It’s only recently that we’ve begun to recognize Lyme disease in dogs. Unfortunately, vulnerability to the diseases carried by ticks is something that all members of the household share: human, canine, and sometimes even feline.

Are you on the hunt for puppies for sale, newspaper in hand? This is an exciting time for you and your family — but do you feel confident knowing what to look for when choosing a puppy for sale? When it comes to choosing your longtime companion from that tumbling litter of fur balls, here’s [...]

How can you tell if your dog’s feeling a little under the weather? Is he ill, or just having an off day? What symptoms usually crop up when it comes to a genuine health problem in your dog? The better you learn your dog’s individual quirks and habits, the more easily you can tell if [...]

Getting the right food to your dog can be a confusing matter. When you go to the grocery store, the shelves are filled with a daunting variety of commercial foods, most of which claim to be high-quality and well-balanced for your dog.

All dogs are susceptible to certain kinds of parasites. Worms are one of the most common ones you’ll run into, tapeworms and roundworms in particular.

Perhaps your dog is one of the lucky ones … perhaps she’ll never have any skin problems. But sometimes, even the most pampered and doted-on indoor pooch can develop a skin disease of some kind. In fact, any dog, no matter the breed or environment, can eventually encounter a variety of skin problems. One type [...]

Here are a few common signs of skin problems and disease in dogs — and what you can do to prevent them from ever occuring.

Two symptoms of skin problems you’re likely to notice first in your dog are scratching and reddened skin. Below, you’ll find a more detailed description of these two symptoms, plus their possible causes, treatments, and hints about when it’s time to call the vet.

Caring for your dogs means feeding them properly. And as we all know, your dogs need appropriate ratios of vitamins and nutrients in order to stay healthy, lustrous and active. But even though that premium food you buy them probably gives them all the vitamins and nutrients they need, you don’t want to overlook the [...]

Dogs surely do make wonderful pets, showering you with almost unconditional love and affection. Not only do they give you this gift directly, more than one study has shown that simply owning a dog can lower your blood pressure (though we admit they can also raise it, at least briefly!). But what kind of dog [...]