How does dog breeding work

Dog breeding is a complicated process that can only be supervised by specialists. There are approved and professional breeders that know exactly what race must be crossed with what race, in order to obtain a new breed. Sometimes, it lasts for decades until a new breed is obtained. Mistakes are made, and the breeders are not too happy with some breeds that they obtain. This means that they have to star all over again, and this means years of crossing and striving. However, when they have a new breed, the satisfaction is immense. When do dogs stop growing?Is dog insurance worth it?When do

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Why does dog lick paws?

Dogs lick paws for different reasons. The most common reason is cleaning. Dogs are not as clean as cats, and they are less concerned about that, but they do want to stay clean. This is why they lick their paws after running, or after walking into mud.Another reason for that are wounds. Dogs are wounded often, because they step into spikes, roots and all kinds of harmful things. By liking paws, they try to ease the pain, although it is not the best idea. If you see your dog liking paws, you might want to check if there are some wounds there. If not, just leave the dog alone. It means that he i

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Why does dog pee kill grass?

Usually, dog pee does not kill grass, but if this happens, it means that the dog or the grass have a problem. There are two reasons for that: the dog might have digestive problems, and if the liquids are not digested as they should, the urine of the dog is acid. In this case, you should change the food of the dog, or you should get him to the veterinarian to determine what the actual problem is. If there is nothing wrong with the dog, it means that your lawn is of bad quality. It is not normal for grass to be destroyed by dog’s pee as long as it is quality grass. When do dogs stop growin

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How do dogs get worms?

Intestinal worms at dogs are common. Sometimes, you will not even realize that the dog has worms.  However, if your dog has an increased appetite, or on the contrary, he does not want to eat at all, the parasites might be to blame.The dog usually gets worms from the food that he eats. If you leave the dog to wonder around the park, make sure that he does not find something to eat. Expired meat, milk, or even some foods that you don’t usually give to the dog might be the cause for worms. You can determine if the dog has worms by examining his excrements. The treatment is complex, it requi

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How do dogs get fleas?

Fleas are parasites of dogs, which can be found in grass, or in places that are not so clean. However, the most important reason for which the dog gets fleas is the contact with other diseased dogs. Fleas are transmitted easily from one dog to the other. If you want to prevent that, the best method is to use the powders from the veterinarian. Make sure to buy a powder that does not affect the dog. Don’t just buy a powder from the local pet store, as it might give your dog some rashes and itches. The veterinarian is the only person that can determine exactly what type of flea powder is require

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Why do dogs have whiskers?

Dogs need to have their senses sharp, to be alert all the time, and to be prepared for any danger. Their senses are diversified and sharper than the ones of humans. One of the important senses is the one of smelling. The whiskers of the dog help him to “pick up” smells from the air, and to identify the difference between those. Another role of whiskers is for touching. The dogs touch objects with their whiskers, determining the consistency and the special characteristics of the object. If you want to cut the whiskers of your dog to look more interesting, just forget about it. How would you fe

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Why do dogs shake?

Shaking is one of the funniest things that you can teach your dog. The answer to the question “why dogs shake” is simple: because their owner trained them how to do that, and because they can. It is not required to call as special trainer. Shaking is one of the simplest things to teach for dogs. Training can begin at 4-5 months, and the puppy will learn how to shake in 1-2 weeks. Of curse, this also depends on the intelligence and breed of the dog. Anyway, even if your dog is not as intelligent as others, learning how to shake is not such a difficult task. When do dogs stop growing?Is do

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When do dogs stop teething?

The teeth of puppies grow until the age of 4-5 months. However, those are the baby teeth, just like in the case of humans. At this age, you will see the dog exploring around with his mouth, chewing on anything that he finds. It is a difficult period for the dog owner, especially because the teeth will start to fall, and to be replaced with the mature teeth. Those will grow until the age of 8 months. If the dog continues to chew objects around the house, it means that the teeth are not to blame. In this case, only a professional trainer might help the dog to “forget” about this annoying habit.

