If fleas are making your dog miserable, then there’s only one thing you can do: find the flea’s number one enemy. And no, it’s not a flea collar. It’s not flea powder either.

Obesity is one of the most important health concerns facing our dogs. If you love your dog, you should do something about it. Overweight dogs live shorter and less healthy lives, and your time to enjoy their precious companionship may be shortened because of it.

Does your dog have that sheepish look? It could be that he’s embarrassed about his ear mite problem! All this time you thought he just had a bad case of ear wax like your Uncle Henry, when really he’s been suffering from an annoying condition that’s itching like mad.

Nobody likes ticks. While you may see the occasional ant farm or flea circus, the tick competes with the cockroach on the "likeability" scale.

In most cases you shouldn’t be too concerned about your dog vomiting. If you know that the dog got into something or you changed its diet, you can probably wait 24 hours to see if the vomiting clears up — but only if your dog doesn’t appear lethargic.

Canine distemper is a devastating disease. It often crops up in seemingly healthy pets without any warning. What’s more, distemper often mimics benign problems, like the common cold — which is truly the most insidious aspect of this illness.

Pomeranians have tiny mouths and itty-bitty teeth — which can be hard to get to. But not caring for your Pom’s teeth properly can cause him some serious health problems.

You brush your teeth every day, probably three times. What does your dog do?

Help could not come soon enough for the residents of New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf areas. But for devoted animal owners, rescue came at a price…leaving their pets behind. Having a plan in place before disaster strikes can save the lives of you and your pets.

We humans get to indulge because most of us know when to stop. But your dog won’t quit after just a few. Give her a chance and she’ll down the whole box of Godivas in one gulp. So on Valentine’s Day, you’re actually being kind to your best buddy if you eat all the chocolates yourself!