Archive for January, 2008

Dog First Aid and Dog First Aid Kits: Emergency Treatment For Your Dog

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

First Aid For Your Dog – Being Prepared For an Emergency Most families are not prepared for an emergency with their dog, and preparedness can mean the difference between life and death. Learning how to treat minor injuries, and even control major health issues will give you more time to reach emergency services. Please take [...]

Labrador Retriever Skin Problems – Dog Hair Loss (Alopecia) and Other Skin Problems

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Labrador Retriever’s are as close to a perfect breed as you can get. Great temperament, easily trainable, and minimal health problems are all great features of labs. Labs typically do not have a great deal of skin problems, but are susceptible to hair loss (alopecia). Here is a list of common issues that cause hair loss [...]

Dog Hair Loss (Alopecia) – Reasons Why Dogs Lose Hair and How To Treat Dog Hair Loss

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Dog Hair Loss Explained There are literally 100s of reasons your dog might lose hair. Diagnosing the cause of the lost hair can be simple (for instance in the case of parasites), or drawn out and complicated (for instance of Alopecia). Clues can be taken by the location and severity of the loss of hair, [...]

Stop Dog Barking – Train Dogs Not to Bark at Other Dogs Using Socialization

Friday, January 11th, 2008

As we discussed in my article Stop Dog Barking – Why Dogs Bark and How To Train Them To Stop Barking , there are many reasons why dogs bark. Things like boredom, lack of exercise, and too much alone time are all causes of random, inappropriate barking in dogs. In the case where your dog [...]

Babies and Dogs: How Best to Introduce a Baby to a Dog

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

After welcoming a baby in to the world you are probably concerned about how your dog is going to react to him or her. Many people surrender their pets to shelters because of exhibited jealousy from their dog after a new baby’s arrival and fear of the infant being harmed by the animal. Yet many [...]