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Bringing Home a New Adult Dog

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There are particular challenges in bringing home a new adult dog (compared to bringing home a new puppy). Whether you have adopted your new friend from the pound or a rescue organisation, taken him from a friend of a friend, or rescued him from life on the streets, it's a little more difficult

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Is the Smell of Dog Urine in a House Bad for You?

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Dog urine, even in a healthy animal, smells foul. Because of this, it is unhealthy for humans to be exposed to the smell constantly. Dog urine also transmits various diseases which can be transferred to humans.

How to Insulate a Dog House

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Wintertime can be very uncomfortable for humans and dogs alike. Snow, ice and wind can make winter even more difficult on your dog if it lives outside any portion of the day. Insulating its living quarters, however, can make a difference in the weather conditions and will allow it to life much more

Tips For Senior Dog Care

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Having a dog that is starting to advance in years needs special care that is different from that of a much younger dog or puppy. A dog that has hit its senior years often has lost a lot of its former spunk and energy. Someone who owns a senior pooch has to pay much closer attention to their dog&apos

Three New Trends in Small Dog Clothes

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The article describes the opportunity to go to London recently for a business trip to absorb new fashion trends in the dog clothing industry.This industry is now large enough to have its very own international dog clothes show, so that means that the category is now worthy of taking notice and explo

Choosing Different Ways To Stop Dog Barking

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In discussing ways to stop dog barking, there are several factors that will guide your choice of training methods and tools. It is important to understand the breed of dog, to establish why a dog is barking, and then to decide the best way to handle the problem.

What Are the Warning Signs That Your Dog May Be Pregnant?

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It's important to recognize signs of pregnancy in your dog.dog image by Ramona smiers from Fotolia.comDogs carry their puppies for about nine weeks before giving birth. While most pregnancies in dogs are uneventful, you should still take your dog to the vet for a complete checkup if you...

Yorkshire Terriers: Small But Mighty

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Yorkshire Terriers, or Yorkies as they are commonly called, are very small dogs that do not seem to realize that they are small. They are very brave, always up for an adventure, and they are almost always full of energy.

Making Your Own Dog Food

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Feeding your dog the best diet you can will keep him healthier and statistics show he will live longer than he would if given the typical American dog food diet. The typical American diet is dry kibble and is packed full of preservatives, food coloring, foods unfit for human consumption even drugs f

How to Bring a New Puppy Into the Family With an Existing Dog

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To an existing dog in a home, a new puppy is a trespasser. As far as he's concerned, things are just fine as they are, and the pack doesn't need a yipping, bouncing puppy to mess up the social order. If you have decided the time is right to add another dog to the family, a peaceful transition is pos

Tips For Choosing Mastiff Puppies

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Choosing a puppy can be a difficult task for many people, but when it comes to picking out Mastiff puppies it can be even more difficult. That is when you should have some tips for choosing Mastiff puppies to ensure that you have selected the proper one.

How to Recognize and Treat Simple Fractures in Dogs

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When a dog experiences a simple fracture the bone has broken into two pieces. This commonly occurs when a dog is involved in a trauma. This injury can affect dogs of all breeds and ages. Canines with this condition need immediate medical care.

House Training Your Puppy Or Dog - A Few Tips

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If it is dog training that you are looking for, you should have no trouble finding it, there are so many courses that you can use on-line. And courses elsewhere too! If you don't like the Internet you can also get information from books in places such as the library.

How to Introduce Your Dog To The New Home You Are Moving Into?

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Shifting homes are stressful not only to humans but for pets too. In fact, pets are more disturbed if they see their owners stressed out. Once you finish the process of shifting, you need to train your dog to get adjusted to the new home.

Dog Training Your Shy Or Timid Dog

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Find out how we brought two dogs from non-functioning to living a normal, happy life. This article should give you the hope and direction that will make you and your dog a complete family.

How to Exercise a Pit Bull

All working dog breeds need a lot of exercise. Both to keep them healthy but also to tire them out. This is especially true of Pit Bulls, as the saying goes "A Tired Pit Bull is a Good Pit Bull". If your dog isn't getting enough exercise, the excess energy that he or she has will like

Get Professional Tips to Build a Dog House

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First of all but not the least, you need to get a good quality professional dog house plan. You will find many different plans on the internet for building a dog house, some free, some not.

How To Handle a "Hand-Shy" Dog

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Dog owners are often faced with behavioral problems that require correction. A hand-shy dog may show fear or even nipping when people attempt to reach for them. Though this can be a stubborn problem to correct, training that includes positive reinforcement for correct behavior will help to give the

When Should You Stop Crate Training a Dog?

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Crate training helps teach puppies how to hold it until they are taken to the proper place to relieve themselves. Spending time in the crate for longer and longer periods conditions their behavior because a dog's instinct is to avoid soiling the same place where he sleeps. In the confined space, he