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After a lifetime of excited tail wags, faithful companionship, and memorable tricks, it is no wonder your senior dog is beginning to show their age. Maybe their hearing isn’t as good as it once was. Their muzzle may have grayed and their coat has begun to thin. They maybe slow to rise and not as spritely as they once were. …
Does your dog follow you everywhere? Do they follow you from room to room, even when you go to the bathroom? If so you’re certainly not alone; it seems many of us are the owners of a velcro dog. What is a Velcro Dog? A velcro dog is a dog that follows you around and wants to be by your …
I don’t know any parent that wouldn’t educate their child. Not only do they learn the necessities to help them thro’ life – how to read and write; spelling, mathematics etc, but also important social behaviours: such things as good manners, respect towards others, reaching goals and when restraint is required. Why would you not do that for your pet …
Dogs are an important part of our families. Dogs provide us with companionship, relaxation and enjoyment. Over 50% of households in Australia have at least one dog. When you consider family, friends and neighbours, few children will not be exposed to a dog at some time during their childhood. How many of us would allow our children to play around …
Crate training your dog is a new concept for many, but is a very effective training tool for adult dogs and puppies. If you have a new dog or puppy, a crate is a fantastic way of teaching it the boundaries of the house and keeping it safe. When you’re traveling in the car, visiting the vet or any other …
We all know that our dogs love to play with toys, but did you know it also benefits your dogs health? Helps to build independence – Being pack animals, dogs are not built to spend extended periods of time alone. But with work and general life commitments, it’s not always possible to be with them all the time. Toys keep …
From Acai to Goji berries many healing super-fruits offer as numerous health benefits to your dog, as they do to you. Super-fruits are so densely packed with nutrients that they can act as a medicine as well as a food, giving an often needed health boost to your dog. With exotic names like dragonfruit, acai, mangosteen and goji, super-fruits contain …
Bloat is a common condition that can be dangerous, even deadly. Dogs who have it need treatment right away. Know the signs so you can recognise when your pup needs help. Bloat in dogs or gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), is a serious life-threatening condition where minutes really count. Bloat occurs when something goes wrong during digestion of food. Gases …
On May 12th 2016, 22 dogs were impounded off a property in Geelong by the local council – 14 of them were German Shepherds. Geelong Animal Welfare Society and local rescues groups took many of the dogs, but the call for help was put out to German Shepherd Rescue Victoria (GSRV) for 9 of the shepherds. This was also the …
