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Feature article behaviour and appearance
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How to say Happy Holidays to your dog - without the weight gain
How to say Happy Holidays to your dog - without the weight gain.
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Stress in our Dogs: Strategies for Stress Management
Many dogs enjoy a “spoiled” lifestyle complete with plush beds, tasty treats, and lots of affection.
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“Smile!” How to take the perfect picture of your dog
Every dog is unique and, in the eyes of every ‘pet parent’, the most beautiful animal to ever walk the earth.
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How do I stop my dog barking?
Controlling the noise level of your dog is an important part of being a responsible owner. After all, excessive barking can be annoying, not just for you but for your neighbours as well.
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Interpreting Common Dog Behaviours & the Meaning Behind His Moods
Your pup's actions tell you a lot about his mood. And although you may not be fluent in the canine tongue – short of what it means when it salivates – you do need to learn how to interpret dog behaviour.
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Separation Anxiety
If you have to leave your dog on his own it can bring on separation anxiety, this is usually caused by over-dependence on an owner.
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Why do dogs eat grass?
Your dog is a descendent of the mighty wolf, a noble hunter and confirmed carnivore. You feed him meals of the best possible quality, so why does he insist on eating grass?
Feature article breed
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Afghan Hound Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
An independent, strong-willed dog, the Afghan can be downright standoffish, but also quiet and clownish when the mood strikes.
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Airedale Terrier Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
An intelligent, tough dog, the Airedale terrier tolerates pets it grows up with and generally gets along well with other dogs and children.
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Basset Hound Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
Friendly and easy-going, the basset hound gets along well with children, other dogs and other pets in general.
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Beagle Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
A cheerful, affectionate dog, the Beagle prefers company. This breed can be highly destructive and bark excessively if left alone.
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Bernese Mountain Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
An alert, good-natured breed, the Bernese Mountain dog is eager to please and will welcome jobs to do as a family pet. The Bernese Mountain Dog is a large dog with a beautiful tri-coloured coat.
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Bichon Frise Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
A playful, yet gentle dog, the Bichon Frise doesn’t need much room to romp and is suitable for apartment living. The breed is not known for barking.
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Border Collie Dog Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet
A bright, clever breed, the Border Collie is best suited for country living. If confined without activity, this breed will quickly become unhappy and destructive.
Feature article health care
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Avoiding joint problem flare-ups can be as easy as A-B-C!
Avoiding joint problem flare-ups can be as easy as A-B-C!
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Common Digestive Issues in Dogs
It’s not uncommon for your dog to suffer from different types of digestive disorders. Acting quickly can prevent issues from worsening.
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Dealing with dog fleas
Few things can be quite as frustrating to a dog owner as dog fleas.
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Develop Your Gut Instinct for Pets’ Digestive Disorders
Gurgling tummies in turmoil are not good news for pets. Owners who have to clean up the unfortunate consequences, digestive problems are one of the rare downsides to owning a pet.
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Gastrointestinal & Digestive Disorders in Dogs: Types & Causes
Learn about the warning signs, symptoms, and treatments of Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and diseases that affect a dog.
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Urinary Problems & Bladder Stones in Dogs
Learn about the warning sign's, symptoms, and treatments of urolithiasis in dogs and the affect on your pet.
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Is Your Dog in Good Shape?
How can you tell if your dog is overweight? First, your veterinarian will weigh your dog at their regular check-ups. Between check-ups, place your hands on the ribs, are they hard to feel or even impossible to feel? If so, your dog is likely overweight.
Feature article new pet parent
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A He or She?
You’ve decided on your breed of dog; now you must decide whether to have a male or a female (bitch).
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A New Puppy In The Home
Getting a pet is an exciting time in anyone’s life and most people pick out a young animal to bring home so that they can share a long lifetime together.
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Adolescent puppies can be challenging
Puppies can grow into adolescents much like humans grow to become teenagers. Learn the challenges associated with this change in your puppy.
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An owners’ guide to the special needs of mini breeds
An owners’ guide to the special needs of mini breeds.
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Bringing your puppy home
Bringing a new puppy into your home is an exciting time, a few important tips will help this process go smoothly.
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First three months
Learn how to provide your puppy the care they need in the first 3 months to grow up strong, healthy and social.
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Introducing the collar and lead
Although it will be a few weeks before you can walk your puppy outside on a lead (prior to vaccination, you should carry your puppy so as to avoid the risk of infection), you can get him used to a collar when he's had a few days to settle into his new home.
Feature article nutrition and feeding
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A few ground rules
As your puppy grows, so will his need to assert himself. Puppies often choose mealtimes as a battle ground.
