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Choosing the Right Dog Breed for Your Lifestyle Bringing a dog into your family is incredibly exciting, but choosing the right dog breed, or rescue dog, for your lifestyle is one of the most important decisions you will make as a pet owner. The best match depends on much more than a dog’s appearance. You need to consider their likely temperament, energy levels, size, training...

How to Find a Pet Sitter: What You Need to Know Knowing how to find a pet sitter you can trust is essential when leaving your dog or cat in someone else’s care. The right pet sitter can help your pet remain safe, comfortable and settled while you’re working or away. In-home pet sitting, dog walking and home-based daycare have become popular alternatives to boarding...

Helping a Rescue Dog Settle In: The 3-3-3 Rule Bringing a rescue dog home is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be a major adjustment for your new pet. Helping a rescue dog settle in requires patience, consistency and an understanding that they may initially feel overwhelmed or unsure. The 3-3-3 rule for rescue dogs is a simple guide to what you might expect during...

Dachshund Breed Profile: Temperament, Training and Health If you’re looking for a compact dog with plenty of confidence and character, the Dachshund could be your perfect match. Affectionately known as the Daxie, sausage dog or wiener dog, Dachshunds are loyal, lively and courageous little dogs. However, their strong hunting instincts, independent nature and distinctive long backs mean prospective owners need to understand their training, exercise...

Training Tips for Rescue Dogs Training tips for rescue dogs aren’t necessarily that different from training a puppy or an older dog. However, because you may not know what your rescue dog has experienced in the past - both good and bad - there can be some additional challenges. Their previous experiences may influence how they behave, what they find frightening and how they respond...

Why Do Dogs Yawn? Tiredness, Stress and Anxiety Why do dogs yawn? Like us, dogs often yawn when they are tired, waking up or transitioning between sleep and activity. However, yawning can also be a subtle sign that a dog is feeling stressed, anxious, conflicted or uncertain about a situation. To understand what your dog’s yawn means, consider when it happens, what is occurring around...

Calming Supplements for Dogs and Cats: What Pet Owners Need to Know As more pet parents seek out natural calming supplements for dogs and cats, there are some important safety considerations—particularly when a pet is already taking veterinary-prescribed anxiety medication. Some supplements may help pets with mild or situational anxiety, while others can support a broader treatment plan involving medication, environmental management and behaviour modification....

What you need to know about the Yorkshire Terrier The Yorkshire Terrier, affectionately known as the Yorkie, may be tiny, but this intelligent, confident and spirited dog has the heart of a true terrier. Yorkies can make affectionate companions for individuals, couples and families, and their small size makes them well suited to apartment living. However, they require regular grooming, early socialisation, positive training and...

Dog Excited Before a Walk? How to calm them down Is your dog excited before a walk, barking, jumping, spinning around or pulling as soon as the lead comes out? To encourage calmer behaviour, you need to change the association between having the lead attached and immediately leaving for a walk, not simply try to stop the unwanted behaviour. By regularly putting on your dog’s...

Many dog owners and families are affected by their dog’s aggression, be it to other dogs or people. But in almost all cases, people have the wrong perception of what aggression in dogs is really communicating and why it is happening. Dogs exhibit aggression in many ways, some of the more noticeable might be: Growling Lunging and barking Teeth bearing Biting These displays can be...