SUMMARY: Making eye contact with your dog’s eyes can do more than melt your heart—it actually strengthens your bond by synchronizing your brain activity with theirs, enhancing social and emotional connections. This fascinating insight could also explain why therapy dogs are so effective. Want to know how simple eye contact can transform your relationship with…
Proper dog nail health is important for the overall health of your fur friend. Once they’re too long, the quick (the vein) will grow longer into the nail, which makes it impossible to trim the nails back far enough. Save Your Floors – Save Your Skin Short nails will also save your hardwood floors and…
So many people are excessively humanizing their pets, and none more so than our canine counterparts. For instance, you see cute, little humanizing sayings everywhere, such as “Dogs Are People Too”, “I’m Family”, and “Dogs are Children in Fur Clothes”, just to quote a few. Such as movies portraying dogs and cats as conversational, intelligent, puzzle-solving,…
We’ve all heard about how stress can kill humans, but have any of us humans ever stopped to consider how dog stress is also taking its toll on our beloved canine population? Once we humans decided to domesticate dogs, remove from all they previously knew and fully integrate them into our immediate environment, they have…
Is Your BFF Overweight? Just like us humans, far too many of our best fur friends are overweight too. Our canine companions suffer from many of the same health related diseases their human guardians suffer from, such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Dogs are natural athletes, not naturally overweight…they get that way because…
Did you know that there are approximately 60 species of spear grass, commonly known under many different names, including, foxtail grass, porcupine grass, needle grass, silver spike grass, etc. and “spear grass” is the generic term used for any wild grass that has barbed seeds. What Spear Grass Looks Like There is dangerous foxtail barley…
What’s a $250 Dog Poop Trap? No doubt you’ve heard of a “speed trap”, but for irresponsible dog owners who refuse to pick up after their dogs, what about a “$250. poop trap”? Sure everyone is more vigilant when they see the local enforcement authorities wandering about in their uniforms, but what if they were…
How to Avoid Dog Stress & Anxiety Dog stress and anxiety management for our furry friends is crucial for their overall well-being, and there are various techniques and strategies that can help alleviate these issues. As responsible dog owners, it’s our duty to understand from our dogs’ perspective and understand how their behavior is a…
Dog Exercise Exercising your furry friend is an essential aspect of responsible dog ownership that promotes physical health and mental well-being. Regular exercise helps your dog maintain a healthy weight, strengthens their muscles and bones, and improves their cardiovascular health. Additionally, it is a primal instinct of dogs to wander their territory and exercise helps…
What I am going to talk about is a problem that is part of all dog ownership and depending on the size of your dog can be a small, medium, or large problem.