A very cool blog about animals – domestic pets and wildlife too.
Is Your Pet Skittish with Visitors? Is your pet skittish with visitors? Skittishness and aggressiveness are common problems for pets, especially cats and small dogs. While your first instinct may be to keep your nervous, snappy companion away from visitors, pets need to learn social skills. How can you socialize your pet without exposing them … Click here to read more
How to Properly Socialize Your Puppy Puppies are cute no matter what, but that pudgy, tumbling little puppy is going to eventually grow up into a full-grown dog. Socialization might not seem like a priority when your dog resembles a beach ball more than a dog, but an unsocialized puppy is an unsocialized adult dog. … Click here to read more
Can Your Dog Be Mad at You? Can your dog be mad at you? Well, let’s first agree that dogs do get angry, which is why they growl at strangers and other dogs. Do they get mad at their owners as well? I bet they do. Science has a lot to say about it too. … Click here to read more
Do you Shout at your Dog? We’ve all been there, haven’t we? They’re doing that annoying thing they do, and it’s driving us mad! Maybe they are barking for absolutely no reason that we can figure out, or they just chewed the mail – again. Or perhaps they’re jumping all over us and just won’t … Click here to read more
Get the Lowdown on K9 Detection Dogs Dogs are famed for their extraordinary sense of smell. In this infographic, the canine security company, ‘K9 Patrol,’ gives us the lowdown on K9 Detection Dogs. They’ve detailed where these clever K9’s started out, the science behind their senses and the most common scents they’re trained to target. … Click here to read more
Socializing an Older Dog with Other Dogs Ideally, puppies have been socialized with a variety of experiences by the time they reach 12 weeks old. But sometimes, this is impossible, and then you need to learn how to train your dog. Socializing an older dog with other dogs can be trying at times and require … Click here to read more
Why Do Dogs Chew Paper and Toilet Tissues? It’s all fun and games the first couple of times you watch your puppy go off with paper or toilet rolls. It happens more than thrice, and as a true lover of your dog, you’re worried. What could this spell for your puppy or grown dog? Is … Click here to read more
The Sleeping Habits of Pets How Do You Compare? Do you think you managed to get enough sleep last night? When was the last time you woke up without needing an alarm and actually felt awake and refreshed? Roughly 66% of adults throughout all developed nations fail to obtain the recommended 8 hours of sleep … Click here to read more
7 Secrets to Bonding with Your New Cat For a true cat lover, there’s nothing more exciting than bringing home a beloved new feline friend, or, more disappointing, than having said feline reject you. If you’ve ever adopted an aloof kitty who beelines for the nearest closet the moment you release her from the crate, … Click here to read more
7 Methods to Calm Your Dog Around Other Dogs The most common complaints of the dog owners are: “My pup is calm at home, but whenever he meets another dog, his manners go right out the window!” Dogs are highly social animals and generally pay close attention to other people and animals, especially other dogs. … Click here to read more