Is It Okay If Your Dog’s Nose Changes Color?
Usually but not always such changes are harmless.
September 2019 - Your dog’s nose has gone from black to pink — or from pink to black. What’s that about?
Food Targeted Specifically For Your Dog’s Breed
Marketing ploy, true nutritional advantage, or somewhere in between?
You’ve seen the ads on TV — dog foods meant specifically for your dog’s breed to provide the best nutritional advantage. But are these benefits for real? Can you really improve your dog’s health by feeding her kibble marketed just for, say, poodles or Labrador retrievers, or German shepherds? It’s a question worth answering, since breed-specific foods don’t come cheap. A 17-pound bag of dry food for Labs that we found online costs $45.00.
The Dog Won’t Stop Barking, But Is Removing His Vocal Chords the Way to Go?
Solutions to excess barking that stop short of a risky operation.
Up to 7 percent of dogs are brought to veterinary behaviorists because of too much barking, but that number may underestimate the prevalence of the problem, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. In one survey, almost 13 percent of owners identified too much barking as a concern.
With All Training, Consistency is Key
Dogs do not get "Sometimes."
The old saw that “rules are made to be broken” may be fine for people on occasion but is a disaster for dogs. Dogs are extremely uncomfortable without consistent rules, even if their behavior might have you thinking otherwise.
