According to research, people need at least 7 hours of leisure every day to be happy. However, everybody seems to be very busy. Work obligations, home obligations, obligations, obligations… It seems like we have less and less time to spend with ou...

There's still an ongoing debate about which is better: cats or dogs. Each pet has its strengths and weaknesses. For example, cats are more independent than dogs, but they get startled more easily. Dogs show more affection, but they require more at...

Starting a family is a huge responsibility since you're in charge of your child's health and well-being. As your kids grow up, you constantly monitor their diet, exercise and social lives so they get everything they need to become healthy, indepe...

Did you observe that the dog you just brought home is having difficulty in adapting to unfamiliar situations and is a bit fearful? It could be that the animal lacks socialization skills. This can especially happen with an adult dog. It could demon...

Socializing your canine companion with people and other canines is very important. It is best to start socializing as young as possible. In doing so, it can help prevent certain aggression problems later on. A friend of mine Jen; has owned her...

Taking your dog to a dog park is an excellent alternative to regular people parks! Obviously, a dog park is much more pet friendly than your average park where you might deal with pet haters or nervous parents who are uncomfortable with your F...

If you have read any of my articles on socialization you have surely read my information concerning the period of socialization for a dog. That period in case you missed it is from birth to 20 weeks of age. During this period we expose the new...

Everyone wants to have a socialized dog, but it might be very difficult to do that after it gets older. So make sure that you socialize your pet before twenty weeks of age. After your dogs matures it will be much more difficult if not impossib...

Want to adopt a dog but afraid of how your own dog will react?  Don’t worry, I’m sure everyone thinks the same.  I certainly did before I adopted Ginger. Taking on another pet certainly needs a lot of thought but in my experience it isn’t as d...

Become the leader of the pack Very often a dog's aggressive behaviour is an attempt to take control of the household, challenging your position of the Alpha Leader. You should establish a pecking order in your household with your dog at the bo...