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When do dogs stop growing?

A dog usually grows for 2-3 years, but they can be considered mature at the age of three. However, it depends on the race and on the size of the dog. It is really important to determine the race, before establishing the age. A rough estimation ca be done considering that one year in the life of a dog corresponds to seven years in the life of humans. This means that a dog will grow until the age of 3, because that will be the age when e or she is 21, right?If you don’t have records about your dog, it is impossible to estimate how old he or she is. Considering the race, a veterinarian can make

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Is dog insurance worth it?

Dog insurance is a relatively new service that is offered by insurance companies. As it is a new service, it is expensive. The company will evaluate the insurance considering the breed of the dog, and its value. However, the “value” of your dog is inestimable. Maybe an insurance company could ask you to pay $20 a month for insuring the dog, and in case you lose it or it dies from some disease, you will be compensated, but we all know that money will not bring your beloved pet back. Overall, it is worth it to take insurance for the dog if you are concerned about money, or if you have a rare do

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When do dogs go into heat?

The female dogs go into heat once or twice a month. During this period, she will howl, showing her “availability” to male dogs. The owners of female dogs that are in heat must be very careful, because they might run away easily. Even if you have a faithful dog that does not run often, during the heat periods, it is likely for the dog to run away. You can think about sterilizing the dog. In this case, the female dog will not feel the natural feeling of mating, and she will not have the same “symptoms”. Moreover, she will not spread the common smells that alert the male dogs. When do dogs

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Dog Park

There are parks for children and elders where we go in the morning and in the evening to do some exercises. In every modern city we can see health-conscious People are doing exercises in the parks. But now, as the number of pet lovers are growing, these parks are not only used by the human beings, but also used by the animals. People are going to the parks with their pets. Running or walking with your pet is really a nice idea. But you cannot be with your pet all the day. Your pet will feel lonely when you will be working in the office or when you will be dating with a woman! The pet should a

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Benefits of Purchasing Adopt an Animal Gift Pack

http://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/http://www.chesterzoo.org/support-us/adoptions/Adoption%20Gift%20Packhttp://www.redletterdays.co.uk/Experience/Animals/Adopt-An-Animalhttp://www.zsl.org/adopt-an-animalAdopt an animal gift pack is ideal for people who cannot keep pets. This can be done locally, where you sponsor a specific animal or a local shelter. Adopt an animal gift pack can also include wild animals where you can adopt a tiger, polar bear, rhino, dolphin or even a orangutan just to name a few.Each adopt an animal gift pack comes with a newsletter from the organization, a cuddly

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Time to Save Animals That are Endangered

Many animals that had existed in the world cannot be today and many existing (animals that are endangered). It is high time that humans had taken necessary steps to save these animals. There are thousands of animals, birds, fish, birds and different types of toads that are endangered today. Even though numerous steps are taken to safeguard these species, it is still doubtful whether man can really help these endangered animals to survive for some more time.There are many environmentalists, nature lovers, animal welfare professionals fighting for a same cause to helps and safeguard these anima

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Contribute to Save Endangered Animals

Many species that had existed in our planet centuries ago do not exist today. At the same time, many endangered animals today might disappear from our planet in the future. However, we can help these animals to survive by safeguarding it. The first step that needs to be taken to save these animals is to stop hunting for them. A recent study on endangered species showed that tigers might disappear if they are not safeguarded. The total number of tigers existing on the planet has reduced drastically in the last decade. Today, many endangered species are safeguarded by the endangered species act

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Time To Save All Endangered Species

There are more than 1500 endangered species on our planet. These plants and animals had survived on the planet since the early ages. However, the governments of every country is doing their part to safeguard the remaining endangered plants and animals by implementing strict rules and laws against those poaching and killing them. Few endangered animals are tiger, Ethiopian wolf, Simien fox, bay cat, turtles etc. The list goes on since there are so many endangered animals on the planet. It is the same case with plants.  However, the Government is taking necessary actions in saving the exis

