Fatal Mistake: Why Your Dog Needs Vaccinations By: Dawn Keadic The canine distemper virus (CDV) causes a highly contagious disease in dogs known as distemper. Dogs who contract distemper suffer damage to their gastrointestinal, central nervous and respiratory systems. It's vitally important to vaccinate against distemper as it is incurable and often fatal.
Puppies between the ages of three and six months are most susceptible to the disease, although older dogs can also contract distemper.
Vaccinating Your Pit Bull Terrier: Keeping Your Dog Healthy By: Tim Amherst There are many different vaccines available today that can prevent infection and disease in your Pit Bull. Vaccines are also available that can help keep many diseases and infections from severely affecting your dogs’ health. Vaccination will boost your Pit Bull’s immune system to help him be less susceptible to these diseases.
Puppy Training Tips By: Gary Allison With more and more people buying dogs the need for good training is become a necessity. There are tons of people out there who are buying dogs because they are cute and lovable. And yes, that is a great reason to buy a puppy, but if you are going to purchase a dog, you must be ready to take care of it the right way. Below is a list of do’s and don’ts for you new puppy. These training rules can be used as a basic outline for ensuring that your puppy will be well behaved for it... Tags: dog, puppy, puppies, dogs, boston terrier, pomeranians, yorkshire terrier, pugs, maltese
Overweight Children By: Peter Nisbet Overweight children and childood obesity are reaching epidemic proportions in the Western World, particularly in the USA where one third of all children and teens are estimated to be overweight. This article discusses the problem and what parents can do to help their children's future. Tags: overweight children, obese children in america, obese chilren in usa, fat children, childh
New Pet Dog Vaccination Guidelines in the USA By: Matthew Homfray Vaccinations are an essential preventive care for your dog. Through vaccination, dogs can now be protected from numerous disease risks, including rabies, distemper, hepatitis and several others. Some of these diseases are zoonotic (can be passed from dogs to people) and so vaccinating your pet benefits public health too. Tags: vaccines, vaccination, dog, canine, puppy, distemper, allergic, allergy, hepatitis
Keep Your Dog In Good Health By: Eric Hartwell Taking your dog to the vet can be a harrowing experience for you and your dog. However, it is necessary to ensure your dog of a healthy, happy and long life. Your dog should see the vet once a year for annual checkups, shots and a blood test for heartworm. Always take your dog to the doctor immediately if it is sick or injured.
Puppies will need to be vaccinated with a “5 in 1” combination vaccine at 2, 3 and 4 months old, followed by annual shots. This vaccine inoculates ... Tags: pets, dog, dog care, dog training, dog health
Stop Puppies Biting By: Michael Copper Dog Quote: To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. ....Aldous Huxley Puppies love to bite. They do it naturally but it is something that they must be taught not to do. Learn how to stop your puppy from biting. This needs to be addressed while they are young because dog bites can lead to all sorts of problems including legal action. Tags: Stop Puppies Biting, legal action, dog health and training, dog bites, dog training school, pet
Should I Vaccinate My Dogs By: Debbie Ray Regular vaccinations can prevent your dog from contracting many terrible diseases such as canine parvovirus and canine distemper, to name a few. It is very important for your dog to receive these "annual shots". In fact, by keeping up to date on your dog’s vaccinations, you could be saving his life. Read on for more details. Tags: vaccinations, dog vaccinations, vaccines, vaccination, dogs, puppies, dog, canine, vaccina
Some Tips For getting a puppy By: Rich Conklin Raising a pet is no different from raising a child. Your choice to bring a pet into your home is one that shouldn't be made lightly. New pets are new family members and the whole family should be involved in the discussion. All too often, well meaning families purchase or adopt animals to find out that the new pets are not what they expected, they are not compatible with their lifestyles, or require more care than originally thought. In my experience, Tags: Puppy, Dog, Puppy training, pet, potty training, crate training, introducing puppy, family pet, ch
Kennel Cough In The Chihuahua! By: con If you plan to board your Chihuahua, enter him into a dog show, or enroll him into puppy school where there will be a lot of dogs around it is probably a good idea to vaccinate your Chihuahua against kennel cough.
Kennel cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Tags: ,
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