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Expert Advice: How To Treat Fleas & Ticks

Expert Advice: How To Treat Fleas & Ticks

Did you know… in a survey conducted in vet surgeries 1 in 10 dogs and more than 1 in 5 cats showed signs of an active flea infestation * *Bond et al. A survey of flea infestations in cats & dogs in the UK during 2005. Vet Rec 2007 160, 503-506 Unknown to most, only 5% of a flea problem is on your pet, with a shocking 95% in the pet’s environment as eggs, larvae & pupae. To prevent [...]
Ticks on Dogs: Dog Ticks Advice

Ticks on Dogs: Dog Ticks Advice

What are ticks? Ticks are members of the acarid family, like spiders and they’re second only to mosquitoes in transmitting infectious disease to humans and animals.
A Guide to Good Dog House Training

A Guide to Good Dog House Training

Housetraining Your Puppy: Advice From The Experts – House training is perhaps the most obvious example of why it’s a good idea to train puppies. Nobody wants stains on the carpet or the smell of pee and poop permeating the house. Yet house training is often overlooked or undertaken in a haphazard manner when it should instead be the cornerstone of the training process. Starting early is [...]
Canine Cancer Health Guide

Canine Cancer Health Guide

Quite possibly one of the most fearful experiences a dog owner could have is discovering an unusual lump or bump on their dog. Although this is always worthy of further investigation, (always by a vet) it does not always mean that your dog has been struck down with cancer. In fact, in more cases than not, the discovery of a lump on the dog leads not to cancer, but will turn out to be a wart, cyst or [...]
Do Dogs Have Emotions?

Do Dogs Have Emotions?

Trying to determine if your dog is experiencing anger, love, or any other “human” emotion is difficult. To date, no one has been able to provide convincing scientific evidence that we can distinguish one emotion from another by what our brains or hormones do.
How Dogs and Cats Can Become Friends

How Dogs and Cats Can Become Friends

Dogs & Cats: How To Make Your Dog & Cat Become Friends In Just A Few Hours:  The secret to starting and maintaining a loving relationship between your dog and a new cat (or vice versa) lies within how carefully you introduce them to each other. You have already made the decision to bring a different species into the house so invest as much time and care as you can in order to ensure that both [...]
Introducing a Dog to Cats

Introducing a Dog to Cats

Dogs & Cats: How To Judge Whether Or Not Your Dog Will Like The New Cat: When you first introduce a dog and cat together, 9 times out of 10 the cat will be the one that is fearful and the first to bolt away. There are of course rare exceptions, especially for smaller dogs that are poorly socialized. I remember one of my Chihuahuas who would never go near a cat again after the very first one he [...]
2 Dog Basics That EVERY Dog Should Get Used To

2 Dog Basics That EVERY Dog Should Get Used To

Dog Basics: 2 Basic Needs A New Dog Owner Must Get Used To: Exercise & Grooming: All dogs need exercise, especially young puppies. And it is very unlikely for your dog to get the sufficient amount of exercise he needs just by sitting around the house, which is what most dogs do when they are left alone for many hours at a time. If you are planning on getting two or more puppies, they will move [...]
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