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Potty Watch: How Often Should Your Dog Go?
The 411 on Canine Pee Production According to veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Bailey, writing for Whole Dog Journal, healthy dogs produce about 2 to 4 milliliters (mL) of urine per pound of body weight per hour. So, a 10-pound dog makes about 20 to 40 mL of urine each hour, or 480 to 960 mL (16…
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How to Manage Children Around Dogs
Kids and dogs don’t make good decisions when left alone. Putting them together without direct supervision and/or no rules is a recipe for disaster. Too many people think: Dogs/puppies are toys for kids. Dogs should know not to bite children. They also believe that their kids should actually be at a higher level in the…
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Introducing a New Dog into a Home with Other Dogs
Bringing a new dog into a home is always an exciting time. It’s like adding a new family member or guest to the household. While much has been written on bringing puppies into the home – very little has been written about bringing new adult dogs into the home. This article should help you make…
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How to Introduce Dogs
Whether you’re introducing your dog to a new play friend or canine family member, or bringing a cat or a new baby home, you’ll need some patience and careful planning. Here are a few helpful tips and tricks to make the introductions go smoothly. How To Introduce Dogs To Each Other Introducing dogs to each…
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How Much Exercise Dose My Dog Need
Every dog needs exercise, and most don’t get anywhere near the amount they need, based on skyrocketing canine obesity rates and a growing epidemic of dogs with difficult-to-manage behaviors such as over excitement, aggression, and destruction of property. I often remind pet parents that “A tired dog is a good dog,” and while this may…
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Dog Training, Pray Drive
Prey drive varies hugely in individual dogs. While some dogs naturally have a low prey drive, others simply cannot resist chasing every moving thing around them. It goes without saying that this can be extremely difficult to deal with… Fortunately, you don’t need to worry too much. By putting some time and effort into training…
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The Groundwork to Becoming Your Puppy’s Pack Leader
Pack Structure Dogs are pack animals, just like wolves are pack animals. They are predators. Horses and cows on the other hand, are herd animals. Being herd animals also makes them prey (food) for predators. Predators live by one set of genetic rules, prey animals live by a different set of genetic rules. Pack animals…
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PREY MODEL RAW (PMR) DIET FOR PUPPIES
The Prey Model Raw (PMR) diet eliminates processed foods and provides puppies with a natural diet which mimics what their ancestors and wild cousins consumed. A complete PMR diet mimics whole, wild prey animals and does not include plant ingredients. The PMR diet is one of the many raw diet types suitable for puppies. It is important…
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NRC NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PUPPIES
Puppies cannot regulate vitamins and nutrients like an adult dog can, and puppies require a daily balanced diet. Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (BARF) model or Prey Model Raw (PMR) raw diets provide guidelines on items to include in a raw diet to provide essential nutrients and recommended calories for proper growth and development. The ingredients included in a puppy’s raw diet need to be selected…
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Tips For Starting Your Puppy On A Raw Diet
Starting Your French Bulldog Puppy On A Raw Diet Start With One Protein Source Regardless of whether you’re preparing your own raw or are using a prepared raw food, it’s best to start with one protein source. Give that one protein for a good week. If there are no signs of digestive upset, start your…
