Archive for May, 2009

Dog Food or Crap?

How do you go about picking your dog food? Most people don’t know how to read the ingredients list nor do they understand what they really mean.

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Howto Get Rid Of Dog Fleas

Dog lovers and owners everywhere are often faced with the issue of how to get rid of fleas! When your pet gets infested with fleas it can be an agonizing experience for both the dog and the owner and the rest of the family. We know there are side-effects of some well known dog flea products. The chemicals used in some of the nationally available household name products and may be harming our dogs and cats and potentially damaging our own health to boot. The local pet store sells a number of different flea shampoos, flea powders and flea collars including Frontline for fleas. Even though the staff are helpful and know their stuff, it is still difficult to know which product to use and almost impossible to know all of the chemical in these flea products. So for many of us the question still remains, how to get rid of fleas safely?

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Animal hospitals are acquainted with the fact that total nutrition for dogs is a cautious guess, at best. But do not be concerned. Premium health for your dog does not have to be a lost cause. Nonetheless, it can be lost inside a bag of vacant nutritional guarantees.

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Round Hounds Invade Nation

Uh oh, round hounds are taking over the world! Ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration but dog obesity has definitely become a major problem. Don’t believe me? All you have to do is ask your veterinarian and they will tell you that 25% (if not more) of the dogs that they treat are over-weight.

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The Shark Skin Dog: Chinese Shar Pei

Lets find out all about the Shar Pei, that funny wrinkled dog with its blue-black tongue thats famous all over the world! Known also as the sharkskin dog, the Chinese Fighting Dog and the Chinese Shar Pei, this dog was developed in China. Because of its harsh, prickly coat, the name Shar Pei literally translates to sand paper skin.

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The Majestic Form of the Great Dane

In historians records, the image of a dog very similar to the Great Dane is found incised on Greek currency dating as far back as 36 B.C.! In 407 A.D. German Gaul and parts of Italy and Spain were invaded by an Asiatic people who brought with them powerful Mastiff-like dogs. In Germany, where these superb animals were much admired” for they were fully capable of overcoming ferocious predators like bears and wild boars”a selective breeding process was begun.

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How to Stop Dogs From Digging

Dogs frequently cause many problems for their owners through their love to dig. Every year thousands of dog owners are left wondering how on earth they can stop this all too common problem.

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If the UK have the Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Staffie), the US have its American counterpart, the American Staffordshire Terrier. The US version, also called Amstaff, is of terrier and molosser bloodline and its ancestry links back to the bull-baiting history of the 1800s England. It is a second cousin to the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT), a breed that has a notorious bull-baiting reputation.

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How to Stop Your Dog from Digging

One of the most fun things for your dog to do is to dig up your flower bed; your yard is his favorite playground. They get excited by the dirt and the process of digging that your little buddy will destroy the yard you worked so hard for.

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Which Dog Breed Suits Your Lifestyle?

Are you thinking about getting a dog? If so, congratulations; youll have lots of wonderful times together. However, it is smart to carefully think through what kind of dog youre getting since you want to have one that suits the life youre living.

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