Dogs

Pet Costumes - Ruin Your Pet This Halloween
Dogs

Pet Costumes – Ruin Your Pet This Halloween

- by Hiram Allen
Pet Costumes - Ruin Your Pet This Halloween

The pet fashion industry creates all kinds of dog costumes for small and large dogs. The style of each outfit varies for certain occasions. Some companies design the most awesome and newest pet clothes that can be found online. Clothing for pets must also reflect the personality of the owner. Large dog costumes always stand out from the rest and will always make a big impression.

Small pets wearing cute costumes also attract the attention of many people. Pets that are considered part of the family give their owners the idea to show off their emotions to pets through clothing and costumes. Some pet owners also like to dress their big furry friends in big dog costumes rather than letting them go naked. Clothing for these pets must always be in style. Like human clothing, pet clothing must be fashionable and must follow trends.

Some pet owners dress their pets …

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21st Century Dog Pampering
Dogs

21st Century Dog Pampering

- by Hiram Allen
21st Century Dog Pampering

There was once a time when dog owners were content to give their K9 friends an old blanket in a chewed up basket for a bed, a ready supply of dry dog food, regular trips to the vet, and the occasional bone left over from a steak dinner. Today the status of pets has changed dramatically in our society, as dogs in particular are viewed more like children now than as pets. For example, 20 years ago, terms like “dog hotel,” “K9 cosmetic surgery,” and “designer dog collar” would have sounded alien. Today these terms are commonplace in many regions.

As a consequence, dog pampering (for lack of a better description), has become a massive market and a booming industry. The English retailer, Harrods, recently quadrupled the size of its pet department to eleven thousand square feet, and carries items like Juicy Couture dog tracksuits, and bejeweled dog hair clips. …

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Spring Training For Your Dog
Dogs

Spring Training For Your Dog

- by Hiram Allen
Spring Training For Your Dog

For our four-legged friends, winter means sleeping by the fire, short walks, and a slower pace to the day-to-day happenings of life. Often it means gaining a few extra pounds and losing a little muscle tone. It can also mean less time using their basic obedience commands around the off-lead park or during on-leash street walks.

Then spring hits and it is all about getting outside and having fun for both the furry members of the household as well as the two-legged, non-furry variety. How many of us do humans overdo our first long walk on the first warm, sunny day of spring? How many of us look and feel as fit and toned in shorts as we did six months prior, before bundling up in sweaters and long johns? Those short days and times sitting by the fire reading a good book took their toll on our health and …

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DOG KENNEL ACCESSORIES
Dogs

Dog Kennel Accessories

- by Hiram Allen
DOG KENNEL ACCESSORIES

Dogs are man’s best friend. Bearing this in mind, many owners want their beloved pet to have as many creature comforts as possible. They even equip their dog kennel with pet accessories: Some to add to their comfort and others just for pure enjoyment and to encourage some exercise.

The most important dog accessories for making sure that your pet is comfortable are a nice, soft cushion and blanket to lie on. These will help to keep him warm and comfortable and will also make him feel secure as it will act a bit like a security blanket for him. They also help to keep arthritis and muscle ache at bay and stop him from catching a chill. However, if your dog is prone to little accidents, be it due to old age or still being a young puppy, then you might want to consider a floor grid covered by …

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THE ELDERLY DOG - CARE AND UPKEEP
Dogs

The Elderly Dog – Care and Upkeep

- by Hiram Allen
The Elderly Dog - Care and Upkeep

It is difficult to consider the initial time you happen to be holding that irrepressibly cute small fur-ball that may be your new puppy that one particular day he will probably be an older dog, a senior, with specific physical and mental requires. He won’t be as a rapid as he as soon as was; he could have a tougher time hearing you are available in the door; or he may possibly take a few moments longer to acquire up off the floor, but there are actually particular issues you can do for the older dog to produce his golden years comfy and happy.

According to the size of the dog (bigger dogs age more quickly), by the time he has reached 6 years of age, he might be medically classified as a senior dog. It really is not usually readily apparent, but his physique may have already began to …

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