Contrary to popular belief, our family pets can suffer from anxiety just as much as their human counterparts. Anxiety is a response to stress and nothing can bring out anxiety in a dog as much as separation from an owner. Needless to say, a great deal of panic can set in with a family dog that seriously misses it owner. Also, the separation does not even have to be very long in duration. Some dogs may fly into separation anxiety panic simply waiting for an owner to return home from work. This can lead to the dog causing serious damage in the home. Obviously, this would not be a good situation. So, it would be wise to take a few dog house training steps to reduce the onset of separation anxiety.

Continue reading →

Osteoarthritis or Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) is a progressive condition in which the cartilage in the joint is slowly broken down, and bony changes occur. Any dog with a developmental or congenital joint problem, like dysplasia or patella luxation, is more prone to developing osteoarthritis. Dogs who have had injury to a joint such as a fracture involving the joint or a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in the knee will be also more likely to develop DJD.

Continue reading →

Old dogs are like newly born babies in the sense that they have no capability of telling anyone that they are experiencing pain. Old dogs move slower and become less active day in and day out. As owners, you can only assume that they are in pain if you see them acting strange and restless. More often than not, this pain comes from arthritis. Arthritis in dogs is experienced mostly by older dogs, and is felt more by the larger dogs as compared to the smaller breeds. Arthritis in dogs especially in the larger breeds gives them the difficulty to move around as they did during their younger years.

Continue reading →

The number one most commonly registered complaint of dog and cat owners is that they tend to carry fleas. If you watch the ads on TV, it can seem that treating them is an easy task and all that is needed in most instances is a flea collar at the most. The fact is, that a flea collar will work but not completely.

Continue reading →