Your phone pings and you have a message. You open it to see the cutest puppy looking out at you with doleful eyes and an accompanying message that states the dog needs a home. And just like that, your heart melts and you decide to bring home a dog. But wait! Bringing home a dog […]
. When we bark for no reason at all, chew your furniture or urinate on your new carpet, don’t get upset and punish us. Understand that as dogs, it’s natural for us to indulge in these fun behaviours! When we beg for food, you must succumb and feed us all the delightful titbits you are […]
One of the oldest canine breeds on record (with accounts of Pug-like dogs dating as far back as 1000 B.C), the Pug traces its ancestry to ancient China. Considered a prized possession by the Chinese Emperors, this breed shared the special attention accorded to its courtly master. It was in England that the name ‘Pug’ […]
. Reader’s Query from Rayomand Irani: What are the signs of depression in a senior pet? Romeo is a 10-year-old Grey hound and has had a near-personality change over the past year, from a very jumpy, people-loving and full of excitement pet to one that has become moody and prefers to stay by himself. He […]
“Bruno… Come here… BRUNO! NOW!” you shout as your pooch walks slowly towards you, detouring to cock a leg at a few bushes on the way. You wait impatiently for him to hurry back to you. “BRUNO!” …you’re getting increasingly angrier! He knows his command, and is being stubborn, you think. Wait till he gets […]
. Reader’s Query from Bapsy Dumasia: I’ve been having a wonderful time training my Doberman to fetch. However, I have a small problem – when he returns with the ball, I can’t get him to release or drop it. I have tried changing the tone of my voice, but it doesn’t work. A tap on […]
“There’s no way my dog will eat a morsel from her bowl, unless she is spoon-fed,” proudly claimed a client of mine recently. “And not just that, she will only eat the choicest meaty morsels, cooked in the right spices – add even a hint of vegetables and she won’t go near the food; the […]
Little Hoshi, all of ten, had been pestering his mother for years to bring home a dog. That was until last week when he was viciously attacked by a friend’s dog, leaving him not only with physical but psychological scars too. When his mother contacted me, Hoshi was having nightmares, trouble at school and couldn’t […]
The hectic and stressful city life calls for many to pack their bags and head for a vacation. Nowadays, more and more pet owners are opting to take their pets along with them. Dogs make great travelling companions, but for a lot of dogs and owners, long journeys are stressful; not every pet enjoys long […]
For all its repute and the amount of research done on the breed, few historians can agree on the precise origin of the Beagle. The dog, believed to be one of the oldest breeds, is one of the few breeds closest in appearance to the original hounds. The breed developed in the British Isles was […]
A GOOD TRAINER USES HUMANE TRAINING METHODS: Dog training has evolved considerably and the most effective training methods do not involve hitting or intimidating a dog into obeying a command. At no point will a good trainer hit, shout at or yank a dog on a choke chain; nor will he/she use cruel training equipment. […]