Posted on March 30, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Dog ID tags are your one-way ticket to showing proof you own your dog, especially when someone comes in the back door and grabs it before you even know it’s gone. If you cannot prove you own your dog with a dog ID tag, someday he or she will be gone—no matter how much you [...]
Posted on March 28, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Visual: sighting of animal. Sounds: Adults are generally quiet, although you’ll hear them stamp their feet. Young skunks are more vocal, especially when playing. You may hear teeth click Odor: is nauseating, penetrating, acrid musk. Tracks: Small relative to body size, 5 toes on all feet, smooth continuous palm pads, long front nails. Scat: Scat [...]
Posted on March 27, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Today is our 1st year anniversary of Way Cool Dogs—began with tongue in cheek—and it has been a growing year in many ways. Our first day showed 17 viewers….and we were absolutely thrilled!!! But after a year, we are placing 402,057 in the Alexa Traffic Rank while our top ranking country is India with 55,726 and the [...]
Posted on March 26, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Guest Post by Susan Hawkins I’m not referring to dog doors here. I’m actually a big fan of dog doors. A do-it-yourself door was ideal when we had two pooches that could go out into our large, fenced backyard all hours of the day and night, take care of business and come back inside with [...]
Posted on March 24, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
The top issues of this breed are the coat and skin issues, especially those who have problematic breeding backgrounds and genetic issues. This focuses on: (1) too many Shar-Pei breeders raising low-quality breed lines; (2) the first Shar-Pei dogs to arrive in the US were of low quality, and (3) the mass production of the Shar-pei breed led to high numbers of poor breed specimens. The Chinese meaning of “Shar Pei” means “dog with sandy coat” because of the skin’s roughness and prickly feeling, which is the source of the skin and coat problems. Knowing about the Shar-Pei issues in advance will help its owner be prepared to handle any health situation that arises.
Posted on March 22, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Flea infestation can turn out to be a nightmare not only for your dog but for you as well. These little bugs are visible to the naked eye and can give you a really tough time. Research has indicated that there are almost 2000 different species of fleas. These fleas survive on the blood of [...]
Posted on March 21, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Issues about dogs getting swine flu have not been in the news for awhile. Heck, even the swine flu itself has been kind of quiet. We have checked over some websites with current and not-so-current information on the subject of dogs and swine flu. We hope there is some enjoyable reading here….now that the health field [...]
Posted on March 20, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
The aging process of dogs can be seen through loss of muscle tone and strength. Tummies or abdomens begin to sag, their back begins to sway and give out, the the elbows and hips joints begin to turn out with a little bit of sagging around the elbow joint. The hair is not as smooth [...]
Posted on March 19, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Worms in dogs are not always bad. It’s a known fact that parasite eggs and worms in dog stools are quite common. It is vital to know how to tell what type of worms your dog has in order to keep the dog safe with its worms under control through dog deworming programs. That is [...]
Posted on March 19, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
How often have we heard about bad commercial dog food being pulled from the market? By the time it hits television and the media, our dog has already eaten a month or of the “bad stuff”. And not all of the food being pulled was cheap food either. What’s that tell you? More and more [...]
Posted on March 18, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Cheyletiella dog mange is referred to as the ”walking dandruff” mange and is extremely contagious to cats and young puppies when they come into contact with one other. Its Cheyletiella mites are highly visible to the naked eye, as compared to the tiny spiderlike mites in Sarcoptic dog mange and Demodectic dog mange where the [...]
Posted on March 17, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Most dog owners realize their dogs can get tapeworms if they are on the ground or have been exposed to a cat flea with tapeworms. But little do they know that pet owners are exposed to parasites on a daily basis, with the dreaded tapeworm one of the most common and the oldest known parasites [...]
Posted on March 17, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
Demodectic dog mange is caused by a tiny spider-mite called the Demodex canis which lives deep inside the dog’s hair follicles. They are small enough to not be seen without a microscope and can get 2-3mm below the skin surface of the follicles. Vet testings may have to obtain skin biopsies for a proper mange [...]
Posted on March 16, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
All dogs vomit. And all dog owners know it! Dog vomiting begins in the well-developed “vomit center” of the dog, activated by the brain’s vomiting center. According to the AKC Veterinary Handbook, this causes dogs to heave more readily than any other animal. At the beginning when the dog feels the need to upchuck, he [...]
