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What should you do if your dog pees in the house

What does the behavior of my dog? In young puppies it is somewhat normal that they pee in the house. Because they are still young and still not know what is and what is not. Older dogs can be the problem more complex. Here are some guidelines that you should first go through with an [...]

Babesiosis in dogs

Infection with Babesiosis Babesiosis is caused by parasites in the red blood cells causing anemia of the dog. There are several parasites Babesiosis. The parasites are in the body of the dog right through a tick bite of the Dermacentor tick and tick Riphicephalus. The most common tick in the Netherlands, Ixodes Ricinus tick, tick [...]

Holding a guinea pig and rabbit in a residence

It often seems a nice idea to the guinea pig and rabbit in a cage to do together. This way they still have company and you do not have to choose a species. In pet shops you often see rabbits and guinea pigs stay in 1 sitting. Yet it is usually not a good idea [...]

Dogs: Fear of people and strange objects

Origin The chance of a dog to socialize with people is short, between 2 and 18 weeks old. This does not mean that the socialization ends, but it must have been started around this age so the other dogs and dog people accept as part of its environment. If socialization is not started between 4 [...]

Poisoning and dogs

Toxins in and around house Dogs are curious with the result that they often chew on things and if things like the food tastes like. There are of course various means an animal can get in and through different routes. Dogs can be whichever toxins ingested through the lungs, skin, mucous membranes and / or [...]

Heartworm in dogs

Infection The heartworm is transmitted by mosquitoes and not directly from dog to dog. When a dog infected with heartworms, stung by a mosquito, that mosquito then sucks microscopic worms, which also microfilarien be called inside. These worms grow in the stomach of the mosquito. When the mosquito then insert another dog, this brings the [...]

Lack of appetite in a dog

Nutritional Factors Rotten food is obviously not eaten by a dog, even distasteful will feed a dog hardly be touched. A dog knows just as humans taste is not everything so nice. Food is what he does not like it as much as possible will be staan.Mensen who will introduce so-called raw surely recognize this [...]

My dog is afraid of people

Traumatic experience There are some things in life you can not provide, events where you just at that time was not set. Through these experiences a trauma dogs up. A well socialized dog that is open to people, but suddenly dealing with someone who comes over him and smack him any real hurt can be [...]

Fear in dogs

Causes Dogs may be afraid of anything, this often happens in the first instance, without noticing that you yourself have, you see it when it will take extreme forms and your dog will dive into each other in an everyday sound. Isolated environment If a puppy’s first weeks, Not even 1 time out and go [...]

Fireworks Tips for Owners (including dogs with firework fears)

The following tips are designed for owners with dogs that are a bit afraid of fireworks, or for owners of puppies who have never experienced fireworks. By following these tips may be that your puppy is not frightened of fireworks and that your older, any frightened dog, no more or less scared. Turn on your [...]