Pet Care Information

The Key Reasons to Crate Train Your Puppy
Puppy crate training is the ultimate way to housebreak and train your puppy. The simple reason is that dogs naturally love to feel safe and secure. They will seek out places to hide, sleep and relax. I’m sure you know that dogs like to wiggle under beds and [...]

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If you have a long-haired cat, you know the problem that cat hair can be. The cat sheds it seemingly continuously everywhere she goes. Her fur gets matted in places if left untouched. Hairballs form more regularly as the cat bathes and removes hair. These problems, while quite annoying for you, can be addressed to [...]

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First Week:
During your puppy’s first week home (he should be around 8 weeks old), it’s important to take him for a vet check up. Here both Worm treatment and preventive inoculations are given. Begin teaching your puppy his name from day one. Set up his eating area as well as his crate or sleeping quarters.
Begin [...]

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Just like humans, dogs are subject to diseases and illnesses. If your dog gets sick, you may have to take him to the vet for treatment or even surgery. Your dog may have to stay at the clinic for a few days. When he comes home you will have to take care [...]

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The best house training uses the dogs own instincts to avoid soiling its bed. That is the basis behind crate training, in which the dog is confined to its crate in the absence of the owner, and den training, in which the dog is confined to a small area of the home. In essence, the [...]

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Pets have been around since the beginning of time. Cats are among the first to be domesticated. They were thought to be domesticated from the African wild cat. The cat is a predator and very intelligent. They supposedly hunt over 1,000 species. Cats have been domestic pets since Ancient Egypt times. They were around [...]

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Potty training your new puppy can be a challenging time for you, but there are a few tips for potty training a puppy that you can follow to ensure that this important transition occurs smoothly and with a minimum of accidents.
Potty training a puppy should only take a few weeks, as long as you are [...]

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I am a miniature Dachshund. I may be small but my attitude is huge. My mom is a wonderful person and I am totally in love with her. However, when she goes out of town, she leaves me with her mom, my grandma. Grandma has two dogs. Babe is a [...]

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Having a tropical aquarium can be a fun hobby as well as a great way to add a decorative focal point to any room. Everyone knows that filtration and lighting are key elements to an aquarium, but many people don’t realize that the “decorations” in your tank also have an important function in the tank. [...]

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Acupuncture is a method for relieving pain and improving the function of organ systems by stimulating points on the surface of the body. It strengthens the body’s immune system and stimulates the body’s adaptive-homeostatic mechanisms. Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years in China, and it is the main treatment [...]

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