Eighteen months old is the minimum age for competing in agility. However, you can start agility training at just under a year old, starting with jumps at a low height. Make everything fun. Dogs and owners need to enjoy themselves. Is agility training good for puppies? Agility is a greatRead More →
Can you give puppies treats for training? Instead, share reinforcement by giving your attention or affection. Many people make the mistake of trying to get their dog to perform the entire task before giving the treat… and become frustrated when it doesn’t work. Instead, you want to reward progress —Read More →
Unfortunately, “easy for owners” and “good for pets” are frequently at odds with one another. Dogs that are free fed are at a high risk for becoming overweight. … Even if your dog isn’t overweight, you should still reconsider free choice feeding. A loss of appetite is one of theRead More →
Hush puppies are made up of corn meal batter that has garlic powder, onion powder and a hint of paprika for some added spice. The cornmeal batter has flour, cornmeal, a little sugar and buttermilk as a sweetener and aiding in smoothing the batter. Mixed these all together and yourRead More →
The most common way to feed eggs to your pup is to give them a raw whole egg. … The eggshell provides a source of calcium to your pup so you can try and include that in your pup’s diet too. You can feed your pup eggs as a snackRead More →
We recommend giving your dog bully sticks no more than two to three times a week—unless you are removing the bully stick before it is completely consumed. There’s no reason you can’t make a bully stick last through several chew sessions. Is it OK to give my dog a bullyRead More →
Because puppies are inexperienced with everything, you shouldn’t leave him alone with any types of chew sticks. Regular rawhide chew sticks swell up when they get wet. … Compressed chew sticks chip easily and can get lodged in his throat or wreak havoc on his intestinal tract, leading to anRead More →
New beginnings. Four-week-old puppies are still nursing from their mother or drinking milk replacement formula, but are also starting to eat solid foods in small amounts. … At 4-weeks-old, you’ll need to provide your pup with some puppy-specific food along with some formula to ensure he gets the nutrition heRead More →
Dogs do need to chew, even more so when they are teething but teething is over by 6 months of age. … Puppy chewing is normal, yet destructive chewing is NOT synonymous with puppyhood. When you realize how to manage puppies, you will never have to go through the destructionRead More →
Though rare, it is not unheard of for dogs to be born green. … According to Mallocci, he was told by his dog’s vet that “during the gestation period, biliverdin, a substance from bile, mixes with amniotic fluid from the placenta, staining the weaker puppy.” Why does a puppy comeRead More →