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Dogs & nutrition
Dogs have lived, worked, developed and eaten alongside humans for over 32,000 years.
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Feeding your puppy
How, when and what to feed your new puppy is an important decision, learn more about the things to consider for feeding your puppy.
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Festive Foods to Avoid Giving Your Dog
Discover what holiday foods to avoid feeding your dog, such as chocolate and nuts, and copy down these homemade holiday dog treat recipes to share with him.
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Tips & Methods For Switching Dog Foods
It is important that your dog switches food gradually from their current dog food to avoid digestive upset or tummy trouble.
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How Much & How Often to Feed Your Puppy/Dog
Learn the importance of feeding your puppy or adult dog the right amount of food at proper intervals and find out what feeding method is best for your dog.
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How a dog’s nutritional needs differ from ours?
In a study of homemade pet foods, more than 90 percent of foods were found to be nutritionally unbalanced and incomplete for pets.
Feature article play and exercise
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Dog Like to Swim? Activities for Your Water-Loving Pup.
Dogs and water often go together like kids and candy. Few things can bring out genuine excitement in water-loving dogs than a trip to the lake or beach.
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Choosing the Best Toys for Your Dog
The toys you give your dog should be of the appropriate shape, size and condition. This article is designed to provide pet owners with the criteria necessary to choose the appropriate kind of dog toys essential for enjoyment and safety.
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Dog exercise tips – getting them in shape
Five dog exercise tips from Hill’s Pet Nutrition to help you get them back in shape.
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Hill’s Pet Doggy Boot Camp - the ‘how to’ guide
We walk you through the simple steps to running your own doggy boot camp, or just doing some of the dog exercises yourself instead.
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Show Your Love And Exercise Your Dog
Prevent canine obesity and health issues by staying active with these fun tips for exercising your dog, at every life stage.
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Get into the habit of dog fitness
A nice, long walk with your dog is all well and good, but it’s not exercise.
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Playing with your dog
Like great nutrition and a loving home, playtime is essential to your dog's well-being.
Feature article routine care
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How to Keep Your Dog Safe on Halloween
There are few things in life cuter than seeing your terror-of-a-puppy dressed up in horns and a red cape on Halloween. But for dogs and their families, Halloween should also be a time for caution.
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Making the“back-to-school” season fun for your dog, too!
Here are some great tips for bedding in the transition from summer-fun to school-serious easier for both you and your four-legged family member.
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Summer Activities to Keep Your Dog Safe & Active
Some nice summer heat and sunshine can give us all a boost after a long winter but many pets need special care to ensure they enjoy the warm weather safely.
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Help, my Pet has an Upset Stomach!
Lots of pets suffer from upset tummies from time to time. While the specific details sometimes don’t make pleasant reading, it’s important that you know what to expect.
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Are your Dog’s Bad Habits Stomach Churning?
Dogs are naturally curious. That can mean that they sniff out all sorts of things they shouldn’t - spoiled food, decomposing carcasses and discarded human snacks – and sometimes they even take a bite or two, just to see how this odd smelling thing might taste.
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Seasonal
Throughout the weeks and months of your puppy's first, formative year, he'll encounter a vast variety of experiences, most of them happy and pleasant, but not all.
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Dog Interaction
The key to your dog interacting with other dogs, or socialisation, is familiarity and experience.
Feature article tools and resources
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How old should your puppy be?
If a puppy is taken away from his mother or brothers and sisters too early, he may miss out on important behavioural and emotional development stages.
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Helping people with companion dogs
Using animals in therapy has a long history, actually dating back to the 18th century in England.
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People with allergies and dogs
You may want a dog but are concerned about any allergies you or someone in your family may have.
Feature article training
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Behaviour training for your puppy
Your new puppy didn't come with good behaviour included. Granted, his breeder may have introduced him to some initial toilet training, but the way he behaves as your pet is entirely up to you.
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Early Training
Everyone wants a puppy that's well behaved, happy and sociable, but you'll only get from him what you give.
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Introducing Your Dog to a New Baby
With the right preparation, bringing a dog and new baby together should pose no problems at all.
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Teaching Your Puppy: Obedience Training Basics
For successful training, practice the following basic training steps with your puppy every day.
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Stamping out aggressive behaviour
Avoid your innocent puppy turning into an aggressive dog by learning the causes of aggression in dogs and how you can train to stamp out this behaviour.
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How do I stop my dog barking?
Controlling the noise level of your dog is an important part of being a responsible owner.