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A dog water bottle helps keep your hiking buddy hydrated and healthy on long hikes.

Best Dog Water Bottles for Hikes

You need to stay hydrated while hiking, and so does your dog! Giving your dog plenty of water while hitting the trails will ensure they stay cool and avoid heatstroke, especially in the hot summer months. That’s where portable dog water bottles come in. A dedicated dog water bottle will make it easy to carry your pup’s water and make it easier to offer them a drink more frequently.
Alpha dog training stems from a misunderstanding about dog social groups, and has done immense damage.

Why Alpha Dog Training is Outdated

Outdated practices and philosophies of dog training, such as dominance training or the need to be the “alpha” pack leader persist, despite being debunked by modern science. Let’s take a brief look into the history of dog training to understand where practices like alpha dog training originated.
It is unknown if dogs can get bird flu in any systematic way, but caution is warrented.

Can Dogs Get Bird Flu?

Bird flu is making the news a lot lately, and you may wonder if dogs can catch bird flu. Also called avian flu or referred to as H5N1, this virus has the potential to expand its horizons beyond birds to humans and other mammals. As of this writing, no dogs have become clinically ill or died from this recent strain of H5N1 bird flu.
A meet and greet is an important part of meeting a rescue dog.

Questions to Ask When Adopting a Rescue Dog

The fun part of adopting a rescue dog is figuring out which one speaks to you. Here are some questions you should ask that will help you to figure out which rescue dog is the right one for you.
There are a variety of treat pouches available to dog owners. Which is the best dog treat pouch depends on whether you're hiking, walking, or training.

The 5 Best Dog Treat Pouches for Training, Hiking, and Dog Walks

Whether you have a nervous pup who needs lots of counter-conditioning or you just want to keep your dog’s recall sharp, carrying treats with you in a dog treat pouch is vital. You never know when a training opportunity will arise, and one of the best ways to positively reinforce your dog is with a tasty snack. We tested five popular options and came up with the best dog treat pouches and bags for hiking, training, and more. Read on for how we tested and our top picks:
Foxtails are an annual hazard for dogs along the west coast of the United States.

The Deadly Foxtail: What to Know as a Dog Owner

The U.S. is home to three species of foxtails: yellow foxtail, green foxtail, and giant foxtail. It doesn’t grow in some lucky parts of the country—namely Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia—but can be found in the rest of the U.S.
Goat milk can be good for young dogs who have the enzymes needed to process it. However, older dogs may struggle with the lactose.

Is Goat Milk Good for Dogs?

Goat milk has gained popularity among dog owners as a superfood that is a natural source of nutrients and digestive support. It’s true that goat milk contains vitamins, minerals, and probiotics, but is it really a good choice for adult dogs?
There are ways to safely carry dogs whether they are large or small.

How to Safely Lift and Carry a Dog

The ability to pick up a large dog requires more than just strength. You need to use the proper technique, understand canine anatomy, and pay careful attention to your large dog’s comfort and safety.
MSM for dogs is a supplement that can help dogs maintain their joint health as they age.

MSM for Dogs

MSM is methylsulfonylmethane, a naturally occurring compound of sulfur, carbon, and oxygen it is is included in most dog arthritis supplements for good reason. It works and has research backing up its use.
There are several ways of gauging whether or not the pavement is too hot to walk your dog.

Is the Pavement Too Hot to Walk My Dog?

Dog walks are the highlight of the day for most dogs. But what about when it’s hot and humid, with the sun beating down on that black asphalt? How do you know if it’s safe to walk your pup then?
There are a range of tools available for getting mats out of a dog's hair.

How to Get Mats Out of Dog Hair

An abundance of grooming tools flood the market for dogs who battle hair mats. I urge you to do your due diligence if you prefer to handle much of your dog’s grooming yourself. All tools are not right for all dogs, making research and listening to user reviews very important. Also important, as you will see here, is keeping up with mats and grooming.
Adequan for dogs helps senior dogs manage osteoarthritis.

Adequan for Dogs

Adequan is an injectable medication for the treatment of osteoarthritis in dogs. It is a disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD), meaning it can reverse some of the damage that occurs in arthritic joints.
Nystagmus in dogs is rapid eye movement that is closely associated with vestibular disease in dogs.

Nystagmus in Dogs

If your dog’s eyes are rapidly moving, seeming uncontrolled, your dog may be suffering from nystagmus. It’s usually part of vestibular disease, which is common in older dogs.
Verbal cues aren't the only aren't the only cues dogs will react to. Dog sign language provides visual cues for dogs to respond to.

Using Dog Sign Language in Training

Do you use hand signals to communicate with your dog? You should! When dogs know both hand signals and verbal cues, they are far more likely to respond to the hand signal than a verbal cue. A study published in Animal Cognition shows that “while dogs respond to both gestural and verbal requests, gestures are more salient than words.”
How much chicken and rice to feed a dog when then are sick?

Is Chicken and Rice Good for a Dog?

A chicken and rice diet is a common home remedy for dogs experiencing digestive upset, especially diarrhea. The bland combination is typically palatable for...

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Don’t Adopt Littermates

STOP! Don’t do it! Whether the idea of adopting two puppies just occurred to you, or you had been planning to adopt two all along, every trainer I’ve ever met would advise you to think twice and adopt just one. Because training and socializing littermates well is more than twice as difficult as training and socializing one puppy.