Author: pethobs

  How do you choose between different dog foods? The most attractive packaging? The price? Which ingredients should you look for and which should you avoid when buying dog food? The best thing you can do is to learn how to read pet food labels.       You are probably (or maybe not?) a…

    Are you paying attention to the amount and quality of water your dog have available daily? Going without water for even a few days can cause permanent damage to the health of your dog, in hot weather, it can even cause its death. Just like humans, animals need adequate water for optimal health….

      It’s easy to panic when your dog goes missing because losing a dog is one of the worst things that can happen to a dog owner. A dog often gets lost when it’s with someone else, or in an unfamiliar environment. Fortunately, most dogs are reunited with their owners within hours, but…

  Growling is a crucial part of a dog’s communication. It is the dog’s way to tell us that something is not right; it is his first line of communicating when he’s unhappy with something. The best way to deal with the undesirable behavior is to find out what causes it and calm the dog….

  While most dogs are pets, there are also dogs that have other jobs, like therapy dogs. But what does a therapy dog do? Such dogs are trained to provide affection, comfort, and companionship to people who need it. This include retirement and nursing homes, hospitals, schools, hospices, disaster areas, as well as people with…

For many dog owners, it’s a too familiar scene; thunder, lightning and your normally calm dog changes into an anxious, threatened creature. It whines and either hides underneath the bed or frantically searches for a place where it can escape from the storm. What are you to do to help it cope with this storm…

    It’s no fun to have a dog you can’t take to places where there are other dogs because it barks or acts aggressively towards other dogs. It can turn the whole experience into a nightmare. Is there something you can do so that your dog is calm around other dogs? Not all dogs…

It’s usually one of the first questions people ask when they meet your dog. But what are the current trends in dog names, and what are the most popular ones?   When I got my first dog, I took time and reflection to explore possible names. Because it was a Rottweiler female, it was tough…

  It is well-known that because dogs are pack animals, there usually is a pack leader. However, when the dog of the house sees itself as the leader of the pack, problems arise. The dog may refuse to obey commands from the owner, demand preferential treatment and will often bully other pets in the family….

There are often reports in the media about a child that’s been bitten by a dog, with serious consequences for all parties.  A dog owner has a responsibility to take the utmost care when there are children around the dog; whether they’re part of the family, visitors or strangers.  It’s not only large dogs that…