Celebrating Its One-Year Anniversary, Pet-Adoption-Guide.com Helps Potential Pet Owners Find the Ideal Breed for Their Lifestyles

Pet-Adoption-Guide.com helps people make fully informed decisions before making that life changing decision to adopt a pet.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 – Pet-Adoption-Guide.com, http://www.pet-adoption-guide.com, is proud to announce its one-year anniversary in helping people find the perfect pet for their lifestyles. 95% of animals that are in shelters today are there because their owners failed to do the necessary research before adopting a pet. Pet-Adoption-Guide.com aims to reduce that number by offering people the opportunity to research the breeds that interest them and make fully informed decisions before making the life-changing decision to adopt a pet. Read more

Bringing Your Newborn Baby To Your Home With A Dog

Just because your dog has always shown the utmost kindness, love, and effection towards many, does not mean that you shouldn’t have any concerns about introducing your dog to your newborn baby.  When you introduce your dog to your baby for the first time, there’s a possibility that rivalry or jealousy may develop.  And without putting much thought and preparation into this, an injury can occur.  Here are some steps to helping you with the preparation process: Read more

What You Should Know When You Get a Shelter Dog

By Louise Louis

It’s appealing to see yourself “saving” an adult dog from a shelter but
dealing with a dog with a troubled or insecure past can be very challenging.

The good news is that you’ll be getting a full size dog so you know what to
expect in that regard. He’s likely to have at least some rudimentary
training, perhaps from shelter personnel. Read more

Buyers Beware of Internet Pet Scams

The American Veterinary Association (AVMA) is cautioning potential pet buyers of internet scams that say they’ll deliver pets after receiving payment, but end up not fulfilling their end of the bargain.

These internet scams can be identified if the price of the pet is being sold at below market prices and requests wire transfer payments to Cameroon or a money drop in the U.K.  These potential buyers are then asked to pay an additional fee for insurance purposes, permits, transportation, etc. Read more

Male Dog Neutering And Female Dog Spaying: When Should It Be Done?

In this article, “Male-Dog Neutering And Female-Dog Spaying: When Should It Be Done?”, we look at the importance of spaying or neutering your dog as well as the benefits that such a procedure can have on your dog’s health (in addition to behavior).Every year thousands and thousands of cats and dogs are euthanized because they lack a home and family to adopt them. We humans are to blame for this situation. Every year the newspapers are full of articles submitted by the S.P.C.A. relating to the number of animals they have had to kill. Read more

Puppy Obedience Basics

Puppy obedience starts from the moment you come home with your puppy. It is kept simple and you motivate your pup to do everything. There is no forcing here, keep it fun! Use small food treats and toys.

This will show leadership on your part and shape your pups behavior, which is much easier then changing bad behavior later on. Training your pup is a “lifestyle”! Remember you are training your pup all of the time and every time you interact with him. Even if you not thinking about training your puppy. Read more

Introducing a DOG AND A CAT

It is important to realise, that from a dog’s point of view, this is not a new friend you have brought into your home but an invasion of territory and family by an unknown animal. ALL KINDS of problems are waiting to happen. The dog may perceive the cat as an animal to be chased, caught and killed. Or the dog may try approaching the cat as he would another dog. If the cat is not familiar with the social niceties of a dog, he may be frightened or take offence. Or the dog may just perceive the cat as competition for the attention of the owners. Hopefully, this article will help you make a calm and successful introduction between your dog and the “invading” cat. Read more

Introducing a Dog To a Crate and a Second Dog (Part I)

Sometimes we need to introduce a dog to various other animals and objects these can range from cats to muzzles, crates to a new dog in the household. Following these introduction articles should help you over most situations.

Introducing a Crate to a Dog

Dogs have a natural liking for enclosed sleeping places – think of how often your dog chooses to sleep under the table, against a wall or behind the settee! In the wild your dog would seek out a cozy safe den to sleep and rest up, that is all a crate is. Although their resemblance to cages or prison puts many people off. If they are properly used and introduced, they can be a helpful aid to training and toileting and a comfort and a bolthole when the dog is feeling stressed. Read more

Critical Periods In Your Puppy’s Psychological Growth

0 to 7 Weeks
Neonatal, Transition, Awareness, and Canine Socialisation. Puppy is with mother and littermates up to at least seven weeks. During this period, your puppy learns about social interaction, play, and inhibiting aggression from its mother and littermates. Puppies must stay with their mother and littermates through this critical period. As the puppies learn the most important lesson in their lives–they learn to accept discipline. It is at this time that they also learn not to toilet in the nest.

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Top 10 Dog Names – 2008

According to the Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the Top 10 Dog Names in 2008 were:

1. Max
2. Bailey
3. Bella
4. Molly
5. Lucy
6. Buddy
7. Maggie
8. Daisy
9. Sophie
10. Chloe

This information was concluded based on VPI’s database of more than 466,000 insured pets.

Reference: “Veterinary Pet Insurance Reveals Top 10 Dog and Cat Names of 2008″.  Retrieved on January 7, 2009 from http://www.PRNewswire.com

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