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Dogs / Getting Started

Your Dog's Vital Signs: What's Normal and What Isn't

Knowing your dog's vital signs is one of the most useful, and most overlooked, parts of responsible pet care. Just like us, dogs have normal ranges for body temperature, heart rate and breathing, and

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Dogs / Getting Started

Understanding the Dog Play Bow: What Your Pet Is Communicating

Front legs stretched flat to the ground, rear end up in the air, tail wagging. The play bow is one of the clearest, most joyful pieces of canine body language, and it carries a specific, important mes

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Dogs / Getting Started

My Puppy Won't Stop Scratching: Working Out the Cause

A little scratching is normal, dogs groom themselves the way we do. But when it becomes constant, targeted at one spot, or is clearly disrupting your puppy's sleep and comfort, it is worth working thr

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Dogs / Getting Started

Giving Subcutaneous Fluids to Your Puppy at Home

For a puppy recovering from an illness that has caused dehydration, or managing an ongoing condition your vet is monitoring, subcutaneous fluids given at home can be a genuinely valuable part of the t

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Dogs / Getting Started

The Eight to Twelve Week Window: Your Puppy's Most Important Month

If there is one stretch of a puppy's life that shapes the dog it becomes, it is the month between eight and twelve weeks. This is usually when a puppy arrives in its new home, and it happens to overla

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Dogs / Getting Started

Keeping Your Puppy Safe and Cool Through the Indian Summer

Indian summers push temperatures well past what many dog breeds are built to handle comfortably, and puppies, with their still developing ability to regulate body temperature, are at particular risk.

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