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Food and Drink, health

How Much Chocolate Can Your Dog Eat?

My dog once ate an entire platter – a double batch – of chocolate fudge.  You couldn’t even tell that there had been any fudge on the platter, it was that clean!  She didn’t die but she did vomit quite…

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dogs and kids, health

Dogs are Good for Babies’ Health

Infants Wheeze Less in Homes with Multiple Dogs.  If that’s true, then Caleb is set.   He’s got two big furry companions who shed everywhere and follow us around everywhere – including the middle of the night feeding. Related posts: Dogs…

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Behavior, featured

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. …

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dogs and kids

Family dog saves boy from pit bulls

This family dog saved a boy who was being attacked by pitbulls.  The pitbulls entered the yard and attacked a puppy first.  The thirteen year old boy tried to get the pitbulls off the puppy by banging them on the…

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health

No artificial sweetners for your dog!

Be careful not to give your dog artificial sweetners.  One of them, Xylitol, is toxic to them.  It’s used in sugar free gum and some baked goods. Xylitol enters the cells without insulin which can cause your dog to become…

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medicine

How do you get your dog to swallow a pill?

Dogs don’t like pills.  My dog Teddy will sit in front of you and beg for for a pill.  When you give her the pill, she’ll hold it for a second on her tongue and then gently spit it up…

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Should you trim your dog’s whiskers?

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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Behavior, featured, training

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…

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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.…

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