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Recipes for Home Made Dog Treats

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Saving money could not be easier with these simple dog treat recipes that can be made at home with ingredients around the kitchen. Keep your dog happy and healthy with these all-natural, preservative free bones, biscuits and cookies, homemade with love.

Below are some of my favorite canine treat recipes – Peanut Butter Bones, Bacon Cheese Biscuits, Chocolate (Carob) Chip Cookies, Birthday Party Pupcakes, and Easy Banana Strips. I will be sure to update the site if any submissions are received or I try out any other recipes! [Read more…]

Natural Flea Prevention and Control for Dogs

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Adult fleas are not only a nuisance to humans and their pets, but can cause serious medical problems including allergic dermatitis, tapeworms, secondary skin irritations and, in extreme cases, anemia. Adult fleas are about 1/16 to 1/8-inch long, dark reddish-brown, wingless, hard-bodied (making them very difficult to crush between your fingers), have three pairs of legs (hind legs enlarged enabling jumping) and are flattened vertically or side to side, allowing easy movement between the hair, fur or feathers of the host. Fleas are excellent jumpers, leaping vertically up to seven inches and horizontally thirteen inches. (An equivalent hop for a human would be 250 feet vertically and 450 feet horizontally.) They have piercing-sucking mouthparts and spines on the body projecting backward. [Read more…]

The Myth of the Hypo-Allergenic Dog

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Yes, it’s true. There is no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog. I am not really sure who came up with this one, maybe dog breeders looking to sell more puppies by advertising their dogs as “allergy free”, or possibly it is the result of a whisper-down-the-alley effect of a doctor’s consultation with a patient.

Regardless of its origins, the story and existence of hypo-allergenic or allergy-free dogs is a complete myth. [Read more…]

Help – My Dog Ate Chicken Bones

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Help, my dog ate cooked chicken bones! Do I need to take my dog to the vet if he ate bones??

We have all been there… You get distracted during the game while your favorite team is scoring the game winning touchdown, only to find that Tank has managed to eat the bones of every last hot sauce coated wing carcass that laid on the table. Your vet has told you to never give your dog cooked bones including chicken bones, steak bones, ribs and ham bones, but why are these things so bad for your dog – aren’t they built to digest bones? Before you rush Tank off to the vet to have his wing-filled tummy x-rayed, here are some home remedies to make your pet feel better, along with distress signs to watch out for to make sure your dog will be able to pass the bones ok.
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Foods You Should Not Feed Your Dog

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Dogs metabolize food differently than we do and because of this there are some foods that may be harmful to dogs if ingested. While some of the foods may only cause mild digestive upset, others can cause severe illness and in some cases, death. Here is a table of common food items you should avoid feeding to your dog. [Read more…]

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