Most new puppy owners bring home their pup when they are eight weeks old, and with good reason. Eight weeks is the exact age when puppies become completely weaned from their mother’s milk. But if you’ve seen an eight week old puppy, you’ll realize that they’re still very small and cuddly, even for pups from …
For most puppy owners, poop is the last thing that they want to deal with or take a closer look at. It’s messy, it’s smelly, and it’s just downright yucky. But the truth is, we can learn a lot from our dog’s poop, especially for puppies who are at that tender age of development. Just …
There are many reasons why your puppy could be skinny even though he eats a lot. It could be because of his breed. Some breeds have very little body fat and have naturally slender bodies. For other breeds though, it could mean that there is an underlying body condition or your dog burns more calories …
Do you have a puppy, and you are wondering if you can already start giving bones? If so, read this article and find out as to when the right time is to give your furry friend a bone to chew. Although dogs and bones seem to be a natural combination, you should still be extra …
Has your family just been blessed by the addition of a new puppy? Are they the most adorable thing ever, a happy bundle of loving fur, until they get tired or are disturbed in their sleep? Does a switch seem to flip turning your puppy from cute to aggressive? One of our dogs (Sylvie) as …
Perhaps you have just got a new puppy or you have just changed your job and now you are facing the prospect of having to leave a puppy alone with an older dog? And you are wondering if this can be done? Or whether this was such a good idea in the first place… Well …
If you have just had your first litter of puppies (so to speak) and you are wondering when and how to introduce your puppies to drinking water, then this is exactly what this article is all about. This is an issue that confuses a lot of people and many mistakenly think that puppies should be …
In a previous post, I have written about how long can puppies go without water and in another post, I looked at the question of how long can puppies go without peeing. Well to continue my obsession with a puppy’s bladder, this post will answer the question how much water should a puppy drink during …
One of the reasons that puppies are amongst the cutest things in the world is because they are so vulnerable. And the trouble with anything that is vulnerable is that we worry about them more. I have already written an article answering the question, can puppies go all night without water? Another worry can be …
There’s nothing cuter than a puppy, except maybe a kitten, but we’re among dog lovers here and we will focus on these, OK? Having a new puppy or more is a wonderful time, as there’s this little fur-ball that needs cuddling and petting and talking to in the silliest voice you can conceive. Can puppies …