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Managing Your Dog’s Bed Rest. It can be a little unnerving if your vet prescribes cage, or bed rest, for your dog!  How?! – you cry – are you going to keep a young whirling dervish of [...]

The Importance of Joint Health in Dogs.   In this Holidays4Dogs article, we discuss the importance of keeping a dog’s joints in tip top condition; including some hints and tips on exercise [...]

⚠️GRASS SEED Season Is Upon Us! ⚠️ Warning – Dogs And Grass Seeds.   Now that summer has finally arrived, we can enjoy walking our dogs in the glorious sunshine out in the countryside. [...]

Giving Medication To Dogs.   Administering medication to dogs can sometimes be a challenging proposition and often stressful for the dog. The old fashioned way of giving tablets was to force [...]

Ear Mites in Dogs. Ear mites are unfortunately fairly common in dogs, (and cats) and can easily spread from one animal to another. This Holidays4Dogs article will discuss what to look out for and [...]

The Benefits Of Bone Broth for Dogs.   Bone broth is a fabulously healthy and delicious addition to your dog’s diet. It’s also easy (and cheap!) to make and has so many health benefits for [...]

Canine Diabetes Canine diabetes is one of the most common hormonal diseases in dogs and can appear in animals as young as 18 months of age. However, the majority of dogs are diagnosed between the [...]

Why Dogs Spin Before Pooping   It might not be the biggest question in the forefront of your mind, but when your dog does his, or her, ablutions you may wonder –  just what is all the [...]

Should Dogs Wear Clothes? – Benefits and Myths of Canine Clothing The culture of canine clothing might at first seem to be a contemporary phenomenon, but the concept of ‘decorating’ dogs [...]

Can I Give My Dog a Piece of Wood to Chew?   A piece of 2 by 4, an old chair leg, or a fallen branch, are NOT good for dogs to chew! Although dogs are often attracted to chewing wood items [...]