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Cesar Millan Issues His 7 Top Tips for New Dog Owners

National Geographic Channel’s Cesar Millan aka The Dog Whisperer, has issued what he considers to be the seven most important tips for owners of new dogs. Millan believes in order to prevent problems down the road, it’s important that owners establish routine and boundaries early on.
Source: DogMagazine.net – the K9 Magazine blog
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Vets Issue Warnings Over Risk to Pets in the Big Chill

Vets are issuing advice to pet owners to take extra care with their animals during the cold snap after a spate of weather-related incidents in surgeries across the country.
Source: DogMagazine.net – the K9 Magazine blog
Vets Issue Warnings Over Risk to Pets in the Big Chill
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Happy Dog In Winter: Caring for Your Dog Against The Elements

With winter comes snow, mud and dirty dogs! Take care of your pet’s skin and coat with the following winter care tips from the American Humane Association:
Source: DogMagazine.net – the K9 Magazine blog
Happy Dog In Winter: Caring for Your Dog Against The Elements
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Don’t Let Christmas Dinner Kill Your Dog

As a nation of pet lovers, Brits naturally spend Christmas spoiling their pets as well as loved ones. Yet pet insurance provider Petguard.co.uk and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home are warning pet owners that they could be risking killing their four legged friends with kindness, by feeding them potentially life threatening left overs from Christmas [...]

How to Choose a Responsible Dog Day Care Provider

This is a guest article from Dan Minkle ~ We all love our dogs, and we want to make sure that they’re happy and healthy, getting plenty of exercise and fun. However, the reality is that most people just don’t have the time to give their dog all the attention they need. Commitments such as [...]

Remember Rover in Your New Year’s Resolutions

As the end of the year approaches, we urge pet owners to remember the family pet while pondering potential New Year’s resolutions.”Eighty-one percent of dog owners buy gifts for their dogs,” said American Kennel Club spokesperson Lisa Peterson. “But what you should really be giving them is consistent exercise, training and stimulation. Try to start [...]

Vets Warn Of Festive Hazards For Pets

Vets are urging pet owners to make sure their festive homes are safe for animals during the Christmas season by warning of a number of unknown hazards and poisons in and around the home.
Source: DogMagazine.net – the K9 Magazine blog
Vets Warn Of Festive Hazards For Pets
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The Most Important Dog Training Tool I Have EVER Used

I started to train my first dog from the moment he came home with me. It was fun. It was, if I’m totally honest, pretty easy, too. He was a Labrador and his eagerness to learn and please me made training him fun, enjoyable and almost without exception, flawlessly simple. Then he grew up. Things [...]

Vets Urge Smokers To Quit – For Their Health And Their Pets

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is letting smokers know there is another good reason to take part in the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 19 — the health of their pets.
Source: DogMagazine.net – the K9 Magazine blog
Vets Urge Smokers To Quit – For Their Health And Their Pets
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Top Tips For Travelling With Your Dog This Christmas

Some dogs love travelling…FACT! While others find it extremely stressful. However, with increased awareness of the risks inherent in traveling with animals, owners can prepare and minimize undue stress on their dogs. These travel tips from the American Humane Association can help ensure that holiday trips, and travels year-round, are safe and enjoyable for people [...]