If your dog is older than three months old and is shy you may have a hard time getting him to completely come out of his shell. A large part of that shyness is related to socialization. Socialization for puppies is between six and 12 weeks old, if during that time...
This is a great question! Some dogs make it really hard to know and that’s part of the answer that question. Some veterinarians send home pain medication as a matter of course. But many patients really don’t need it, and the pain medication can have side...
What you are describing is called crabbing or sidewinding. And if you do nothing then probably not, she will not outgrow this. Most likely you are wondering why does this happen. Some reason, and it may be an even growth, it may be roughhousing too hard with other...
Remember the cartoons as a kid? The cat goes up the light pole and gets stuck and the cat parent calls the fire department, right? Not these days. These days, call the utility company – the last thing they want to happen is your kitty to step on two wires, get toasted...
In some cases it helps. The idea is that by taking about the hormones, a dog is less driven to a certain behavior. However, by the time the dog is an adult and being aggressive, some of the behavior may be learned. The dog has learned that is he does X the other dog...
This is a pretty drastic surgery for something that can usually be controlled by diet and chiropractic. But, first, let’s back up and talk about anal glands. Dogs and cats have two glands, one on each side of their butthole (about 4 and 7 o’clock). Anal glands fill up...
