Tag: Dogs
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Dog Body Odor
There is a reason why phrase “it smells like a wet dog in here” can turn up our noses. Pups are always up for an adventure, and will happily charge right into a swamp, river, pile of garbage, manure, muddy field, or wherever else their fancy takes them. This often creates a repugnant conglomeration of…
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How to Find a Good Pet Trainer
Trusting a pet with a stranger can be a difficult step to take. But fortunately, the benefits of living in a modern society, means that we have a much easier time accessing information about a potential hire, long before we even meet them in person. Personal references, online reviews, and training videos all help people…
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How to Use Flea Shampoos
When it comes to defeating an insect infestation, you don’t want to take any chances! Some pet parents find that even after washing their pet with a generous dose of flea-killing shampoo, the little buggers just won’t go away. This may be because they are not washing the animal correctly, or they are forgetting some…
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Types of Flea Control Products
As any experienced pet parents can attest, a flea infestation may be expected at least once in a pet’s life (particularly if that pet is a dog). Running around outside, meeting and playing with other animals at the park or on a walk means your dog or cat will be exposed to a variety of…
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What To Look For in A Pet Trainer
Training a dog takes plenty of work whether it is a puppy, adolescent or adult dog. However, not every pet owner has the time to train their pet themselves, or help them get to the preferred obedience and skill level. Fortunately, there are trained professionals who enjoy working with even the most recalcitrant and…
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Stereotypes About Dog-People and Cat-People
There is a difference between making observations about people, and negatively stereotyping them. Society is forever attempting to understand and label people based on their habits, life choices, preferences and activities. As absurd as it is to pigeon-hole individuals based on some surface-level aspects, it does occur. While there might be studies proving them certain…
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How to Tell If You Are a Dog Person
People are often drawn to pets, people, and environments that reflect themselves. This logic would imply that people who prefer one kind of pet over another might share specific traits as their animal of choice. Though humans are far more complex than terms such as “introvert” and “extrovert” suggest, tests and studies show than the…
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How to Treat Hot Spots
Hot spots are an unpleasant side effect of diseases, infestations, topical infections, allergies and rashes, etc. They can be caused by a number of triggers that may be challenging to amend. Though we have discussed preventative measures that can be taken to protect animals from developing hot spots, how should pre-existing ones be treated? From…
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Myths About Adopting Pets
In recent years, adopting pets from rescue homes and animal shelters has greatly increased in popularity. Awareness about the cruelty and negligence towards pets in puppy mills and the elitism and expense of buying animals from breeders has caused adoption to be viewed as a preferable alternative. However, among many prospective pet parents, there remain…
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How to Prevent Hot Spots
Both cat and dogs suffer from bald patches when they scratch one area of their skin too often. Though there are many contributing factors to what causes hot spots, it is important for pet owners to learn how to help their pets avoid discomfort and pain by helping prevent the skin sores from developing. Like…