Stress is a certainty in life. It’s how your body reacts to difficult situations, whether real or imagined. Stressful situations induce a chemical reaction known as the flight-or-fight response. Common reactions to anxiety include an increase in your heart rate, faster breathing, tightening of the muscles, and rises in blood pressure. The body is getting…
As many dog owners will know, tackling the task of training your puppy can be an arduous one. Puppies are often compared to toddlers in the fact that they are hard to control, hard to teach, and easily distracted by anything that has a sound or a smell. Because each puppy has its own personality,…
Having a new addition to the family, whether it is a pet or a person, is an exciting and often overwhelming experience for everyone in the household. However, people can express their concerns and talk to others about how to handle the situation. Unfortunately, animals cannot vocalize when they are thinking about any new additions…
Ouch! Sound familiar? Is your puppy biting you all day long? Wondering exactly when do puppies grow out of biting? This is a tricky question because, like you probably would’ve already guessed, IT DEPENDS! Yes, it depends. Some puppies grow out of biting around the 6-8-month mark on average, some puppies grow out of biting…
There are many reasons why puppies shake. Some can be a direct result of a potentially life-threatening underlying health concern, while other reasons can simply be because your puppy just felt like shaking. Puppies are weird like that. Whether you believe that your puppy is shaking because of underlying health issues or simply because they…
Natural instincts! The main culprit of why some dogs can be extremely aggressive and overprotective of their food. Dogs, as well as hundreds of other animals, possess behaviors that come to the surface whenever their food is at risk of being taken away. Many people think that the only way to learn how to stop…
This is Jazz. My husband and I brought Jazz home from an animal shelter about 2 and a half years ago. Little did we know, Jazz was a party pee-er. Yup, a party pee-er. Whenever she got too excited or overwhelmed, she would pee a little on accident. Unfortunately for us, our apartment at the…
Are you thinking of getting a new puppy? Do you already have a puppy but things aren’t quite working out between your new puppy and your older dog? Well, this problem is quite common to see amongst two dogs. Many dog owners become so excited and overwhelmed with joy about their new puppies that they…
Does your dog follow you around the house 10x more than usual when you have a plate of food in your hand? Are they constantly begging you for your food while their dog bowl is full of their own food? Are you finding that they are either whining or barking but won’t stop until you…
For anyone that has a dog in their household, I am sure that you’ll agree with the following. Dogs are greedy! Not greedy in a sense that they will eat what’s in their bowl but greedy in a sense that they’ll pretty much eat any and everything that they think is your food. I have…