Female dogs have a heat cycle or Estrus. Their initial cycle will generally occur around the ages of 6 – 12 months old. If the female dog is a large breed though she possibly will not have her first heat cycle until she is 12 – 24 months old. (more…)
When your dog starts to limp for no apparent reason it is vital that you check a few things out yourself rather than dashing straight to the vet, there are certain things that you can do to assist your dog without having to visit a vet at all. (more…)
If your dog suddenly stops eating it can be a very worrying time, especially if your pooch normally consumes everything in its path! It does not automatically mean that there is a serious problem though, so do not start panicking just yet. (more…)
We all know that our canine friends have fur, well most of them do, but do you know how the fur grows? The hair or fur of all mammals is composed of Keratin which is a protein and also dead skin cells. (more…)
Have you noticed your dog resembling a duck lately by waddling instead of striding out gracefully like a thoroughbred racehorse? Is your faithful friend struggling to keep up with you on a walk? Does he / she seem out of breath a lot more than usual? (more…)
Is your canine chum a regular little Einstein or more of a comic act when it comes to intelligence? Proud dog owners worldwide will now be hollering at their computer screens, ‘intelligent definitely, my dog is so clever.’ (more…)
Unless you have been living in a cave in the middle of nowhere for the past few years you would of heard about Crufts, the annual prestigious dog show. Love it or hate it you have to admit that they are obviously doing something right because it has been running since the year 1891. (more…)
The canine tongue has many uses from mopping up someone’s spilt dinner and lapping up tasty milk and cream to washing out all that horrible mud from their paws and also washing other unmentionable body parts! (more…)
