Good Dog Blog



09/17/09

How Can I Prevent My Dog From Counter Cruising/Surfing?

Question: Any suggestions regard Counter Cruiser’s. Two of my golden retrievers are terrible. They also break down baby gates to get to our cats’ food. I leave free choice dry food for the cats. Two golden’s eat Nutro and one is 12 and she has developed food allergies in the last year. She is on a .. [ read more ]




09/01/09

Product Review: Honest Kitchen Raw Organic Dehydrated Dog Food

As some of you may or may not know, my other love is ‘vehicle dependent expedition travel’ otherwise known as overlanding or possibly an off-highway road tripping. This type of travel allows you to experience things the average person will never imagine even exist, never mind see. However, when you have two big dogs to .. [ read more ]




08/27/09

Want to Refer a Professional?

Our database of doggy professionals is building! We have recommendations of vets to trainers to groomers to companies that produce to dog specific items from all over North America. Wonderful job! But we need more!! Before we build this out into a referral website, we need to have a few thousand recommendations of doggy professionals .. [ read more ]




08/18/09

Warm Weather Hazards for Your Dog

On Friday, we ended our three month long special feature on common substances that are toxic to dogs. There are far more out there but I tried to pick the ones that your dog is most likely to come into contact with under normal circumstances. However, if there are any substances or possibly myths around .. [ read more ]




08/17/09

What Do You Suggest to Keep a Dog Mentally Active?

Question: After seeing your post about mental stimulation, what kind of games would you suggest to keep a dog mentally active? ANSWER: Hi Marty, Great question! I am so glad you asked! Dogs require mental stimulation to remain happy, content, and well adjusted. How much they require is dependent on intelligence, energy levels, temperament, age, and overall health and mental .. [ read more ]




08/15/09

Our Database is Growing!

Hello everyone! Our database of doggy professionals is building! We have recommendations of vets to trainers to groomers to companies that produce to dog specific items from all over North America. Wonderful job! But we need more!! Before we build this out into a referral website, we need to have a few thousand recommendations of doggy .. [ read more ]




08/14/09

Toxic Food and Substances: Rat Poison

Does anyone else live where rats are a real problem? Where I live on Vancouver Island off the west coast of British Columbia, we do not have a rat infestation problem like some areas but they are a major nuisance! And they are HUGE! Maybe it is our nice fresh air and moderate climate, I .. [ read more ]




08/11/09

Toxic Food and Substances: Anti-Freeze

Almost everyone knows that antifreeze, or specifically, ethylene glycol that makes up 95% of the antifreeze, is toxic to pets. However, I had no idea when I started doing the research on this poison how rampant the problem is for our pets! Statistics show that it is the most common form of accidental poisoning in .. [ read more ]




08/10/09

What’s the Easiest Way to Get an Answer For My Pet Problems?

Question: Awhile back I submitted a behavior problem we have with our golden retriever when we take her in a car or truck. Whenever I see your email pop up, I search to see if you’ve answered. I love to read a lot of your answers, but I’ve never found mine. You must get hundreds of queries, .. [ read more ]




08/08/09

My Dog Keeps Getting Ear Infections Even After Medication and Cleaning

Question: I have a question about my dogs ears. He always gets ear infections and is presently on cephalexin 500mg 2 pills twice a day. also on 100 mg for lym disease 2 pills twice a day also on a small pill twice a day for thyroid. the ears are still infected what can i do? .. [ read more ]