http://www.doggyweb.info/feed/ http://www.doggyweb.info/ All information about your favorite pet. Tue, 2 Dec 2008 03:35:53 +0100 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 03:35:53 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/games-with-dogs http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/games-with-dogs Making interactions with your pet enhances not only its physical built but also its mental state. By engaging your pet in various games the bond between the two of you increases. Playing games with dogs serve as an exercise and play time for them. Choosing a game you could play together depends on the types of dog you have, the age, physical appearance and their nature. Most dogs are really playful and would welcome games with a high degree of enthusiasm. The young ones and those with active bodies will enjoy it even more. Once you have determined whether your pet is ready to make social interaction, you can start figuring out which particular games to play. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:34:13 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-care1 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-care1 Taking care of an animal can help make a person responsible. It also sets an individual’s priorities because this involves time and resources budgeting. When you adopted a dog, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Maybe you are thinking of the happy moments with your pet and all the fun you will enjoy together as best buddies. Along with these thought perhaps are the things you need and want your pet to have. It is great if you can provide your pup with the things which will make it happy especially if you are treating it as another member of the family. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:39:06 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-care http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-care Caring for your pet is a big task regardless of their size. The amount of care is basically the same. Although small dogs take lesser time to bathe than big dogs, all the other caring activities do not have much difference. When you adopted another part of the family your home changes. Dog care means that you have to provide all of your pets basic needs such as food, clothes if you like and shelter plus the proper attention. For its food you have to make sure of what you feed your pet. You have the choice between commercial or organic dog foods. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:25:12 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/family-dog http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/family-dog If ever you come to the point that you want to adopt a pet, check your status first. Whether you are single or married choosing the right dog that fits your lifestyle matters. If you are single, you have fewer things to consider than those who are married and with children. If you are living alone, consider the following suggestions. How you live affects the type of pet you should adopt. For example if you are the athletic type choose those dogs that have a bigger built. Of course it is understood that you must involve your pet with any possible activity that the two of you may do together. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:09:46 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/fat-dogs http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/fat-dogs Dog lovers certainly want to provide their beloved pets all the love and care they can ever give. Sometimes they tend to forget that they are over providing them in the form of food—that is overfeeding. After all a little treat for such a good and bright pet is quite usual. But do you realize how many treats you give your pet as reward everyday? Maybe you are not aware but those treats can be equivalent to one or two meals already. Small amount of treats are not bad but combine them all and the effects are terrible for your dog’s nutrition. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:25:18 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-bites http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-bites Having a pet puppy is really good if there are children in the house so that they can learn to be responsible and become lovers of animals. Puppies are extremely cute especially if they are furry and fat but once they start teething they become a threat to the kids. It is dangerous if a dog bites you particularly if it is not yet vaccinated. Aside from training your pet not to bite, it is essential that you make safety precautions to avoid being bitten. For example, you have a friend that invited your family over for dinner at their house. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:14:04 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/healthy-dogs http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/healthy-dogs Who wouldn’t their dogs to be healthy? It is very obvious that every dog lovers desire that. However the biggest problem regarding this is choosing the right amount of care to give. Caring for them starts from the right kinds of food—those that are considered healthy dog food. Make sure that what you feed them includes the right amount of vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates that fits their age and size. Bigger dogs need more than smaller ones. The same principle follows for those that are active and not. Have your dog examined by their veterinarian regarding the kinds of healthy dog food your pet should have. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:16:34 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-barking http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-barking Do you easily get annoyed when your dog barks endlessly? Or you tend to ignore the first ten barks but you can’t tolerate the hundred others more? Take note that dog barking is natural to them. Among the many other things your pet can do barking can be considered both a good and bad attitude. For one thing, its barking might be its way to get your attention or it wants to say something to you. Sometimes, you just can’t ignore their noisy racket especially when it is in the middle of the night and your neighbors are irritated too. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:32:14 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-names http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-names Like everything else in the world, each one should have a name—including dogs. Although they are all generally known as Canis domesticus in the scientific world, and just plain dog for the English language, it would be ridiculous if we don’t give each of them a proper title. Finding the proper noun for man’s best friend would be a bit difficult especially if you want to give it the very best dog name. One has to consider various things because naming a pet is not that easy. Well, some would say that what you call it doesn’t matter because it can’t tell you how much it likes or hates what it is called. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:13:25 +0100 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/puppies http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/puppies We consider our beloved puppies as adorable and lovable little creatures. They are very cute and cuddly with their charming faces and warm eyes that make everyone hug and play with them. But once they start teething they turn from delightful pets to pesky monsters. They love to bite anything that comes their way—including your memorable house decors and important school and business papers. This phase although natural to puppies can’t be tolerated. You simply have to make an effort in order to make your house puppy proof or make those drastic moves to teach that puppy of yours to behave. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:31:23 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/Redbone-Coonhound http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/Redbone-Coonhound Ever wonder what it would be like to catch raccoons and other tree climbing mammals? If you do, and actually have plans of doing so (they're ain't that many of you out there), then you should avail of the services of a Redbone Coonhound. This hound breed is one of the first ever to be developed and registered in the United States of America, under the United Kennel Club – but who cares about that anyway? What we really want is a house pet that can perform multiple functions; having good looks wouldn't hurt either, so I don't remember why I made the statement about it being one of the first in the first place anyway. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:28:09 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-breed4 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-breed4 If you're after an overly affectionate dog, this isn't the breed for you – first and foremost, the Rhodesian Ridgeback would rather carry on with doing the job it's been assigned to do then to “waste” time cuddling with you. Well they aren't exactly that cold hearted, they do manage to show some signs of “care”, but they're more work oriented (just the way they were bred). What kinda jobs was it meant to do anyway? A whole lot of “hard-boiled jobs” - where this pooch comes from, which is South Africa (Rhodesia), it has been used as a hunting dog breed. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:49:41 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-breed3 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-breed3 If you're from an area full of gangs, and you see them quite often everyday, you'll notice the smallest member of the group acting the toughest. The dwarf seems to be talking the loudest, looking at everybody he comes across, and is the same idiot that always starts the fights – the reason behind that is that he's depending on the bigger and tougher guys he's with to save his sorry ass each and every time there is trouble. Anyways, how's the insignificance of that related to our furry friends? Well there does exist a dog breed that's very much similar to the type of guy I mentioned above, and that is the Dandie Dinmont Terrier dog breed. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:30:32 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-breed2 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/dog-breed2 When hunting big game in the wilderness, it helps to have a hunting dog that's at least of medium to large build, plus agility and intelligent. But the outdoors isn't the only place hosting “game”, but the indoors as well. Housewives, househusbands, housekids and basically everyone staying in the house know what I'm talking about – these are rodents. It's one of the most hated species on the face of the planet, and there's no way they'll be accepted as part of the household, unless you've got a laboratory inside which you use for conducting experiments on the vermin. Anyways, scientist or not, they're burden to us all and need to be dealt with. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:33:29 +0200 http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/Carolina-Dog http://www.doggyweb.info/raising/Carolina-Dog The Carolina Dog came from Southern Carolina, as if its name wasn't clue enough. This pooch is said to have been around there for thousands of years, and had to put up with the “wild” environment there. Luckily it was able to adapt well and make a home in the forests, swamps, and savannahs – if not it wouldn't be seeing it around, now would you? That was a long time ago, at present, the Carolina Dog has made its self popular as a family pet; more proof of its “survival” skills; the transition from wild to domesticated is beautiful. It hasn't changed much since back then, but it did retain some of the basic traits that it developed in the past.