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When we talk about dog attacks and vicious dogs what comes to our head?are usually think of words like under socialized, untrained, possibly fear aggression or maybe aggressive or adversive training. A vicious dog is a dog with a propensity or tendency to attack. A dog who in danger is the safety of human beings.Continue reading “Breed discrimination”

I have to admit when I was younger I wasn’t the best at finding appropriate care for my dogs when I was not around. I would get whoever, whenever whether it was a friend, neighbor or a boarding facility. I really did not understand that I had choices in the matter.When I got some ageContinue reading “A home away from home having proper care for your dogs when you are not around”

I really was interested in canine care. I was not really sure which area I wanted to specialize in. With my canine specialist training I learned a little bit about a lot of different areas of dog care. So the latest thing I’ve tried out is dog sitting. I first started out with fostering dogsContinue reading “Dog sitting”

I’ve been in the position where I’ve had to hire pet sitters, board my dogs at facilities, of course use veterinarians, and employee outside help with my dogs. I cannot fathom, after having dogs most of my life from childhood. How someone, could understand the responsibility and liabilities of caring for a dog especially ifContinue reading “Should dog care workers and dog professionals be people who have dogs of their own?”

Dog grooming information As I learn about grooming in dogs there’s so many different products and ingredients out there. A lot of them confuse me overwhelm me and leave me frustrated! So I thought I would do some clarification about items to look for in your shampoos conditioners and dog grooming items. Hopefully this willContinue reading “Dog ingredients for grooming”

With the shelters rescues and other dog facilities being overran, full and at maximum capacity. Euthanize ation is not a choice that any of us wants to consider in my opinion it’s really not an option if you were euthanizing for space. I am a fan of no kill shelters and rescues of course asContinue reading “The truth, and points to ponder about fostering dogs”

I grew up in the 80s and 90s in the south. In a small town. Clean dogs were hard to find. A lot ofof people thought dogs were just smelly creatures and not very clean but. People who did take the time to give their dogs a bath, like my family, used whatever we could.Continue reading “Dog shampoo information”

A dog groomer told me at one time that most people who have dogs do not know how to brush them. When I told people that they said that was crazy. You get a brush and you brush your dog right! Not really. Not all dog breeds need the same brush and also all brushesContinue reading “Dog brushes”

When I was a child I had a mixed free dog. This was in the late 80s early 90s. We brushed her with a human brush and probably washed her in human shampoo or some cheap flea shampoo for dogs that smelled like medication. I remember when we discovered doggy deodorant and sprayed it onContinue reading “The beginning of my grooming journey”

🗣🐶 we all have bathed our dogs in Dawn dishwashing liquid right! We’ve always heard it was the right thing to do and let’s face it the product works well and it’s affordable. I’m here to tell you after taking grooming courses and learning more about dog skincare it is not a good thing toContinue reading “Should you bathe your dog and Dawn dishwashing liquid?”