Do your dog’s ears give off a sweet musty smell? Does the poor thing lick his paws obsessively? Your pet might have a yeast infection. Before you fly into a panic, remember yeast infections are quite common among dogs, and humans, unfortunately. While such an infection might cause a lot of misery it is highly-treatable …
About a decade ago, there was a bit of a craze surrounding green beans as far as the dog world goes. It was a diet for overweight dogs that involved swapping out 10% of their food everyday for the same weight of green beans. The theory being that because of how few calories are in …
Are you the type of dog owner that when they are preparing their vegetables for the evening meal has two containers for any waste or off cuts. One is the compost bin, the other is your dog’s bowl. Raw broccoli is a great example of this for me. After all, what do you do with …
This article looks at how suitable it is for dogs to eat chicken wing bones. But before I really get stuck in, I have some chicken wing trivia for you.. Did you know about twelve and a half billion chicken wings are consumed in the US on Super Bowl Sunday alone? Together with over 28 …
Back in the early 2000’s my (then) wife went through a faze of eating celery. She would eat a few sticks per day, in the same way that other people might snack on a protein bar or a rice cake… I mean, at the time we were living in California…. The real attraction of raw …
Although a raw chicken breast is a tasty, quick, nutritious and quite economical way to give your dog a treat, lots of raw chicken contains very harmful bacteria. Raw chicken is thought to be responsible for 1 in every 4 food poisonings in the USA. And OK that is a statistic about people, not dogs. …
Accidents happen. The smell of fried chicken is irresistible to dogs so given half a chance they will steal it, even if that means rummaging through the trash can. What’s done is done and beating yourself over this won’t solve anything. You need to be practical. And calm! While cooked chicken bones can be dangerous …
Dog ate a dark chocolate bar. What should I do? You need to think and act very quickly. For reasons that I explain below, dark chocolate is very dangerous to dogs. If you can feel a bit of a panic coming on, plan A is to: Take a deep breath Estimate how much of the …
Are you missing a pot of chocolate pudding? Are you a pot short after sorting out the packed lunches? Are your suspicions turning on your dog? But apart from being naughty, does this secret snack put your dog in any danger? Dog ate chocolate pudding. What should I do? If your dog has stolen a …
Does your dog follow you around the kitchen? I know mine does. Even when I’m not moving, she is there or thereabouts pretending not to look at me. But she knows that sooner or later a scrap or morsel of food will fall onto the floor. A scrap of bread as I take the loaf …
