Dog Care

Food, health and behaviour questions answered plainly, so you can look after your dog with confidence.

Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads? What the Research Shows

Say "walk" or "treat" and your dog cocks its head to one side. Scientists have studied the head tilt, and the findings…

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Ears flapping, eyes squinting, nose in the wind. What a dog's remarkable nose may be picking up out there, why vets still…

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Peeing often, straining, accidents in the house, or blood in the urine can all point to a urinary tract infection. How vets…

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Your dog grabs a mouthful of kibble, trots to the living room rug, and eats it there one piece at a time.…

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A skipped meal is often nothing, but a dog that stops eating can also be telling you something is wrong. Common causes,…

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Your dog greets one guest with a wagging tail and barks nonstop at the next. Here is what dogs notice about people,…

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Plain cooked beets are fine for most dogs, pink pee included. But some breeds face 20 times the risk of bladder stones,…

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Pumpkin seeds aren't toxic to dogs, but shells, fat and seasoning can cause trouble. Safe serving sizes by dog size, and the…

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To us it looks like sniffing. To the dog it is a learned game with one right answer. How trainers build a…

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Rabbits hide pregnancy until the last moment. The timeline, behavior and physical signs, the false-pregnancy trap, and when to set up a…

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Onion damages a dog's red blood cells, cooked or raw, and symptoms can take days. How much is dangerous, the hidden foods…

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Brain scans, sweat lineups and crying experiments show dogs read at least three signals, and one of them you can't hide. Plus…

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