individuals are fond of keeping pets. People adopt pets for many reasons and when it is a dog then the need for explaining such reasons is not termed to be as so important. Dogs when adopted as a pet will not only appear to be as a watchful dog but it will also appear to be as a...more
Natural Sources for Dog Vitamins By domesticating the dog we have slowly and drastically changed their everyday lifestyle in terms of the way they eat and exercise. Just as in us humans the lack of physical activity, departure from nature, more reliance on chemicals, synthetic nutrients, and processed foods has made it difficult for our dogs to maintain a healthy body. In general the amount of calories they need from their natural environment has decreased which means we have to figure out how to supply them with all the nutrients they need to maintain a healthy body from less food. Unfortunately this is happening as the dog food industry is using more food processing, packaging, and storage techniques that are depleting many of the nutrients that are dogs need. It would be optimum to return to natural, fresh and raw foods that are dogs are genetically prone to but in most instances this is just not feasible. Most of us do not even do it for our own diets so we cannot expect to do it for our dogs. This dictates that for your dog's best possible health, it is necessary to provide nutrients via dog supplements. Just as in our choice of whether we eat natural whole...more
Does Your Dog or Cat have Seizures? Seizures in PetsIn 2/3 of the cases of an adult pet that has seizures, there is not an identifiable cause. This leads to a diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy. Idiopathic epilepsy is currently being...more
Small Dog Beds - Colourfull Dog beds Available It is very important to buy small dog beds after thinking a lot about the comfort of your pet. It is not at all healthy enough to purchase a bed for your pet without any thought. Yu have to select...more
8 Basic Dog Training Tips For Your Dog Giving your dog some boundaries and providing them with a safe happy home can be enhanced through some simple training tools.1. Have a practical outlook during this process. Your pet can't be expected to...more
Joyous ways of crate training your puppy! When you get a new puppy you get a lot of responsibility. The first big decision you have to make is where you puppy is going to sleep.Then you have to decide what you are going to do with the puppy...more
Service Dogs and Working Dogs - Their Role in Our Lives With their calm dispositions, ease of training and keen sense of smell and ability to respond to what is going on around them some breeds of dogs make ideal service and working animals....more
How to Care For Your Dog - Your Dogs' Need For Exercise People go to the gym to do aerobics and lift weights, or they go for a bike ride, play tennis, soccer, hockey or any other number of sports. Your dog does not have the same kind of...more