Here's How To Build A Lasting Relationship With Your Furry Friend. Building a relationship with your dog takes time and effort. Although it's plenty of fun to bond with a new dog, your four-legged fri
Kittens go through two periods of teething-the first when their deciduous (baby) teeth come in, and the second when their baby teeth fall out and are replaced by their permanent (adult) teeth. You may
Struggling With Teaching Your Dog To Sit? Try One Of These Three Methods. Sit is one of the first things many people teach their dogs, and it's a helpful trick. It's the foundational skill for a sit-s
Many dog parents have taught their dogs how to ring a bell when they need to go outside. You can, too. My dog Siri trained herself to ring a bell that I had on the doorknob of the door leading into th
Fleas can make kittens itchy , sick, and even cause serious blood loss (anemia) . Some methods for getting fleas off kittens-such as using a flea comb and baths -will only eliminate the adult fleas on
Here's how to rise to the occasion and support your senior dog during these golden years. A quietly shocking truth sneaks up on the luckiest dog people, and it's this: Nothing compares to the companio
You can train your puppy or your older dog to use a pee pad, although the methods for training are not the same. How to train a dog to use a pee pad depends on whether you are training a puppy to pott
You've got a new kitten? Congratulations! Is it a girl or a boy? Are you sure? Stories of the feline "Max" who turns out to be a "Maxine" abound. The reason is simple. Determining the sex (or "sexing"
Separate from herding dog breeds, livestock guardian dogs have been watching over flocks for thousands of years. Archeologists have found skeletons of livestock guardian dogs lying side-by-side with s
Dogs can't tell time, but they do have a concept of time based on the routine in their lives. Dogs use natural circadian rhythms based on light cycles for much of their version of telling time. Dogs a