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How to Help Your Dog Lose Weight by Lots About Dogs on Nov 4, 2009Numerous studies have shown that more Americans are obese today than ever before and, interestingly, we’re not the only ones.  Not only are Americans fatter than ever, so are their dogs; and the phenomenon can have serious ramifications for both g...

How to Prevent Your Dog from Biting Out of Fear – Part 3 by Lots About Dogs on Nov 2, 2009How to cope with fear-biting First of all, make sure your own attitude to the problem is realistic. While the behavior of a fearful dog can often be significantly ameliorated by careful training and acclimatization, on other occasions – and som...

What Dogs Do Not Shed? by Lots About Dogs on Oct 27, 2009

How to Prevent Your Dog from Biting Out of Fear – Part 2 by Lots About Dogs on Oct 26, 2009What makes some dogs into fear-biters? All dogs undergo what’s called a fear-imprint stage when they’re about eight weeks old, and another one at about fourteen weeks. During this period of a dog’s formative puppyhood, he’s si...

What to Do When Your Dog Has Fleas by Lots About Dogs on Oct 22, 2009Fleas are a problem for dogs and their owners alike. These tiny insects will live on the body of your dog, sucking the animal’s blood and laying eggs. The bites and presence of fleas will cause the dog to itch and if the dog happens to be allergi...

How to Prevent Your Dog from Biting Out of Fear – Part 1 by Lots About Dogs on Oct 19, 2009A fear-bite is a bite that occurs out of sheer panic. It’s not to be confused with dominance-aggression, which is a sign of deep-set personality problems; a fear-biter isn’t necessarily a ‘fierce’ dog. He’s just scared.

Do Microchips Help Find Lost Dogs? by Lots About Dogs on Oct 13, 2009There is not much of anything in the world than the sight of a child who is grieving a lost dog. Teary-eyed and depressed, yet hopeful, she goes around the neighborhood tacking Xeroxed signs to telephone poles, pleading for the safe return of her be...