When you and your family are making the decision to purchase a pet, you will want to go through a checklist in order to make sure that it is the right decision for everyone involved. It is a major life event when bringing a pet into the home and the decision should not be taken [...]

A dogfight is a cruel activity in which two dogs are forced to fight for the sake of human entertainment and profit. The dogs, usually pit bulls, Rottweilers, or Dobermans, are raised under horrific conditions and abusively trained to be aggressive. Humane officers and other law enforcement agents routinely break up illegal dogfighting rings and [...]

Christmas and the holidays are a festive time for people and pets alike, but the holidays hold certain dangers for pets as well.
Most Christmas safety tips for pets surround the Christmas tree, which is probably the biggest temptation for animals.
Pet and the Christmas tree

Fallen Christmas tree needles are very sharp [...]

Dog intelligence is the ability of a dog to learn, think, and solve problems. Dog trainers, owners, and researchers have as much difficulty agreeing on a method for testing canine intelligence, as they do for human intelligence.
There are three types of dog intelligence:

Adaptive Intelligence (learning and problem-solving ability). This is [...]

Pit bull is a term commonly used to describe several types of dogs with similar physical characteristics. Its use in media is often vague and rarely descriptive of specific breeds. There are several physically similar breeds that are often termed “pit bull”, including the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier , the Staffordshire Bull [...]

For many decades the German Shepherd has held the top place in the world of Police and Working Dogs. It is justly called the Blind Man’s seeing eyes, the protector of home and property, the guardian of the Herds, the Police-Man’s true companion, the long arm of the plain-clothes man, the four legged shelter from [...]

Pets and children both need parenting. Both need to learn how to treat each other. Both need supervision and limits to their behavior. Children will need an adult’s help training their pet.
A pet is ultimately the responsibility of the adult, not the child.
Take an active role in teaching children how to pet and properly hold [...]

What is Rage Syndrome?
Rage Syndrome is a serious but rare uncharacteristic behavioral problem that has been reported in several breeds (particularly in Spaniels). Rage Syndrome is often incorrectly diagnosed as it is sometimes confused with other forms of aggression.
What are the symptoms?
Sudden attacks for no apparent reason; the dog will often be sleeping and then [...]

House cats are a growing source of human plague. Cats pick up the disease from infected fleas or rodents, perhaps a deer mouse, rock squirrel, or prairie dog, and pass it on when they bite, scratch, or lick humans. Even the breath of an infected cat with oral lesions can transmit plague bacteria. Before 1977, [...]

Origins and History
Historical notes: the definition of a Belgian Sheepdog depends a bit on what country you are in. The Belgian Sheepdog encompasses four varieties, according to the official breeders’ organizations of the UK, Canada, and South Africa. In the words of the Belgian Sheepdog Association of Great Britain, the varieties are: “Groenendael (long haired [...]