the usual answer of the dog has allergies and could either give her shots (expensive) or try a cream/lotion. We decided to go to the pet store and get some spray that is supposed to stop them from chewing and soothe the itching. It did help a little but as soon as it dried, she would be back to chewing again. So we started researching what might be cause our Mini Schnauzer to chew on herself.…
traits limiting her mobility and neurological state. Introduction: In shelters, there are predominantly medium to large dark-coated dogs who are likely to remain at the shelter twice the length of smaller breeds. A client who adopted a medium dark brown dog, Sunny, sought breed identification to determine Sunny’s genotype for a health-monitoring program within stray dogs allocated…
Introduction Jim’s Dogs has been created with the intention of delivering a superior product to its consumers and offering a price and selection to appease many different nationalities and demographics. Students at Doherty High School have stated a need and want to have a hot dog vending service established on the grounds of the school. Primary research has found that the students need to have the ability to get a quick, delicious, filling hot meal, quickly, while at lunch, in between classes or…
Pet Allergy Overview Over 60% of households owns some type of pet with a large majority of those animals being cats and dogs. Sadly, millions of those pet owners have pet allergies. Pet allergies are typically referred to as allergic rhinitis. You are not allergic to your actual pet but to the protein that is found in their saliva, urine, dead skin, and dander. This protein aggravates asthma sufferers and causes allergic reactions in others. Are There Hypoallergenic Pets? Many allergy…
Timers Need to Know about Hog Hunting with Dogs Before dogs were considered pets, they were working animals first. They helped the early settlers hunt for food and protect livestock. Hog hunting with dogs, in particular, is quite common to this day across many parts of the country. If you wish to learn more about this practice or want to train your canines how to hunt wild boars, then you’ve come to the right place. History and How Hog Hunting Works Using dogs to hunt hogs in the wild in…
Pit Bulls are considered “The American Dog”. They have changed the way many Americans view dogs, but not only dogs the specific breed pit bulls. Many people only see them as mean, dangerous animals. They blame the dogs’ behavior based on the few pit bulls they see on the news for “attacking” someone. Pit bulls are not naturally mean-natured dogs. There have been multiple studies done on pit bulls to prove that they are not a danger to our society. Particularly, after reading the article The…
had always wanted a dog, and not just any type of dog I wanted a dog that could protect people, but I didn't get what I wanted for my first dog instead I got a little dog the it, looked like Chihuahua that had way too much fur the colors of the dog where black,white, and brown as you may have been able to tell I grew attached to the dog the dog new manying new tricks with only in a month, even though it wasn't the type of dog i wanted it did most of the things i wanted my dog to do, like…
treating the elderly; the use of animals through animal assisted therapy (AAT) in nursing homes and long term care facilities has a positive effect on the patients. The history of animal assisted therapy begins with the domestication of the first pet dog which happened sometime thousands of years ago. These pets served obvious practical purposes (protection,…
com/dogs-allergies-these-diy-remedies-can-help-you-get-rid-of-your-dogs-allergies/ Dogs Allergies – These DIY remedies can help you get rid of your dog’s allergies Unlike humans, dogs and cats would suffer from extreme skin problems, which leads to intolerable itching and makes severe irritation to them; this kind of allergies drives into behavioural changes in some dogs. Allergies are caused by hypersensitivity reactions, during an immediate allergic response by immune cells. So if your dogs…
When dog owners identify an interesting trait in a dog, Some owners would breed that in hope that the trait would be passed on. After many times of this situation happening, (especially where two dogs with the same trait are bred with each other) traits become fixed. If you can understand the genetics, you can start to predict on what you will see in a crossbreed. As of now there are over four hundred breeds of dogs and all are maintained as pure-bred stocks through selective breeding, which…