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Understanding your dog: How to read your dog’s body language

DOG owners, how often do you understand your canine companion? Does he have a certain “look” he gives you when he wants food? Is there a certain noise he makes when he wants to go for a walkie? Does he respond more to the sound of his name or the sound of a rattling can of dog food?

Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites

SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those victims are younger than age 14, experts say.

Go-Go Dog Pals lets you exercise Rover without tapping your precious calorie reserve

Sure you love your dog , but having him watch you sit on the sofa doesn't constitute playtime. Standing up and even running around outside together will surely get the job done, but why get up for exercise when you're perfectly comfortable on the couch? That's the idea behind Go-Go Dog Pals, coined "the funnest most fun way to exercise your dog." Unless you have a few acres to play with beyond ...

Dog owners beware:âraw fish can be fatal to your best friend

Marsha Smith/Kern Valley Sun If you frequent the shores of Isabella Lake to walk and play with your dogs please take extra precaution. Two cases of Salmon Poisoning Disease (SPD) have been reported. Both dogs survived after treatment. Dogs eating dead fish or discarded fish entrails along the shore line could become ill if the fish is infected, and if the dog is not treated death usually occurs ...

When it comes to training a dog, your words matter

Many owners and even some dog trainers believe that it's important to repeat the cue that a dog has just performed along with praise, such as 8220Good sit,8221 8220Good down,8221 8220Good stay.8221 This presumes dogs understand relative merit 8212 good versus lousy. They don't.