Clean ears are much less prone to developing ear trouble, do check your dog’s ears regularly. We recommend making it part of your weekly grooming session. This also ensures catching any ear complaints early, an advantage because they can be difficult to eradicate once established.
Before you start to clean your dog’s ears, check his/her ears for hairs blocking the ear canal, if necessary, pluck out the hairs blocking the ear canal.
Next, remove any excess wax by using a special ear-cleaner. Do not use powders as they can increase …

The nutrient requirements of puppies are greater than those for an adult dog. Your puppy is dependent on you to provide a diet that is complete and balanced for optimum nutrition during it’s stage of rapid growth. For this reason, a food specially designed for puppies is recommended. No additional supplementation in the form of vitamins, minerals or other additives is needed. In fact it can be detrimental to proper development of growing pups. There is a wide range of dry complete foods on the market, with very varying quality.
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With a little preparation, taking your dog along for the ride can be a rewarding experience for both of you.
Preparation: Getting used to the car
Let your puppy become accustomed to riding in a car gradually. There are a few simple things you can do to ease the uninitiated pet into a comfortable travel mode. Start by simply playing with your dog in the car and rewarding good behavior. Next, take short trips to fun places. The more fun the better, as eager anticipation and fear are not compatible. If …

What is Clicker Training?
Clicker Training, a positive reinforcement method of animal training. What we are now call clicker training, and many think of as a new is actually an application of behavior analysis that was initially invented and developed in the sixties by Keller Breland, Marian Breland Bailey, and Bob Bailey!
Karen Pryor is one of the foremost authorities on this method, and at her website Clickertraining we find this definition:
“Clicker training” is an animal training method based on behavioral psychology that relies on marking desirable behavior and rewarding it. …

Dog leads comes in variety of sizes and styles suitable for any type and breed of dog. In choosing the right dog lead, there are certain factors you should consider to make sure that it is suitable and comfortable for your puppy. Also, you should have more than one lead: Even a quality lead can break, be lost, or get chewed up during training. Have a back-up, or two, in case something unexpected happens.