Housebreaking is training the puppy to defecate in your desired spot/area. When a bitch gives birth to puppies, it cleans their urine and feces and digests it. As the puppies begin to grow old (at almost four to five weeks), they begin to go outside their sleeping area/den to defecate in an outside spot. This...Read More

There has been a great discussion on the use of kennel and chains, and many dog owners are unable to make the right choice. Many owners are under the impression that dogs can be better handled if enclosed in a kennel. They believe that a kennel is safer and restricts the dog from running away...Read More

A PSD’s job has underwent a drastic change: • Either it is a part of the K-9 Team involved in Search and Rescue missions in rural areas, or • Part of a specialty unit involved in apprehension of armed suspects on the run in an urban are, or • Somewhere in between the two! Throw...Read More

This article addresses one of the problems commonly experienced by dog owners – unwanted dog aggression. This article explains three of the causes of canine aggression but by no means, consider them the only causes since there are more than 20 categories, the scope of which is beyond this article. Aggression Triggers Rank Drive It...Read More

A condition resulting from the malfunctioning of the thyroid gland, leading to too little circulation of the hormone it produces. Idiopathic Hypothyroidism is one of the most common types seen in animals. This type of hypothyroidism is characterized by the absence of any biological reason for the malfunctioning gland. Familial thyroid inflammation – thyoiditis –...Read More

We have heard of the days when administering drugs, like Ridlin and Prozac, to our children, prescribed by a psychologist, was considered an acceptable practice. Society today frowns on drugging children, but now, the so-called dog psychologists have taken over. They put our canine friends through a very similar indignity with almost the same drugs!...Read More

There is a widespread belief that a dog considers his owner/handler to be another dog. I disagree with this notion since I know Protection dogs to be remarkably intelligent creatures who know how to distinguish between humans and their own kind. Another bone that I have to pick is my protection dog putting me at...Read More