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Save Animal Species By Contributing Your Effort

It is a known fact that many animals are tortured and killed across the world every year. The only way to stop killing is by adopting animals and safeguarding them. It is a simple process to adopt an animal. There are many animal welfare centers, pet centers that have thousands of animals in to be adopted. If every single family has a pet, we could help these animals survive on planet earth. Even though there are many animal lovers and professionals working hard to create awareness among people about the importance of adopting animals. Various studies states that the number of animals hunted

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Thousands of Animals Waiting to be Adopted

Nowadays, many animal lovers and animal welfare professionals spent most of their time to save and adopt animals. They help people with similar interests to adopt as many animals as possible. There are animals lovers in the country who have 30-40 pets at home. These animal lovers help to change the life span of the animals. However, you can also adopt these animals from any pet centers and other animal welfare centers. There are thousands of animals waiting to be adopted in these animal welfare centers across the country. You can adopt any one species and have your friends or relatives adopt

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Adopt an Animal to Save its Species

Have you ever planned to adopt an animal? It would be a great idea to adopt them and to save them. There are many animal species outnumbered today due to human negligence. Adopting any animal can save the particular animal and most probably the species as well. There are many animal welfare professionals working hard on safeguarding and saving these animals. They save each and every animal that they find is in danger and safeguards them in various animal welfare centers. However, you can select an animal from these centers and adopt to help the animals lovers to save them. By adopting an anim

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Adopt an Animal – Save an Animal

There are many animal lovers in the country willing for animal adoptions. These animals can have better life when an animal lover adopts them. This could be different life for the animals. In most of the pet centers and animal welfare centers, there are hundreds of animals to be adopted. Day by day, animals in these centers increase for which animal welfare professional create animal adoption gifts and other products to raise money to look after the animals in the center. This is why most animal lovers begin to adopting animals and save their life.Adopting animals can really help the animals

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Learn how to Adopt an Animal from the Virtual Animal Adoptions Website

Thanks to the virtual animal adoptions website you can easily own your own virtual pet. It is however important to follow the instructions listed on the animal adoptions website correctly. These virtual centers allow you to own your own pet and put on your website with no charge.There are a number of animals available from the adoption centers like the spider, pig, duck, hamster, tiger, penguin and bunny just to name  a few. The first step when you want to adopt an animal from the virtual animal adoptions website is to select a pet and give it a name. Then you need to copy a code given o

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The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dogby Rudyard KiplingThere is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day; And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more? Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie-- Perfect passsion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head. Nevertheless it is hardly fair To risk your heart to a dog to tear.When the fourteen years which Nature permits Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet's unspoken pre

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Dog imitates baby

No one except the baby can understand the dog's language!

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The Rush For Ivory: the War for the White Gold of Africa

Far away from the indiscrete eyes of the civilized world, a mute and sad genocide happens. The victims of massacre are the giants of Africa, the elephants. They are slaughtered by thousands every year, even now, during the 21st century. The kind and intelligent elephants are threatened by human greed, and if the phenomenon continues, their extinction is inevitable.The teeth that bring moneyThe fascination of humans for the white fangs of elephants is older than the current civilization. Since immemorial times, people that lived in caves used the fangs to create weapons, icons, or even to use

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Whales hunting: Crimes of Ignorance and Greed

For thousands of years, people hunted dolphins and whales for different purposes. It seemed like a dark hate vendetta of humans against the quiet and peaceful giants of seas and oceans. The genocide started in immemorial times, but the true problems started about 200 years ago. The situation is not changed even today. Companies earn immensely from killing whales, and they continue to find new methods to cheat the international laws, which have the goal of protecting the biggest animals on Terra. In those conditions, the survival of whales is a responsibility for the human race. The Rush For W

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