What to Consider When You Choose a Dog Breed
Once you have decided and are absolutely sure that you want to purchase a purebred dog you need to choose a breed that suits you, your lifestyle and environment the most. Your dog may be your best friend if you select his or her breed very carefully. Each dog breed has its own characteristics which matches certain lifestyle and environment.
5 Types of Dog Parents
You may take many walks with your pup, but pet parenthood itself is no walk in the park. If you’re too hands-on as a dog parent, your dog may become prone to anxiety or even aggression, but if you’re too lackadaisical, you run the risk of raising an undisciplined dog. Whether you’ve just joined the nearly 40% of EU households with a pet or are a seasoned pro, it’s important...
Does my dog need a Gluten-free Diet?
The subject of gluten in food has been a hot topic issue for a while. Many people have sworn off gluten due to its actual or perceived effects on health. Now pet owners are beginning to wonder about the effects of gluten on their pets, leading to the question “should my dog be eating gluten or not?” Some pet food brands offer grain-free options, whilst some dog owners will even...
Campylobacter: What dog owners should know
Is your dog lethargic, or perhaps feverish? Does he/she have diarrhoea? And have they eaten any raw chicken recently? It could be that your dog has contracted a campylobacter infection. Campylobacter can be a nasty, though not usually lethal infection – especially since humans can also catch it! Fear not: the NewDoggy is here to advise you. What is Campylobacter? Campylobacter is a type of bacteria that causes infectious diarrhoea. Campylobacter jejuni...
Teething Time
We’ve written about why dogs chew before, but the topic of teething deserves its own article. All puppies go through it, leaving many casualties behind them in the form of shredded shoes or well gnawed table legs. These tiny teething terrors leave many owners in despair, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel: teething does not last forever, and if you follow our advice, you can...
How to stop a puppy from jumping on you and play biting
When you think of a puppy, the words “exuberant” and “boisterous” will probably come to mind. Puppies tend to be balls of energy, zooming about with a bounce in their step, happy to greet the day. One way all of that energy comes out is in jumping and play biting. It may be cute when they are young, but as they get older – and bigger – jumping and nipping...
Virus-Detecting Dogs
The news has been a-buzz these last few days with articles on Coronavirus-detecting dogs. Medical Detection Dogs, a British charity that specialises in training Medical-Alert Dogs and Bio-Detection Dogs, has started training dogs to use their sense of smell to detect COVID-19. What is a Bio-Detection Dog? A Bio-Detection Dog is one that has been trained to detect the scent of certain diseases in biological samples. So far, dogs have been trained...
A Guide to Life with your Dog during Quarantine
The world has been hit hard by COVID-19. These past few months have been difficult and frustrating. We’ve all had to adapt to lockdowns, quarantine, and social distancing. One bright side of having to stay home is that you can spend more time with your dog . . . but what happens if you’re in quarantine? Quarantine typically lasts around 14 days, but with a bored dog that time can...
Coronavirus and dogs: An update
The Report There have been reports of a dog in Hong Kong testing positive for COVID-19 (the new Coronavirus strain). The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that the result of the test was a weak positive. This means that low levels of the virus were found. It is uncertain if the dog is actually infected, or if it picked up the virus from a contaminated surface. The dog belonged to a...
Coronavirus and your dog
One of the biggest events of 2020 so far is the Coronavirus outbreak in Asia. The worst outbreak has been in China, though a few people in other countries have been affected too. There are guides and protocols in place for humans, but what about man’s best friend? Are dogs at risk from this disease, or is the hysteria completely unfounded? What is Coronavirus? Named for the crown-like projections on their surfaces,...
