Ask the Expert: Paraplegic Pup has Bladder Issues
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Ask the Expert: Curbing Big Puppy’s Rough Play
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Ask the Expert: Kitten’s Clawing Exasperates Owner
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Ask the Expert: Poodle Plays Tag when Called
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Top 5 Dog Commands
There are basic commands that every dog should know. Training your pooch to respond to some essential instructions will help...
Ask The Expert: Puppy that Pulls Requires Patience
Your Pet Question: My 8-month-old puggle puppy pulls when I walk her. How do I get her to stop? Anonymous,
Ask the Expert: Feline Halitosis a Turn-off!
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Ask the Expert: Overeating Cat a Challenge!
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Ask the Expert: House Training Mat Mystery
Your Pet Question: How do I get my 13-year-old MaltiPoo to use the new grass mat method to do her
Ask the Expert: Socializing a Shy Dog
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Ask the Expert: Cat’s Coat Unkempt
Your Pet Question: My neutered male cat is ten-years-old. In the last year his coat has lost its shine and
Ask the Experts: Stinky Ears Might Signal Infection
Your Pet Question: My three-year-old Lab/shepherd mix has smelly, itchy ears with excessive brown stinky wax, but no mites. What
Backyard Chickens: Pets With Payback
Even in urban areas, it pays to count your chickens-as pets.
Ask the Experts: Part Cat, Part Vampire?
Your Pet Question: I adopted a kitten when someone dropped him off at my workplace. He is a male, eight-months-old
Ask the Experts: Grieving Pug won’t Eat
Your Pet Question: One of my dogs recently passed away and my other dog is a pug. The pug now
Ask the Experts: What Do I Do About a Malodorous Dog?
Your Pet Question: My dog has a problem with a bad odour coming from the anal area. She gets her
Ask the Expert: Newcomer Stresses Original Pet
Your Pet Question: My daughter has come to live with me and brought her black male cat with her and
Ask the Expert: Hairball Help Needed
Your Pet Question: I have three cats; one is always throwing up hair balls and the other two never do!
5 Incredible Canine Journeys
Brave, bold, daring and loyal, man's best friend is the perfect protagonist in a tale of adventure. (Though Spot's propensity...
Ask the Expert: Dachshund Obsessed with Biting Backside
Your Pet Question: My wire-haired dachshund is constantly chewing at her hind end. I’ve had her anal glands checked and
Ask the Experts: Setter has Severe Skin Problems
Your Pet Question: My Irish setter is continually biting, scratching and licking her fur. She’s had everything from dandruff to
Ask the Experts: Dog Might Have Dermatitis
Your Pet Question: My dog has chewed a bare spot on his hind quarters. It’s pink, but no skin is
Ask The Experts: Cat Can’t Master Water Bowl
Your Pet Question: My cat has great difficulty drinking water out of the water bowl. She hits the side of
Ask The Expert: Dog’s Chronic Itchiness a Mystery
Your Pet Question My 6-year-old black lab cross is chronically itchy and scratches until he gets bad sores and his
Ask The Experts: Cat Refuses to Do Business in Box
Your Pet Question Our three-year-old cat refuses to use her litter box. What can we do? Marnie Pollock, Redcliff The
Ask The Experts: Electric Fence Doesn’t Keep Dog at Home
You Pet Question Our five-year-old female chocolate Labrador is still very hyper and often goes right through the electric fence
Ask The Expert: Dog ‘Dances’ to Go Out, but ‘Goes’ Indoors!
Your Pet Question Our 16-month-old female Shih Tzu, Taffy, still soils our home. She does a little dance to tell
Cat Dental Care: Common Problems
Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions (FORL) affect more than sixty percent of cats older than the age of six, though many...
Back Problems in Dogs
Back problems are common in many breeds of dogs, especially the Dachshund, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, and Lhasa Apso.