Dogs have whiskers on their nose above the upper lip, chin, and forehead. If you trim them, it will not hurt them. However, they do use their whiskers as a sixth sense, so you might be limiting their ability to…
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7 ways to discipline your dog
There are many ways to discipline your dog. Be careful when using them that you are disciplining your dog while they are doing the bad behavior and not after they’ve quit. For example, if your dog is barking in the…
Best collar for dogs after surgery: not plastic cones!
After surgery, your vet will usually give you (or sell you) a large plastic cone to put around your dog’s neck. This is to keep them from chewing on their stitches or scratching them in the case of head injuries.…
Why do homeless people have dogs?
Homeless woman with dogs Originally uploaded by Franco Folini Many homeless people have dogs. There are many theories why from for the company to it helps them get more money when begging to the dogs protect them and…
Why do dogs love stuffed animals?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelrusinski/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 My dog Teddy had a whole collection of stuffed animals and she knew them all by name and would bring them to you if you asked: Mr. Scruffles (the ugliest white cat you’ve…
Helping your puppy to not be food aggressive
When Teddy was a puppy I wanted to be very sure that she never got “food aggressive.†Whenever anybody came over to the house I’d have them stick their hand in her bowl and then pretend to eat some of her…
Why is my dog aggressive on leash?
One of my friend's dogs is the nicest dog ever … off leash. On leash he takes exception to just about every male dog out there. If your dog is more aggressive on leash, it's possible that he feels trapped. …
How much do dogs sleep?
My dogs sleep a lot. A really lot. So I decided to see if I could find the real answer to “how much do dogs sleep?” According to Sleep and Dreams in Dogs and Cats: Under controlled laboratory conditions both…
