Stretching is a healthy way to release muscular tension, maintain joint health and mobility and warm up before exercise. If you watch your dog closely, you will notice that they always stretch after getting up from a nap. They do a deep bow, downward dog, and often will also stretch their groin and hind legs […]
Why It Is Important to Keep Your Senior Dog Warm
An aging dog’s body is less efficient in preserving its own body heat and therefore more likely to suffer from hypothermia and frostbite, which is why keeping your senior dog warm is crucial. There are many reasons a senior dog has greater difficulty maintaining proper body temperature, putting aside any illness that could be the […]
Why Tennis Balls Are Bad For Your Dog
For a while now, tennis balls have been getting a really bad rep for causing damage to dog’s teeth. Rocco is not much a retriever, but once he gets a hold of a tennis balls, he meticulously removes the green fuzz from the entire surface. Considering that his teeth already show quite a bit of […]
Everyday Food to Prevent Zinc Deficiency in Your Husky
Few years back, while trying to control Rocco’s allergies, we were looking for the perfect diet that would allow him to gain body mass and then help him maintain his ideal weight. I wrote about our trials and tribulations in a previous post. For a short period of time we switched to a raw diet […]
How To Teach Your Dog To Use a Treadmill
I bet every dog owner, at some point, wished they had a treadmill for their dog. That’s especially true during cold winter months, when it’s pouring rain or when we’re having a really lazy day – it happens to the best of us! Regardless of the reason, it is well worth teaching your dog how […]