Dogs are part of our family. Explore useful care tips and how-to information regarding dog health, behaviour and more.
The practice of yoga is over 5,000 years old, and this mind-body experience continues to become more and more popular every year. Known as a “healing art,” yoga helps people decrease stress in their lives and find inner peace, in addition to physical benefits such as muscular, circulatory, bone, joint and respiratory strengthening. Dog parents…
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Rickettsia – a bacterial infection in blood cells that spreads to dogs through tick bites In Part One, we learned about another parasitic risk to our beloved canine friends from ticks – Rickettsia, a bacterial disease that spreads through tick bites. In part two, we bring you information on signs to watch for, disease treatments,…
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Fleas are a common and dangerous risk to pets and can be a threat any day of the year. You may already know that fleas thrive in one of your pet’s favourite and most frequented playgrounds – your backyard. Fleas like moisture, shade, soil and grass. However, even if your pets spend most of the…
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Looking after your dog’s health and wellbeing is a very rewarding part of your companionship.
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Rickettsia – a bacterial infection in blood cells that spreads to dogs through tick bites In Part One, we learned about another parasitic risk to our beloved canine friends from ticks – Rickettsia, a bacterial disease that spreads through tick bites. In part two, we bring you information on signs to watch for, disease treatments,…
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Watch Out for this Tick-Transmitted Disease of Dogs As a pet parent, you probably know how annoying ticks can be to your beloved pooch and you’ve probably thought a lot about flea and tick prevention. As we’ve discovered in previous articles on this same topic, in addition to making your dog itchy and uncomfortable, ticks…
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Babesia – a dangerous blood parasite that spreads to dogs through tick bites In Part One we learned about a dangerous risk our beloved canine friends face from ticks. Babesiosis is a dangerous and sometimes deadly disease that spreads through tick bites. In part 2 we bring you information on signs to watch for, disease…
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Children are often naturally attracted to dogs and can benefit in many ways from living with a pet. Taking care of a pet can teach responsibility, empathy and even enhance a child’s self-esteem. However, a match is not guaranteed from the beginning. Children need to learn proper behaviour around dogs and not all dogs have…
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Fleas, ticks and mosquitos can be more than just a pesky nuisance. In fact, these pests can also be major carriers of many potentially serious diseases that can affect both humans and our beloved dogs. Known as “vector-borne diseases,” pathogens, or disease-causing organisms, are spread from one host animal to another by these annoying little…
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Looking after your dog’s health and wellbeing is a very rewarding part of your companionship.
5 MIN READ
Rickettsia – a bacterial infection in blood cells that spreads to dogs through tick bites In Part One, we learned about another parasitic risk to our beloved canine friends from ticks – Rickettsia, a bacterial disease that spreads through tick bites. In part two, we bring you information on signs to watch for, disease treatments,…
3 MIN READ
Watch Out for this Tick-Transmitted Disease of Dogs As a pet parent, you probably know how annoying ticks can be to your beloved pooch and you’ve probably thought a lot about flea and tick prevention. As we’ve discovered in previous articles on this same topic, in addition to making your dog itchy and uncomfortable, ticks…
5 MIN READ
