Flea Control With Cats and Dogs

Fleas are the most common external parasite of pets in North America. Fleas are small wingless insects that use their specialized mouth to pierce the skin and siphon blood from their host. When a flea bites, it injects a small amount of saliva into the skin to prevent the blood from coagulating. Some animals become […]

Dog Training: “Hot Tips for the Bedroom”


Leftover 4th of July Fireworks are Great for Bomb Proofing the Horses

<b>The Goal</b>
I was working with Vego and Gemini today. I have been working on desensitizing them to loud noises. The final goal is 1) to be able to shoot a gun while sitting on their backs and 2) to be able to ride them down a street filled with people, flying streamers, loud noises, fireworks, […]

7 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A Chihuahua Puppy

They are everywhere

The GSD History Is Of A Very Well Respected And Admired Dog Throughout The World

GSD history, relatively speaking when compared to many of the other breeds of dog, is still that of a very young breed. Captain Max von Stephanitz, a German cavalry officer, developed the German Shepherd Dog breed in 1899, based entirely on his vision of the perfect working dog, one type of dog which could work […]

Buying a Mastiff Puppy

Yes I am a breeder from "Island West Mastiffs". I have sold many mastiff pups over the years Many to great homes and a few, not so good . I have also bought and Imported mastiff pups . I too have been on the search for the right mastiff puppy.
By reading this you have started […]

How Our Bichon Frise Dog Got Relief From Arthritis Pain

Lexy is our little Bichon. She is going to be 7 years old in January and is only 12 lbs but runs a very tight ship (in other words, she is in charge).
For the first 5 years, she was a very active dog. She walked every day and enjoyed her time out and about. Then […]

Free Puppy Not a Bargain

Now we know the rest of the story. A "friend" gave us a pedigreed and papered dog worth five hundred dollars for free! She said they really didn’t have the time to work with it and wanted it to go to a good home. The only catch was we had to pick it up that […]

The Curly-Coated Retriever

The Curly-Coat is a retriever of great ability in the water and on land. He is descended from a cross between the St. John’s Newfoundland (presently known as the Labrador Retriever) , the English Water Dog and the Poodle. He became extremely popular among the English land-owners of the nineteenth century and was prized as […]

Pet Photography Professional Techniques

OK. You have your pet. You have your camera. You have the desire. Why can’t you get a picture that doesn’t show the back of your pet’s head as he/she walks away from the camera or a shot of an oversized nose as they try to sniff your lens?
The professionals make it seem so easy, […]