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The best dog food for skin allergies depends on determining the type of allergy.

Dog Food for Skin Allergies

If your dog suffers from skin allergies, choosing the right food can make a difference for your dog’s comfort and health. Allergies in dogs are a common concern from pet owners and can cause itchiness, red patches, hair loss, inflammation, and secondary skin infections.
The first step in stopping your dog from barking is to figure out why they're working.

How to Stop a Dog From Barking

Barking can be incredibly endearing or amazingly annoying. Some dogs bark the entire way around an agility course. Other dogs bark every time someone rings the doorbell. There are many types of dog barks, and some are more problematic than others.
Dogs should not drink as they cannot metabolize alcohol the way a human can.

Why Dogs Should Not Drink Alcohol

Though you may have seen pictures, memes, and videos on social media about drunk dogs, we have a simple public service announcement on behalf...
You cannot give your dog ibuprofen as it is toxic to them.

Can You Give a Dog Ibuprofen?

As responsible pet owners, we often want to help our dogs feel better when they are in pain. Many of us have ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil), a common over-the-counter pain reliever, in our medicine cabinets and wonder if the same benefits extend to our pets. They do not. Ibuprofen is extremely toxic to dogs and should never be given to them under any circumstances. Even small amounts can cause severe health issues, including stomach ulcers, kidney failure, and neurological damage.
Pimobendan for dogs helps the heart pump blood more efficiently.

Pimobendan for Dogs

If you’ve had a dog with heart disease, you may know pimobendan by its brand name, Vetmedin. It’s used to treat dogs experiencing congestive heart failure due to a variety of different causative health problems.
Baking soda is not a very effective flea killer on its own.

How to Kill Fleas In Your Household

Baking soda can dehydrate fleas, but it and other common home remedies doesn't kill them in the numbers needed to deal with even a mild infestation. Lets sort through the myths and find out what home and chemical treatments are an effective flea killing solution.
Caring for a blind dog or a dog who goes blind with age can be a challenge.

Life with a Blind Dog

If dogs live long enough—and sometimes even when they’re young—at some point they’re probably going to experience vision loss. The good news is that a blind dog can usually adjust well to their new condition, ramping up use of smell and hearing and sometimes even whiskers to navigate their environment. There are ways you can help them, too.
When your dog is not drinking water there may be several reasons why.

Reasons Why Your Dog is Not Drinking Water

There are three general reasons why your dog might not be drinking water: she doesn’t feel good, the available water sources aren’t great, or she is getting water somewhere other than her water bowl. It is easy to monitor your dog’s water intake, and with a little extra consideration you can figure out if your dog is not drinking enough and a possible reason why.
Why do dogs run away? I can be from excitement and a desire to play.

Why Do Dogs Run Away?

If you call your dog and she refuses to come to you, you have a potentially dangerous situation, if she is not in a safe enclosed area. Stay calm. Do not chase her. You cannot outrun her, and any movement toward her may be perceived as engaging in a game of chase.
Australian cattle dogs are considered one of the healthiest dog breeds.

Identifying the Healthiest Dog Breeds (and a Few Myths Busted)

Along with size and temperament, health is one of the most important considerations when you are thinking about bringing a dog into the family.
Teach your dog to play dead with these simple steps and patience.

Teach Your Dog to Play Dead

Tricks are great crowd pleasers, and teaching your dog how to play dead along with other tricks is a fun way to bond. If “play dead” is on your tricks wish list, here’s what you need to know to achieve a star-worthy performance.
We've reviewed a selection of chews and chew types in order to find the best dog chews as well as the safest.

The Best (and Safest) Chew Bones for Dogs

The safest chew bones for dogs are made of digestible materials. This means that the ingredients are easy for dogs to digest and won’t cause stomach upset or potential blockages. Rawhide is a type of chew that isn’t always easily digestible because of how it’s processed. Large pieces of rawhide that are swallowed could be a potential intestinal obstruction risk.
Dogs don't go through menopause and remain fertile through their adult lives.

Dogs Do Not Go Through Menopause

A dog’s heat cycle is different from a human “period.” Both involve bleeding, but for a dog, it signals a start to a fertility period whereas in humans it is the opposite.
Bladder stones in dogs are a potentially serious health issue.

What Causes Bladder Stones in Dogs?

If your dog strains to urinate but nothing comes out or if he urinates and you see fresh blood, your dog may be suffering from bladder stones.

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Must Carry Treats

If I’m going on a walk with dogs (my dogs or anyone else’s!) I pretty much always bring a bait bag and treats along—though I am also prone to putting freeze-dried treats in my coat, vest, and/or pants pockets, and have lost more than a few pockets and garments that way.