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Bulldog aggression and dominance is something that comes instinctually to the breed, but the majority of it has been bred out over time.  Dominance was the name of the game when they were originally bred, as herding and baiting was their main purpose. This breed tends to assert dominance over other doggies in particular – and sometimes even their humans. This sort of behavior mostly occurs in younger puppies, but it can certainly happen with older ones as well.  When it occurs in younger ones, please realize that this is natural. Puppies have a tendency to put literally anything and everything into their mouth....

Picture Credit: @pennytimes Spaying or neutering your dog is an important part of responsible pack leadership. It not only helps keep your dog safe from a number of medical issues, but it also helps reduce overpopulation. Every day, pets across the nation are euthanized because shelters don’t have the space or resources to care for them. By spaying or neutering your dog, you are helping to stop this tragic problem. Here’s a list of answers to the most common questions related to spaying and neutering. Should my dog be spayed or neutered?This one has a simple answer. Male dogs are neutered....

Of all internal parasites, the most serious risk to dogs is heartworm; as the name suggests, an infected mosquito injects a larva into the dog's circulatory system which takes up residence in the heart, consuming cardiac muscle while growing and reproducing to an alarming degree. Dogs may have up to 200 worms. Symptoms vary from loss of energy, loss of appetite, to coughing, the development of a pot belly and anemia. The effects on the dog are quite predictable, cardiac failure over a year or two, leading to death. . Treatment of an infected dog is difficult, involving an attempt to...

A study shows that just by looking at your smile or frown, your dog can tell if you are happy or angry. Scientists showed dogs separate photos of the upper face around a person’s eyes and the lower part of the face — specifically the mouth. Each time, the dogs looked at that one feature, they could tell if the person was happy or angry. The study was published in Current Biology and represents the first evidence that dogs can discriminate between emotional facial expressions in humans. No voices were heard — just photos of parts of human faces. “We think the...

A good indication your dog is bored is that you don’t come back to the same house in the evening that you left in the morning. A bored dog is likely to be a destructive dog–chewing up curtains, tearing up rugs, or worse. Though you might think she’s doing these things to punish you, in fact, that’s never the case. Dogs simply become extremely frustrated without physical or mental stimulation–a bored dog is frequently an under-exercised dog. Another clue your dog may be bored: When you walk in the door, she paws at you incessantly or trails you so closely...