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Tips to Keep Your Home Poison Free for Pets Part 2

1.    Do not leave chocolates all over the house. D not leave them unattended for your pets to easily get their paws into.
2.    Be aware of common items found in the house that can be dangerous for dogs like pennies, mothballs, pot purri, fabric softener sheets and automatic dish detergents.
3.    Keep all automotive products like […]

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Tips to Keep Your Home Poison Free for Pets

1.Know what plants are in your garden, yard and household. Take out those that could be poisonous to your dogs.
2.Don’t give your pet access to area where cleaning items and products are stored.
3.Beware of where you place rat baits, rat poison, roach poison or roach traps. Don’t put them in areas where your pet frequents.
4.Do […]

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More Types of Canine Aggression

1. Irritable aggression- This type is usually brought about by a medical problem, which lowers a dog’s aggression threshold.
2. Maternal aggression- Right after a female dog has given birth, it I usually common to see this type of aggression. When she feels that her puppies are being threatened, she will usually result to aggressive behavior.
3. Intra-sex- This is […]

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Why Dogs Get Overweight

There are plenty reasons why our dogs can suffer from weight problems. Shall we enumerate some of them?
1.We may love our dogs too much, and so we share our food with them. We may have tendencies to feed them all the ime, even when they are not really hungry. This is the simplest explanation as […]

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Heavy doesn’t mean Healthy

You might be pleased that your dog is getting heavier by the day! Watch out! Healthy doesn’t mean having a heavy weight!
About 60% of our dogs are actually overweight! Think about it this way, if your dog is heavier by 5 pounds, that is sort of equivalent to a person who is about 50 pounds […]

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Great Reasons to Crate Train Your Dog

Crate training is a training method that is done inside the crate! It is a great technique to teach a new puppy good behavior. It also gives your dog his very own space.
Here are great reasons on why you should consider crate training:
1.It can prevent damage to furniture, most especially when you are sleeping or […]

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A Bad Breath Solution

Eliminate your dog’s foul smelling breath with this easy to prepare recipe!
You will need:
* 2 cups brown rice flour
* 1 Tablespoon activated charcoal (find this at drugstores, not the briquets!)
* 3 Tablespoons canola oil
* 1 egg
* 1/2 cup chopped […]

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Important Things to Look Out for in Dog Food

Here’s a quick list of what you should find in your dog food!
It is important that the first 4 ingredients are some kind of protein. If grains are the first ingredients listed, this isn’t very ideal for your dogs.
Look out for the following ingredients too: Human Grade Ingredients Chicken meal, Turkey meal, Fish meal, Rice, […]

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Spring Allergies in Dogs

As spring rolls around, you may expect to suffer from bouts of hay fever or our usual spring allergies. Another thing you should expect is your dog to suffer from them too!
The blooming flowers and the pollen in the air can trigger allergies in your pet. Hay fever is generally manifested as itching in your […]

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Puppies and Thunderstorms!

You may think this only happens to your dog, but thunderstorm phobias are very common among puppies across the board!
Common sings include hiding under the covers as soon as the rain falls, or burying his face when he sees thunder. Many dogs are petrified by thunderstorms. Some scientists say it may be the change […]

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