Will your dog survive the return to normal? We have had a couple of years of Covid 19 and there were lots and lots of pets acquired during that time. Now that things are starting to return to normal will your dog be able to cope with the new routine? This sudden increase in pet ownership raises concerns about pet

Dog on dog aggressive behaviour is something every dog owner dreads. How embarrassing to have your dog lunging and barking at the end of a leash.  If you have a large dog then there is a real danger of being dragged down the street. As a dog owner, you may be familiar with the feeling of helplessness when your furry friend

Do dog even dream? Dream researchers for humans know that people dream during REM sleep and non REM sleep. Dogs do have REM (rapid eye movement) sleep so it is very likey that they dream too. As to what they are dreaming about we can take a look at the sort of things humans dream about. On the whole people tend

In Canada we have very pet food manufacturers, apart from Menu Foods which was involved in a massive pet food recall in 2007, Menu Food produces canned pet food for all most all North American pet food companies. The food was contaminated with melamine — a chemical used in plastics, countertops, glue and fertilizers — in samples of recalled wet

Well what a winter we had. Mother Nature sure had an icy grip, and the snow!  Well enough said. But all that snow is melting and joining with the rain to make walking around quite wet and muddy. This means that keeping your dogs clean so that they do not track it into the house can be challenging. Sometimes there is no

If you do nothing the hair will grown and gradually become more and more matted. This is what happens do those dogs that are abandoned on the streets.

Fungal Infection (Blastomycosis) in Dogs This terrible disease has killed one of my dogs, and over a hundred on Manitoulin Island over the last few years. Poor Popeye was only sick a couple of weeks before he died. Not long enough for the medication to start working. Symptoms can include coughing, lesions and skin irritations, it sometime lodges in the

Can dogs count, in a new study at Emory University in Atlanta science has found that dogs process numbers the same way as humans. The dogs entered a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner, where they were kept motionless. Resting their heads on a block, they focused on an array of light grey dots on a black background. The number of

Puppy biting!! Puppies are lovely , that  sweet face and gamboling gait is enough to melt anyone’s heart. But they can also be bad and frustrating and exhausting.

Want to have a happy puppy? Trick training is an easy way to get your dog to be obedient, and always pay attention to you.  It is fun and even children can learn to train their dog. In fact because children have very little control over their lives they really enjoy the empowerment of having another being do as they say.

Essential oils are very popular. Most of us want a home that smells nice and an essential oil diffuser is often the way people choose. But a number of essential oils are toxic to dogs and cats and can cause severe damage and even death.   The diffuser spreads the oil through the air and a dog that is indoors has

People who know me, know that not only do I feed my own pets raw food but I encourage others to do so too. There are a great benefits to raw food, long life, health, lack of dental problems, less behaviour problems the list goes on and on. But the one thing that stops most people from switching is that it usually

I have been bitten!! Dog bites hurt, and can be a start of infection! Dogs that bite are a real danger to people and they can cause serious damage. The larger the dog the more sever the damage, although a small dog can can cause damage to a face or even  take an eye out NO DOG BITES WITHOUT WARNING

I love all animals and dogs in particular, I consider myself an ethical, caring and compassionate person. But I have what I consider a balanced outlook.

Why is it that the expensive bone you bought from the Pet Store is taken and instantly buried in the garden?  Is it not something he would enjoy chewing?  So why instead of settling down for a nice long chew he immediately rushes outside to dig a hole and then bury the bone. Sometimes the dog will take the bone and

Why are dogs noses wet?    There seems to be no one reason why dogs’ noses are wet. It is a combination of a number of different factors :         A) Grooming Dogs are constantly licking their noses to clean themselves from all the trouble they’re sticking their nose into. And will lick dirt and sticky things off

Among all the things I am grateful in my life, it is that I was born with a great love of animals. My heart would be empty and life would be so much less without them. Click on the picture below to see comfy pet beds.

As those close to me know I have been an advocate for feeding raw food to dogs and cats for a long time. Over 25 years in fact. I know that people struggle with the concept of raw, and also there are lots of communities where access to raw is non existent. It has been shown that adding even 20% raw

After living her life outside for nine years Spirit found herself out of a home when her elderly owners moved into senior housing. The Manitoulin Pet Rescue heard about her and offered to take her and re-home her. When Spirit came to me she was very overweight and severely matted. She has been with me for a couple of days. On first

Adopting a dog – what to expect The times we live in mean that more and more people are working from home, or are in forced isolation due to the COVID-19 crisis. Because there are more stay at home people, lots of them think that this is the time to adopt a dog. The rescue shelters are becoming empty which is a good

I have fed my dogs raw food for over thirty years.  How I came to do this started when my children were small. My eldest had HADD disorder (Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Disorder) and he was an extremely difficult  child to handle. Taking him to the doctor was no help, as the doctor put his disruptive behavior down to jealousy of this younger

Is this a good or bad premise? The training climate today is that you should be able to do anything to a dog without a bad reaction. Well, I do not agree. There are definitely times to ‘Let Sleeping Dogs Lie’. So many people post pictures and videos of their children doing things to dogs that are very dangerous.  Children riding, hugging and

Christmas holiday times are full of joy and laughter, having get-togethers with friends and family. Don’t spoil your Christmas with an expensive trip to the veterinarian. Note: If your pet has consumed a dangerous item, or is acting abnormally, contact your veterinarian. immediately. Here are some dangers that can ruin a holiday: Most people know that the bones from your

Have you ever had that sinking feeling when you call your dog, it’s not paying attention and it just keeps walking away. Sometimes they look at you and decide that something else is worth their attention, and they ignore you. You are calling their name shouting and screaming and still they ignore you.  In the worst case you will be running

Petting a dog is usually pleasurable for both you and the dog. In fact studies have shown that just by petting a dog a human’s blood pressure will decrease. This is a great benefit for both you and your dog.  Many dogs will come and push their head and nose under your hand in an effort to get you to pet them. 

Coming when called is one of the most misunderstood ’command’ in the dog training world. First of all it should not be a command but and invite. Come over to me and good things are going to happen is how the dog should perceive the word come. Loose dogs learn early on that when they come close to you after

Getting a puppy is a wonderful thing. Teaching your pup that the correct place to pee & poop is outside is relatively simple, But there is a lot of misinformation out there and this can go horribly wrong. Dogs that go for two hour walks and without a pee or poop and then come into the house and immediately “go”.  It is

A puppy is a wonderful addition to your family. But make sure that you will not be one of those terrible people who after a few weeks give the dog away ‘to a good home’. A few simple techniques will help you in the early days so that your dog becomes the best dog anyone could ever have. Ignore all

Sometimes we can forget that some things in the house at this time of year can be toxic and not be safe for our furry friends. Poinsettias are toxic and can easily be left where the animals chew on leaves. Chocolate also has a toxic effect and a small dog can become very sick, even die with ingestion of chocolate.

Pets as gifts sounds like an awfully good idea… actually it is an awful idea most of the time. The giver of the gitt may think that the person, especially a child, will love the new “furbaby” and initially this may be so. But a pet is at least a 10 yr commitment, with a lot of expense to the

People often ask me, “Are you a dog guru”, how is that dogs obey me almost instantly. It is simple. I give undivided attention and positive feedback to dogs. What this means is that when I meet a new dog I look it in the face and say to it “What a good dog “ And then caress behind the

Dogs jump up at people to greet them. It starts when they are puppies. Young pups jump up and lick their mothers mouths to encourage her to regurgitate food and they will do this to us as well. So when your puppy excitably licks your face they are hoping you got food not that the are giving kisses! Because they are generally