Signs a Guppy Is Going to Give Birth
Colorful and easy to keep, guppies are one of the most popular choices of aquarium hobbyists. Unlike most fish species, the guppy does not lay eggs. Instead, the female gives birth to live offspring,...
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How to Keep Your Puppy's Hair Soft
Keeping your puppy's coat soft requires regular grooming sessions. Brushing and bathing your puppy keeps its coat healthy, free of odors and removes dander and bacteria. Insufficient grooming of your...
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How to Change the Bedding After a Rabbit Gives Birth
A rabbit can give birth to up to 15 babies -- or kits, as they're called -- and that means a lot of cleanup for the owner. After they're born, the owner should monitor the state of the kits and ensure...
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How to Care for Scars on Dogs From Litter Mates
Puppies love to play with their litter mates, sometimes roughly. While play fighting, puppies learn bite inhibition. One puppy bites another and it yelps, indicating the bite was too hard. These bites...
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How to Care for Shichon Puppies
The Shichon, recognized by the American Canine Hybrid Club as the Zuchon, is a cross between a Bichon Frise and a Shih-Tzu. The cross results in an independent, alert, intelligent, affectionate and...
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Can I Use Pine Bedding for a Newborn Puppy?
Pine bedding, usually in the form of fluffy, shaved flakes of pine, seems like the ultimate in pet bedding: soft, clean, inexpensive and the pine oils even keep the puppy's fur clean and soft....
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If you are looking for a puppy that is affectionate with lots of energy and fluffy fur to cuddle with, consider the Shiba Inu. The independent temperament of Shiba Inu puppies requires owners to devote...
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How to Ensure a Puppy Likes Water
If you want your dog to love water as an adult, you will want to expose him or her to water at a young age. Getting your puppy into the water when he is young is ideal, because at such a young age, you...
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How to Raise a Seeing Eye Puppy
The Seeing Eye Puppy-Raising Program recruits volunteers ages 9 and up to raise puppies for a short time before they enter official training for service to blind individuals. Puppies generally require...
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Raising a Kitten & Puppy Together
Although many people think dogs and cats are mortal enemies, if they are raised together from a young age these animals can get along without trouble. When a puppy is still young, it has not fully...
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Brushing Puppies' Teeth
Puppies begin to loose their puppy teeth when they are between 4 and 8 months old. Even though the razor-sharp teeth will be replaced with permanent adult teeth, it is important to give your puppy...
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How to Care for Boxers
A boxer dog is a medium-sized dog, great for a family environment with children and also acts as a watchdog. A boxer averages 22 to 25 inches tall, and weighs from 55 to 70 pounds as an adult. As with...
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How to Feed a Teacup Puppy
Teacup puppies may be smaller than other dogs, but their needs are larger. These tiny dogs come in a variety of breeds, such as poodles, Yorkshire terriers and Pomeranians. Since they’re so small --...
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Raising an Orphaned Pitbull Puppy
Pit bulls are one of the most common dog breeds found in animal shelters throughout the U.S. Many irresponsible owners allow their dogs to breed and then abandon the puppies. In other cases, mother pit...
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How to Know if Your Dog Has Been Mating
Your dog is sexually capable of mating as young as 6 months of age. There are several factors you can check to see if your female dog is pregnant. Knowing if your male dog has been mating isn't really...
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How to Give a Meet-and-Greet Dog Party
There’s only one thing better than moving to a new neighborhood with your dog, and that’s finding out that you’re surrounded by fellow dog lovers. Get everyone together by hosting a dog meet-and-greet...
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How to Deflea a Pregnant Dog
It is important to keep your dog as healthy and comfortable as possible while she waits to deliver her puppies. Therefore it is essential to de-flea her to keep her stress levels down and other...
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Nursing a Starved Dog
It takes only 24 hours for the effects of malnutrition to begin wearing on the body's organs, but it requires days and often weeks to reverse the harm and regain health. The amount and type of food a...
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What Is an AKC Litter Number?
For some new owners of purebred puppies, there may be an element of mystery surrounding the American Kennel Club and its "raison d'etre," or reason to be. Since 1884, the American Kennel Club has...
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How to Give Lactulose to Your Dog
Lactulose is a prescription medication given to dogs to treat constipation and liver disease. The medication increases the amount of liquid in your dog's intestine, which softens the stool and promotes...
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