Dog Articles

You’ve got a brand new puppy and everyone is excited – except your other dog.

When puppies are welcomed into their new homes, often the first question owners will ask is “how do I potty train them?” In this video, expert dog trainer Mike Stewart shares how his positive training methods can help your puppy become housetrained quickly

Proper puppy hygiene involves more than just the occasional bath. Brushing the coat, proper nutrition that supports healthy skin and coat, nail trimming, and dental care are all important to a puppy’s overall health.

Based on decades of experience in training exceptional dogs, Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels teaches us how to crate train puppies in order to protect them, provide a sense of security, and set them up for house training success.

Every day, puppies are introduced to new (and sometimes scary!) sights, sounds, and people. With guidance from expert Mike Stewart, learn how you can successfully socialize your puppy so they can confidently face life’s challenges head-on.

Like human babies, puppies have short attention spans and are easily distracted. Help your puppy focus and listen to your commands by training them to build eye contact with you first. In this video, Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels will teach you how.

How do you help a puppy grow and develop into a confident, well-behaved dog? Proper training, of course.

Maria Badamo, DVM is a champion agility trainer and veterinarian from Dallas, Texas. Together with her partner, PJ, they train and compete with their dogs Kenobi and Gromit in both Agility and Diving competitions.

Millions of dogs develop painful osteoarthritis (OA) every year. Obese dogs, large- and giant-breed dogs, and middle-aged to senior dogs are oftentimes affected.

Most Rottweiler owners will agree no canine cancer is as scary as hemangiosarcoma (HSA). Challenging to diagnose and equally difficult to treat, HSA often renders a one-punch knockout when a tumor ruptures causing dogs to bleed to death internally.

Dachshund breeders and owners have likely heard about bowlegged syndrome, angular hock deformity, easty-westy feet, and Queen Anne fronts, terms describing potentially crippling angular limb deformities (ALDs).

Boxer breeders are fortunate to have genetic tests for the well-known heart disease arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and the progressive disorder degenerative myelopathy (DM).