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AT&T just announced a partnership with Apisphere to sell a dog collar with a SIM card inside so you can wirelessly track your pooch.
The collar works by you setting up a “geo-fence” around your home where you want your dog to stay. If it leaves that area, you’ll be notified. It uses GPS and cell service so you’ll be able to pinpoint just where Fido has wandered off to. It’s cheaper than installing an invisible fence, I suppose.
http://gizmodo.com/5500026/att-wants-to-keep-track-of-your-dog
- Alcoholic drinks: coma and death
- Avocado: All parts are toxic to dogs
- Baby food: toxic, result to nutritional deficiencies
- Caffeine: causes “vomiting, restlessness, heart palpitations” and death (more…)
Skin Sensitivity
- Compared to humans, dogs have really sensitive skin. The skin on a dog is between 3 and 5 cell layers thick. On the other hand, the skin on a human is between 10 and 15 cell layers thick. While human shampoo products are designed to be safe for human skin and scalps, they can be much too harsh for dog skin. Even sensitive skin formulations may be too harsh on dog skin, simply because human skin is three times as thick. (more…)
Why Do My Dog’s Nails Need Regular Trimming?
When a dog’s nails become too long they interfere with the dog’s gait and as the nails continue to grow, walking will become awkward and painful.
Untrimmed nails can also split resulting in a great deal of pain, bleeding, and a trip to the veterinarian’s office.In severe cases a dog’s nails can curl under and grow into the pad of the dog’s paw causing a very serious and painful infection.These types of ingrown nail problems are most common on the dewclaws. The dewclaws are the nails located on the inside of the paw.These nails don’t touch the ground, so they don’t wear down as fast as the others as your dog walks on rough surfaces. Trimming your dog’s nails regularly will easily prevent these problems. (more…)
The anal glands or anal sacs are small, paired sacs located on either side of the anus between the external and internal sphincter muscles.
In dogs, these glands are occasionally referred to as “scent glands”, because they enable the animals to mark their territory and identify other dogs. The glands can spontaneously empty, especially under times of stress, and create a very sudden unpleasant change in the odor of the dog. Dog feces are normally firm, and the anal glands usually empty when the dog defecates, lubricating the anal opening in the process.
10 Tips for Brushing Your Dog’s Coat
Tips for grooming your dog.
Try these 10 tips to get the most from brushing and combing:
1. Match the brush to your dog’s coat type. Use a curved wire slicker or pin brush for long-haired breeds (such as Lhasa Apsos and Old English Sheepdogs), a regular wire slicker on medium or short coats with dense undercoat (Terriers, German Shepherd Dogs and American Eskimos), and a mitt or rubbery curry with smooth-coated breeds (Labrador Retrievers and Basset Hounds).
2. Spray on coat conditioner such as mink oil or other product before brushing to help loosen knots and tangles in long coats.
3. Brush and comb your dog before bathing. Tangles become tighter and more difficult to remove when wet.
taking care of your dog
Bichon Frise, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, Havanese, Maltese, Pekingese, Poodle, Schnauzer, Shih Tzu, Silky Terrier, Skye Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier
Starting at the head taking extra care around the eyes gently brush the hair away from the eyes with the bristle brush. If the hair is falling into the eyes this can be trimmed with scissors or if you are going to take your puppy to a grooming parlour, your groomer will do this for you. Care must be taken when working around the eyes at all times. It is important that the hair is kept away from the eyes as it can irritate the eye and cause infection or ulceration.
taking care of your dog
Alaskan Malamute, American Eskimo, Bernese, Border Collie, Chow Chow, Collie, Golden Retriever, Keeshond, Pomeranian, Pyrenees, Samoyed, Sheltie
It is not a good idea of shave a these dog’s body to the length of his head. Its coat can actually be ruined by shaving it down to the skin. In some cases, only the fuzzy undercoat will grow back, robbing the breed of its beautiful and protective topcoat.
If you brush your dog thoroughly once or twice a week, starting at the same point each time and doing what we call “line brushing” – holding a section of the coat in one hand and using your slicker brush to work the area from where the skin is visible downward – you will remove the packed undercoat that makes your pet suffer (more…)
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