12 Commands to Teach Your Dog

12 Commands to Teach Your Dog

Does it sometimes feel like your dog can understand everything that you are saying? If so, it is because they (almost) can. It’s not that dogs speak our language or can read our lips, but they most certainly can understand certain commands due to the tone and vibrations in your voice, how loud you speak, how you gesticulate, and the odd hand signal, as well as the fact that they can remember actions practiced.

Everything You Need to Know about Pugs

Everything You Need to Know about Pugs

The pug is probably one of the most cherished companion dogs of today. A mixture of their wonderful temperament and slightly comical build, makes them amusing to observe and be with. However, once you get past the furry appearance of the pug, you will find out that it is a loving breed that is a fantastic and loyal companion. Pug owners enjoy every second they spend with this lovely breed.

The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Dog

Regretfully, there is no such thing as a simple walkthrough for having a dog. The best anyone can do is to offer you a little insight, a touch of foresight, and some experience—the rest will need to be played by ear. Every dog is special and a guide to caring for your dog can only show the way, butthe pet owner will need to be the one waling the path.

Puppies and Kids: How to Keep Everybody Happy

Raising puppies and kids together can make for a rewarding experience for everyone involved. Puppies love kids and kids love puppies. Furthermore, adults love seeing kids and dogs playing happily together. And nearly everyone who grew up with a puppy and spent their childhood growing with a dog remembers the experience fondly.
But, in order for this to work for a family, it’s important for the adults in the home to know how to keep everyone involved happy.

Newborn Puppy Care: 5 Things You Need to Know

Ask all pet owners who have taken care of a newborn puppy and they will say the same thing: it takes a lot of work. Most people have never had the experience of caring for a newborn puppy because, in most cases, you don’t adopt a puppy until it is several weeks old. Any care for newborn puppies is limited to those who are responsible for the mother that gave birth to a litter or someone who accidentally inherited the responsibility of intensive care for newborn puppies.

What to Buy for a New Puppy: Top 10 Puppy Essentials

There’s a lot to learn before you bring a puppy home and there’s also a number of essential puppy items you’ll need on hand to ensure your pup is happy and healthy in his new home. The first few weeks and months a puppy is in your home are important when it comes to establishing ground rules and ensuring he is protected and well-behaved.

When Do Puppies Open Their Eyes

When Do Puppies Open Their Eyes? Puppy Development from 1 to 8 Weeks

Newborn puppy’s eyes open between 10 and 14 days of age. This, like all of the other developments that occur in the first few weeks of life, is exciting for those who are watching the puppies grow and for the puppies themselves. What can you expect during the first one to eight weeks of puppy development ?
Puppies start their lives dependent on their mothers. They rely on their dog moms to feed them, keep them safe, and even help them expel waste from their body.

Bringing Home a New Puppy

Bringing Home a New Puppy: Tips and Checklist

Bringing home a new puppy is exciting and life changing. There is a breed to fit every lifestyle whether you are active, sedentary or simply enjoy some companionship in your day to day activities. However, bringing a new puppy home means there will be some things you need to know as you get ready to have a new canine friend in your life.
Where you get a puppy can affect what you need for their arrival

Puppy Vaccination Schedule for Puppies

Puppy Shots Schedule: Vaccination Schedule for Puppies

Having a new puppy in your home is exciting no matter what the breed. However, they need care as they grow. Puppies will grow to any of the following sizes depending on their breed category:
• Giant – 75-120+ lbs
• Large – 55-85 lbs
• Medium – 35-65 lbs
• Small – 7-35 lbs
• Toy – 2-9 lbs
But to get to that adult stage in a healthy capacity, they need good quality food, lots of love, activity, basic training, toys, socialization, a comfy place to call their own and good, consistent veterinary care.

Proper Food Portions for a Puppy Based on Weight

Proper Food Portions for a Puppy Based on Weight – The Definitive Guide

If you have a new puppy coming into your home or are thinking about it, then it’s important to understand a young dog’s nutritional needs. Whether your new canine companion is coming from a breeder or a rescue, you will need to know what the most nutritious food for them is and specifically how much to feed them.
The dog food section of a pet store is usually large and confusing with rows of bags, cans, and packages of different sizes and colors.