Month: July 2019

Train Your Dog To Look At You

Train Your Dog To Look At You

Training is a necessary and important part of having a dog. Besides housebreaking, training your dog to look at you may be the most important lesson to teach her. It can not only be immensely helpful at home and out in public, but also important for your dog’s safety. If you can get your dog […]

Famous Dogs And Their Breeds

Famous Dogs And Their Breeds

Dogs are everywhere. They’re in our homes, on our TV, in movies and advertisements, and all over social media. We can’t escape them! But that’s a good thing. Dogs are wonderful companions to humans that make our lives brighter and happier. So let’s take a look at some celebrity dogs and learn a little about […]

Solving The Problem Of Poop

Solving The Problem Of Poop A woman cleans up the poop her dog left behind.

The average dog produces about 12 ounces of waste every day. That doesn’t seem like much — about what a can of soup weighs. But multiply that by the estimated half a billion dogs in the world, and in a year you wind up with around 74 million tons of poop. In case you’re wondering […]

When To Take A Dog To The Vet ASAP

When To Take A Dog To The Vet ASAP a dog owner examines his pet

How do you know when your dog’s health problem is life threatening and requires immediate veterinarian attention? 10 Most Common Dog Emergencies Seen in the Vet ER Dog trauma If your dog has sustained some form of trauma such as a fall, gunshot wound, getting hit by a car or is involved in a dog […]

How To Handle A Dog Begging For Food

How To Handle A Dog Begging For Food A dog sits staring at his human eating

Dog begging for food is one of the most common discipline issues that dog owners face. An unfortunate side effect of loving our dogs so much is that we would like to give them everything that they want. So when our dogs start begging for food, it’s almost too much for us to bear… and […]

How To Prevent Your Dog From Escaping

How To Prevent Your Dog From Escaping A german shepherd looks through a broken fence

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’re doing some housework inside while your dog is safely hanging out in your backyard, barking every once in a while at interesting odors or offending sounds. Everything is normal until suddenly the barking is coming from a different direction — your front door! Confused, you get up to […]

Keeping Your Dog Safe When The Fireworks Start

Keeping Your Dog Safe When The Fireworks Start A dog watched fireworks.

Some dogs have no problem with the sight and sound of fireworks if they’ve been desensitized — hunting dogs, for example, grow used to the sounds and smells of hunting rifles and gun powder. Most dogs, however, are not used to these things, so the Fourth of July can be a particularly stressful holiday for […]

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Pit Bulls

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Pit Bulls A Pit Bull enjoys a beautiful walk on a summer day

Junior — and Daddy before him — has served as Cesar’s right paw dog and ambassador for this very misunderstood and maligned breed. Here are Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Pit Bulls to help you learn the truth about Pit Bulls. 10 Things About Pit Bulls Magazine Cover Pit bulls are the only breed […]