Dog Care

I should like to know a little more about the nutrition of dogs. Can you tell me the basic principles? The nutritional needs of a dog come under two headings which can best be called the maintenance ration and the production ration. The former represents a bare minimum of feeding, which may be quite enough […]

Even though dogs are much more quickly than people, they experience many of the same changes with the passing years. They move a little more slowly than they used to. And they’re a little more susceptible to certain conditions, such as arthritis, kidney disease and hear disease. Your dog might experience some behavioral problems; too,

Just like the rest of the family, your dog needs somewhere to rest his head at the end of the day. With a little research before you leave, you’ll find just the place – a campsite, a hotel or, if he can’t be with you, a boarding kennel, for a happy stay. Under Canvas: Canines

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could spend all day, every day, with your dog, playing ball together, going for long walks and napping in the noonday sun? Unfortunately, few of us are lucky enough to live such a life of leisure. After all, somebody’s got to go out and earn enough to put food

When a dog doesn’t understand something or finds himself in an unusual situation, he may become fearful. A well-adjusted dog who has been handled by lots of different people and constantly exposed to new things will take unusual situations in his stride, says Susan Anderson, D.V.M., a clinical instructor of outpatient medicine in the department

What do you do if you see something interesting on the floor? If you’re a puppy, you sniff it, and then pick it up in your mouth. This tactic works pretty well if the item happens to be an inoffensive chew toy or a piece of kibble. But what if it’s a quarter, or foam

We will never know for sure how it happened – the first coming together of man and dog. The original domesticated dogs were probably wolf-like scavengers, hunting the midden heaps round the dwelling of early Man somewhere in the Middle East. Perhaps Home sapiens preyed on the animal for food, perhaps he took puppies and