A crate, or, in other words, short-term close confinement, can be used to help dogs teach themselves two very important skills. The first is eliminating only when and where it is appropriate. The second skill is keeping out of trouble – behaving appropriately in the house. …
A crate, or, in other words, short-term close confinement, can be used to help dogs teach themselves two very important skills. The first is eliminating only when and where it is appropriate. The second skill is keeping out of trouble – behaving appropriately in the house. …
Ticks latch onto your dog as he walks through tall grass. They hang out at the end of a blade of grass, little legs outreaching and waiting to latch on (they don’t jump like fleas). Credit: Erin Lester Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne bacterial disease in dogs …
A crate, or, in other words, short-term close confinement, can be used to help dogs teach themselves two very important skills. The first is eliminating only when and where it is appropriate. The second skill is keeping out of trouble – behaving appropriately in the house. …
A dog with ongoing diarrhea is going to have a lack of appetite and likely be lethargic. Rather than reaching for Imodium, consult your veterinarian. Credit: Oscar Wong | Getty Images Yes, dogs can be given Imodium to treat diarrhea. However, it can have some unpleasant …
This is very different from demand barking. Some dogs, particularly many of those with separation anxiety (SA), can’t tolerate the close confinement of a crate. They experience a full-blown panic attack, and frantically try to escape from their prison. A panicked dog’s efforts to escape from …
