If you are looking for some handy tips to Household Hacker share a few of their favorite hacks for dogs. They reveal their tips for making a dog toy, slowing down fast eaters if you haven’t bought a maze bowl, and your own DIY water dispenser. They also share their recipes for a pill pockets,…
More than 70 dogs in Australia have been struck down by a debilitating and incurable disease – and investigators are turning their attention to a popular dog food in a search for answers. According to ABC News in Australia, Melbourne University have confirmed 74 cases of megaesophagus, and in all cases the dogs ate Advance…
Sadie, a 13-year-old dog was overcome with grief after the sudden passing of her human dad, says her mom Julia Beaulieu. The dog was so distraught she stopped eating, but it wasn’t until she got to say a proper goodbye at the memorial service that she began to eat again. A heartbreaking photo of Julia…
The fuzzy white caterpillar may look harmless, but the oak processionary moth (OPM) packs a toxic punch that can cause severe skin rashes, eye irritation, and breathing issues in humans and can kill dogs. Health officials in England are warning people “it’s time to be vigilant” after the caterpillars with poisonous setae (hairs) are flourishing…
Dogs cannot get autism, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned, after the “anti-vaccine” movement is spreading to pets. ‘Anti-vaxxers’ believe that immunizations and vaccinations have harmful side effects – ones that they believe cause autism in children. The beliefs have been widely debunked by the medical community, but it seems the ideas are now…
Calming signals are very important for dogs and how they use them with each other and with humans. In this video, Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas shows how to identify a few of these signals so that you can “talk” better with your dog and better understand what they are trying to communicate to others. Rugaas…
A dog owner is warning fellow pet owners about the dangers of electronic cigarettes after his Staffordshire Terrier puppy accidentally ingested a bit of the liquid and died. Keith Sutton’s dog, Ivy, bit through a capsule of the e-cigarette refill liquid and within 30 seconds the poison took hold and a few hours later she…
It’s hard to imagine the life Bernard the dog endured before he was rescued. He came from a hoarding situation where he lived his entire life in a dirty pen. He rarely had human contact, unless it was when he was thrown a bite of food. Instead, he lived in a kind of hell, before…
Do you ever have those moments when you realize the small ways your dog makes you happy? Maybe it’s the way they look at you when they want a treat, or how they snore when they sleep. There’s always that small gesture or behavior that “brings on the feels”. The ones that only a pet…
You’ve probably seen it before – a picture of a dog with a chip bag over their head. The photo is shared on the Internet as a joke to be funny. But the truth is a dog with a chip bag over his/her head anything but funny; it’s highly dangerous. Hundreds of dogs die from…
Burrs. They get entangled in dog fur very easily and can become really difficult to remove, especially if you have active dogs or dogs with long fur. They can also be difficult to brush out because they break down and you can cause your dog discomfort or pain pulling on their hair. It’s really important…
This is not your typical lost dog story. In fact it’s a not lost dog story. A large tan dog who has been appearing alone in parking lots or near trailheads in the Fraser Valley of Vancouver, British Columbia, may look like a lost dog, but he isn’t. The dog’s human recently posted an explanation…