Be a leader through positive dog training
Training your dog? Here’s how to establish yourself as a positive leader! In my experience as a dog trainer, many of the people I work…
Category: Dogs
Help! My dog is “marking” my things!
My rescue dog, who is almost 2-years-old, has started marking my things. He will mark my side of the bed, he will try and steal…
Raw meat diets for pets — thoughts from an expert
Hesitant about feeding your pet a raw diet? Here’s what an expert has to say on the matter. I graduated from veterinary school in 1980…
The importance of phytonutrients
By Lucy Postins There’s more than a visual difference between the brown food pellets many pets eat, and fresh, colorful foods. Phytonutrients, the pigments that…
Leaky gut syndrome and your dog’s immunity
Also called hyperpermeable bowel, leaky gut syndrome is a condition that has a strong relationship to the immune system and the development of chronic disease.…
Green tea for dogs
Green tea isn’t just an enjoyable beverage. In supplement form, it offers a variety of impressive health qualities your canine companion can benefit from. What…
Why do pet food recalls happen?
Why do pet food recalls keep happening, and what’s being done about it? These days, it seems consumer product recalls are a fact of life.…
Hidden secrets of commercial pet food
Commercial pet food manufacturers can be good at obscuring the truth about their products. Here are the top 10 secrets they don’t want you to…
Prey model or B.A.R.F diets for dogs
Prey model and B.A.R.F. diets are popular choices, but there are some factors you need to consider before going this route. It’s a sound principle.…
Beth Ostrosky Stern: animal adoption advocate
How serendipity and a bulldog named Bianca transformed model, actress and TV personality Beth Ostrosky Stern into an adoption advocate. Beth Ostrosky Stern is known…
Is your dog extra sensitive to sound?
You know dogs have a keener sense of hearing than we do. What you may not know is that some are extra sensitive to sound,…
Raw green tripe for your dog’s health
Raw green tripe might look and smell disgusting, but it’s a rich source of nutrients for dogs. There’s an old saying that goes something like this:…
