If your dog has ticks it can be quite a traumatic experience for them. You will notice the tick attached to the dog’s skin like a little beetle and you cannot just ‘pick’ them off. Infected ticks can pass on disease in just a few hours so you need to remove them immediately. Here’s what to do:
How to remove the tick
We advise you wear latex gloves whilst removing ticks. You can use a pair of tweezers or you can buy a special plastic tool from your local pet store. Get hold of the tick as close to the skin as possible. If you Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 10, 2008 | | Care & Training
The short answer to that is ‘no’. The only dogs allowed to show in official show events are Kennel Club registered dogs.
You might be able to show your dog Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 09, 2008 | | Care & Training
It is fairly common knowledge that the chances of a dog developing mammary gland cancer is increased if the dog is not spayed.
As readers of this site will know, my dog is not spayed and is in fact six weeks pregnant as I type. I was horrified over the weekend to find a small lump just above one of her teats.
I couldn’t take her to the vets until Saturday so I asked my mum to take her this morning.
The vet has said that it is a small cyst on her mammary gland. I was surprised to Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 08, 2008 | | Care & Training
Have you seen anyone do that trick with their dog where they ask the dog a maths question like ‘what is two plus two?’ and then the dog nods or barks four times. Everyone is impressed til they realise the dog is just following a quite cue from his owner.
They do that with horses pawing the ground too. It’s a rubbish trick, and it makes people think that dogs can’t count.
Well, you’re all wrong because dogs can count.
If you don’t believe me, follow Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 07, 2008 | | Fun N Other
If you’ve never bred your dog before, you should take advice from the stud dog’s owner. If your bitch is a maiden bitch (i.e. never been mated before) then do not use an unproven stud dog.
As a general guide, after the season starts, the bitch should be mated between day 10 and 14, usually two days 48 hours apart, for example, on days 11 and 13. Sometimes Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 06, 2008 | | Dog Breeding
When Bailey had her last litter, I talked to my vet about giving the puppies their injections and was advised not to do so. This quite surprised me considering he was turning away quite a bit of business!
Puppies need two injections, which need to be done two weeks apart. If they’re left more than two weeks before they get their second injection then the first one is wasted and has to be done again.
An injection is quite a traumatic experience for a little puppy so my vets reasoning was that the first injection cannot be given before the age of six weeks and ideally a little older. A responsible dog breeder will not let the puppies leave before eight weeks old so really the breeder would only give the first injection.
When the puppy leaves at eight weeks old to go to his/her new home, this is also traumatic for them. They’ve left the comfort of the only home they’ve known all their little life, their brothers and sisters and their mothers and now they have to get used to a new home, sleeping alone and possibly new animals in the home too. My vet firmly believes that this is enough to any puppy to cope with at such a young age so they shouldn’t have any injections for the first week in a new home so there’s no point giving the first injection as it would be wasted.
Secondly, the new owners really should take their puppy to their vet for a health check – even if the breeder has already had it done. If the puppy had already had his injections then some might not bother so this is also a way to make sure that the puppy has at least two visits to the vet in the first month at his new home. That’s not a bad thing!
To be honest, when the new owners took their puppies, I thought one or two might question this logic, thinking I was just trying to get out of the cost of injections but most seemed quite happy with the arrangement. Of course I would have happily given my vets number for confirmation but most seemed fine with it.
So, rightly or wrongly, my opinion is that no, your new puppy shouldn’t already have his injections before he comes to you.
Apr 05, 2008 | | Buying A Dog
I love dogs and here are a few reasons why:
Dogs are so popular because they wag their tails instead of their tongues
There is no better psychiatrist than a puppy licking your face Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 04, 2008 | | Fun N Other
Someone asked me this a few days ago so thought I’d address it here.
A dog is physically capable of ‘performing’ at around the age of eight to nine months. However, many owners prefer to wait until their older. There are several reasons for this. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 03, 2008 | | Dog Breeding
Well, at long last! It’s taken five and a half weeks but finally, a little belly is showing and my dog Bailey is definitely pregnant, hurrah!
I don’t know where that belly suddenly Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 02, 2008 | | Dog Breeding
We’ve talked in a few different articles about how separation anxiety can contribute to a destructive dog, how to stop it and how to comfort your dog or new puppy.
A good idea is to leave your puppy or dog with an old blanket, a jumper or something that smells of you, to comfort him whilst you’re away.
This little dog took it literally and obviously decided nothing else was good enough! Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 01, 2008 | | Care & Training
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If your dog has ticks it can be quite a traumatic experience for them. You will notice the tick attached to the dog’s skin like a little beetle and you cannot just ‘pick’ them off. Infected ticks can pass on disease in just a few hours so you need to remove them immediately. Here’s what to do:
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