How to Get and Maintain Attention

How to Get and Maintain Attention

Getting our dogs’ attention is truly a foundation skill. It’s a signal for your dog to look toward you and to be mindful of what will follow. This can be a verbal signal, such as their name, or an audible signal like a “kissy” noise.Get attention I personally have two...
Grooming Adventures at Home

Grooming Adventures at Home

If your dog is anything like mine, rolling in dirt is a daily adventure. My 2-year-old Terrier mix, Emmy, will go into the backyard with a perfectly clean coat and come back in with leaves and a worm stuck to her face.Keeping our dogs clean, comfortable and healthy is...
The Hows and Whys of Hydration

The Hows and Whys of Hydration

Gulp? Sip? Or, sniff and walk away? Which of these drinking habits best describes your dog? In my household, Kona, my medium-sized terrier mix, never turns down the chance to lap up lots of water from the bowl after a long walk. However, Emma, my pint-sized...
Tampa’s Cinnamon Pumpkin Drops

Tampa’s Cinnamon Pumpkin Drops

Melissa L. Kauffman Covering the pet world for more than 25 years, Melissa L. Kauffman has been an editor/writer for a wide variety of pet magazines and websites from the small critters to parrots to cats and dogs. Her advisory team of rescued pets...
The Emergence of Veterninary Telehealth

The Emergence of Veterninary Telehealth

The veterinarian will see you now — any time of the day or night. But the two of you may not be in the same exam room or even in the same city or state.Welcome to the fast-growing brand of veterinary medicine — telehealth. Think of it as the House Call Version 2.0....
Bulldog

Bulldog

Quick Facts Weight: 40 – 50 pounds (18.14 – 22.68 kg) Height: 12 – 16 inches (30.48 – 40.64 cm) The Look of a Bulldog Bulldogs are short, sturdy and stocky. Due to their wrinkled face and stockiness, they can have a tough, intimidating look. A typical Bulldog has a...