10 Tips for Firework Phobic Dogs

Make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise earlier in the day. Keep your dogs inside during fireworks Provide a safe place inside for your dogs to retreat. If your dog is comfortable in a crate, use that Keep the windows and curtains closed. Removing visual stimulation can also help calm dogs. Feed your dog a high carb meal Make sure all your dogs are…

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5 Reasons to Foster a Dog

Maybe you love dogs and cannot watch the commercials on television asking for donations to help abused and abandoned puppies. Maybe you cannot drive near the local animal shelter because you’re afraid you will want to adopt every single dog in the place. Maybe you already walk dogs as a part-time or full-time job and have been looking for a way to help dogs that don’t have loving homes.…

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Top 3 products to help your dog with firework phobia

Fireworks are the nemesis of many a dog; their big lights in the sky and crashing sounds can turn even the bravest dog into a shivering wreck who is foaming at the mouth. While the level of anxiety caused by fireworks can vary from dog to dog, it is sensible as an owner to start building your dog up to the sounds a few weeks…

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Top 5 Tips on Choosing the Perfect City Dog

Providing you have the necessary permissions from your building and landlord having a dog in the city can be one of the most pleasurable experiences of urban living. SIZE One thing you need to take into consideration when choosing a city dog is the size of your dog versus the size of the space they will be living in. If you live in a studio…

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Keeping a Dog in the City is Cruel

Today I received my first piece of hate mail from a stranger that stumbled upon City Dog Expert online. It was a little bit of a shock to the system as normally the emails I receive are from people that like the website. Bubble burst. The hate mail was along the lines of “keeping a dog in a small space in the city is cruel…

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My dog was hit by a car

There are some moments when being a dog owner is the hardest thing in the world. Where everything goes in slow motion. When you realise that as an owner of another being, you made a terrible mistake. All these thoughts and more went through my head when Houdini was hit by a car a few days ago. What started off as a normal (yet frantic)…

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