Pet Care Information

Puppy Training: What age to start training?
With a new dog, puppy training becomes a priority quickly! Many owners are excited to bring their puppies home, they have bought a leash, crate, bowls and a squeaky toy but they aren’t sure when they can begin to really train their new pet. In fact, puppies can [...]

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Have you ever been riding your bicycle around the block when a dog comes
running out of its yard and starts chasing you down the street? Maybe you are walking down the street when you spot a rather large dog a few houses away. The dog appears to be unattended and you do not [...]

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Barking is one of the few verbal communication tools a dog has at its disposal. With this in mind, it is quite reasonable to expect dogs to bark once in a while. When barking become excessive, however, it can be a real problem for the owner, the neighbors and consequently the dog itself.
Tackling a barking [...]

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Making the decision to share your home with a canine is one step towards a rewarding experience. Why not take the next big step and adopt an older large breed dog. There are many beautiful large breed older dogs that are just waiting for someone to invite them into their home. They [...]

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One method of determining whether the food you feed your shih tzu is affecting its health or producing problem symptoms is to keep a health journal.
It is time consuming, but will be invaluable for determining whether there is a link between his diet and his condition. You can diagnose or better yet help your [...]

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Want to learn how to potty train a dog? Is mans best friend becoming a real chore to keep up with day in and day out? Does Fido simply refuse to do his business outside and insists that relieving himself on your beautiful hardwood floors is his duty? Then you have come to the right [...]

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If you love horses, own horses, ride horses, anything horses what you want is to understand these wonderful animals.
One of the least understood and most important areas of horses is the proper care of their feet specifically shoeing. Until horses feet are shod correctly and the understanding of correct shoeing is known there will be [...]

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My most precious boy Chan the Chow was not doing very well. He was 12 years old and his coat was dull and thin, he had stopped eating and did not want to be in the house.
I was heartbroken when the vet told me that it did not look good for him as there was [...]

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First and foremost, always pick a name that the pet can easily recognize. Animals usually respond better to names comprising of no more than two syllables. The name you choose says as much about you as it does about your pet; don’t burden your new puppy (and yourself ultimately), with what I call “clever” names. [...]

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Shih Tzu puppies begin to make noises shortly after their eyes open. They will also begin to try and get up and waddle around the whelping box at this time. Between 3 and 4 weeks you might want to provide new Shih Tzu puppies with a new safe daytime area for extra stimulation. [...]

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