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Why You Should Start Exercising Your Dog After Spaying or Neutering
Many pet parents spay or neuter their dogs for health benefits and safety. These procedures lessen the risks of certain diseases, reduce aggression, and generally add to your dog’s life, with proper diet and exercise. However, you must take care after spay or neuter surgery so your dog won’t suffer from the next risk: weight gain and possible obesity.
Neutering Your Male Dog: What You Need to Know
Dog neutering is a simple surgical procedure that sterilizes a male dog so he’s incapable of parenting puppies. “The big snip,” as some people call it, provides many benefits beyond making sure dogs don’t become puppy daddies. Neutering can cut the risk of certain diseases, unwanted behaviors, and conflicts with other dogs.
Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinics Aren’t Meant for Everyone
Spaying and neutering are the best ways to keep the pet population from exploding. As a result of these procedures, the number of dogs and other animals in shelters is lowered. This leads to fewer euthanizations of unwanted pets. It also frees up resources at shelters so dogs can get the care they need.
Should You Adopt A Senior Dog?
(Picture Credit: Purple Collar Pet Photography/Getty Images) Have you been thinking about adopting a dog? There are many things to consider when it comes to adoption, one of which is your potential new family member’s age. When we start to think about bringing a dog into our family and home, we often consider adopting a…
Senior Dogs: Proper Care & What To Expect
(Picture Credit: Shutterstock) Along with the distinguished graying around the muzzle and the slower plods up and down the steps, a certain serenity accompanies senior dogs. They can be gentle, knowing, and wise, content to lie at your feet while you read a book or to take leisurely walks with you through quiet neighborhoods. If…
Get to Know Your Dog’s Ages and Stages Throughout Their Life
From bouncing puppy to elderly companion, your dog will express different needs at each stage of their life. Puppies are demanding and energetic, while adolescents are unpredictable. Adult dogs are eager and self-assured, but by the time they’re seniors, they will have slowed to a comfortably lazy pace.
Why You Should Consider Adopting an Adult Dog
When looking for canine companionship, people often opt for a puppy because, well, they’re so darn cute. But many also believe adult dogs who’ve been abandoned or surrendered to shelters are somehow too damaged to make good family pets. Nonsense! The shelters are bursting with perfectly good dogs who need a little of your tender loving care to make them beloved members of your family — if only people would give them a chance.
Adolescent Dogs: What To Expect During Their Teenage Phase
Dogs and humans are very different, but they do have this in common: adolescence — or their teenage phase — is often a rocky period. Like human teens, adolescent dogs explore their world and test their own abilities in ways you won’t always like. Similarly, they’ll test their — and your — limits pretty regularly during these teenage years. It may even feel like good habits and meticulous training during their puppyhood have gone straight out the window.
Psyllium For Dogs: Uses, Dosage, & Side Effects
Psyllium is a natural laxative that can help with constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome in dogs. It’s the generic name for a dietary supplement sold under the brand name Metamucil. Here’s what you should know about the uses, dosage, and side effects of psyllium for dogs.