Health of every critter depends on three major factors: food, physical activities and sound sleep. Let’s start with speaking about healthy food for dogs.
Problems originating in faults in feeding are widely varied. There are diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, urogenital system, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal system and the so-called “illnesses of civilization”, infections connected with weakening of immunity, endocrine abnormalities, emotional discomfort and many other illnesses.
Food is that basis, on quality of which depends the health of your puppy.
State of health depends on functions of organs and systems, …

The foundation of your dog’s health is its feeding. By its nature, every dog is a carnivore (dog’s progenitor is a wolf), however it does not mean that it should only eat meat.
One of the main features of a dog is the ability to adapt to life with people, that’s why it can adapt to our food. The main thing is presence in food of all the necessary nutrients.
The basic nutrients, which your dog needs are:
• Proteins
• Fats
• Carbohydrates
• Mineral substances
• Vitamins
• Water
Proteins are irreplaceable components of cells of …

In this article we’ll concentrate your attention on the period of pupping and the one after it. It is very important to notice abnormal labor to be able to help your dog or a puppy and be ready to ask for qualified veterinary help.
Coupling of a small she-dog with a large male dog can cause difficult labors. In such situation, ask your veterinary surgeon to be present at pupping, because too big size of puppies can cause a mogitocia.
Vitamin imbalances, non-observance of sanitary and hygienic rules cause different difficulties. .
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As well as the woman, she-dog passes some pregnancy periods. Your dog changes and this will help you to define the duration of your dog’s gestation.
During the first two weeks after coupling enlargement of nipples gives signals about early pregnancy.
Veterinary surgeon examines dog’s belly, and after it s/he can tell whether it is in pup or not.
But if you are still in doubt as to your pet’s pregnancy, ask your vet to do analysis of blood or make ultrasonic-diagnostics. Of course, dog’s pregnancy is shorter, than that …

A dog can be in pup during 61–63 days.
The main process can’t start unexpectedly. Usually, a number of signs precede it. There are pendulous belly and sagging of a back. One or two days before delivery external genitals become bigger, nipples are filled with a colostrum, which is more concentrated than milk and in which there are some antibodies necessary for protecting puppy’s organism from infectious diseases. During last predelivery days body’s temperature falls to 37°С (norm is 38,8–39,3°С). During pupping, the temperature rises again to norm or can be …

A young dog, as well as a teenager, has an immature mind in almost adult body. The process of puppy’s growing, as well as maturation of a child is uneasy, and your problem consists in helping your pet to endure it trouble-free.
Dog’s instincts are extremely developed; because of it dogs do not always understand human priorities. Let’s take a look at some processes occurring in a body and in the mind of a young dog.
1. Permanent teeth erupt, that’s why your dog needs to chew constantly. This desire is so …

From the moment you became the owner of a she-dog, you take in hand not only welfare of this pet, but also the health of its future broods. It is a great responsibility, so you should be ready for this. This article will give you some useful information.
So, preparing your dog for the pregnancy you should start long before the coupling. From the moment, when your pet is on heat for the first time, you should give it balanced food, in which there should be enough minerals, microelements, vitamins and …

Every owner loves their four-footed pet and tries to protect it from troubles, but, unfortunately, no one can feel secured against dangerous meeting with parasites which can be in the hair, on the skin or in the organism of dogs and do irreversible harm to it.
Depending on favorite « places of residence» all parasites are divided into external (fleas, scabies mites, dog biting lice) and internal (nematode worms, cestodes and flat worms). External parasites live on the skin or hair of a dog and suck its blood, inflict suffering on …

As well as other pets, dogs are infectious-prone. The most dangerous infectious diseases are rabies, Aujeszky’s disease, distemper, parvovirus enteritis, viral hepatitis, leptospirosis and tetanus. Invasive illnesses are helminthoses and invasion of the body by various ectoparasites (for example, fleas), non-contagious illnesses are diarrhoeia, rachitis, poisonings, vitamin hypovitaminosis, etc. Dog’s owner should have minimum knowledge about normal physiological condition of an animal, because he must be able to render it first pre-medical aid, to see symptoms of an illness.
Sometimes you can see the so-called forced (obsessive) movements, when your …

1. If you get yourself a puppy, try to take down phones and addresses of the nearest veterinary clinics or private vets, living near you, as soon as possible.
2. If this is your first dog, we advise you to consult a vet concerning about the dog care and protecting its health. But advices of some dog breeders and especially of come-and-go people should be listened to with prudence.
3. Watch your puppy; study its habits and mores. During the walks look how your dog relieves itself, pay attention to …