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Meals for a Dog with a Sensitive Stomach
Every dog from time to time has some digestive issues. This may include “going off” their food, vomiting or diarrhoea. Any of those symptoms alone could warrant a trip to the vet. It’s not uncommon though for people to wait things out over 24-48hrs if things don’t look too serious. If you have chosen to…
Lift Safety and Your Dog
There’s something that makes apartment dwellers and office workers shudder with absolute fear. Social media video showing closed lift doors of an owner on one side – and the dog on the other. A heart wrenching and terrifying thing as we imagine all the times we’ve used a lift and avoided this catastrophe. Luckily some…
Saying ‘I Love You’ Changes a Dog’s Heart Rate
You perhaps already know your dog feels and shows love towards you. People magazine reports on a study by Canine Cottages measuring changes in heart rate when interactions between owner and pet dog occurred. Heart rate findings between dog and owner A heart rate monitor equipped collar was attached to the dog. It detected increases…
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Thoughts on Mindfulness and Dog Walking
At its simplest, mindfulness is the practice of experiencing the present moment more fully. Many people (and significant research) attests to the mental health benefits for individuals – reducing anxiety, stress and feelings of overwhelm. Your walk with your dog is already good for you both, but can now be even better for you when…
Post-lockdown Separation Anxiety in Dogs
During the pandemic of 2020, we’ve all spent more time at home with family and pets. Surely your dog must be wondering why you’re around the house so much these days – but of course, also secretly loving the extra attention. More bonding and playtime with your dog has likely been one of the positive…
Dog Allergies? Being Specific Matters
Love dogs, but think you can’t have one because you’re allergic to them? It might be worth digging a little deeper to check your specific allergen. Just because a lot of allergic symptoms happen around furry animals, it’s not always true that allergies are fur related. Many sensitivities are to an animal’s urine, saliva and/or…
Disobedient Dogs and Puberty
New research finds dogs display behaviours we commonly associate with human teenagers during their adolescent years. Depending on the breed, your pup is in adolescence around 6-18 months of age. This research lends credibility to what has really only been known instinctively or as folklore so far. You may already be familiar with the experience…
Workplaces Supporting Pet Parents
An emerging trend in workplaces is the support of “pet-positive” pet owner practices as an employee benefit. Many workers in a company feel better about their place of work if the obligation of pet ownership is supported and taken seriously by an employer. In an effort to keep employees happy, an increasing number of businesses…
A Stressed Economy and its Effect on Dogs
It’s too early to tell the full long term impacts from the continuing situation with Covid-19 on our pet dogs. In an economy and society where there’s increased financial pressure on dog owners, we must observe for possible areas of concern. Some possible outcomes of the current Covid-19 crisis on dogs: Negative economic impacts can…
Finding a New Dog Groomer
When moving to a new area, and I could no longer ignore the daily reminder of fur covering my dog’s eyes, I eventually had to go through the process of finding a new groomer. Just like when you and I have to find a new doctor or hairdresser – there are a lot of options…
Butt Scooting and Spinning in Dogs
A dog spinning or scooting on his butt is anywhere from vaguely humorous to watch (if no serious medical condition), through to being a sign of a serious medical condition or problem. It’s considered bad pet parenting to laugh and do nothing about it. If you do need to laugh at a dog spinning around,…
Dogs are selling out in this pandemic: So is it time for the budgie to make a comeback?
Puppies and adopted dogs are hard to come by at the moment and where available, prices have skyrocketed.The purchase and adoption of dogs have gone through the roof during this pandemic. In Victoria alone, the RSPCA has received 26,000 online applications to adopt a dog since the start of the pandemic.The infamous budgie has been…