DogServHelp for Dog Owners and Dog Businesses
DogServ helps you find out whether the thing your dog just ate is dangerous, what to try with a training problem, and when to call the vet. We also help the trainers, groomers, walkers, daycares, vets and rescues that care for dogs get found by the people looking for them. Everything here is free to read, in English and Spanish.
If your dog may have eaten something toxic, do not wait for symptoms. Call your vet, an emergency clinic, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435, or Pet Poison Helpline at (855) 764-7661.
If your dog just ate something
Take the dog away from whatever it got into, and keep the package or a sample. Then call. Signs can be delayed, so a dog that seems fine is not a reason to wait (ASPCA).
- Go straight to a clinic if your dog is unconscious, having trouble breathing, bleeding or having seizures (ASPCA).
- Do not make your dog vomit, and do not give hydrogen peroxide, food or any home remedy unless a vet or the helpline tells you to (Pet Poison Helpline).
- Have this ready when you call: what your dog ate, about how much, when, your dog's weight, and any signs you have seen.
Our Can My Dog Eat lookup and the Dog Toxin Dose Checker show what the published sources say about a food or product. They are information, not a diagnosis, and they never replace that call.
Help for dog owners
Most questions we answer are not emergencies. They are the everyday ones: can my dog have a bite of this, why does my puppy still have accidents, how do I stop the pulling on the leash, is this lump something to worry about.
- Can My Dog Eat: look up a food, plant or household product and see whether it is safe, with the reason and the source.
- Dog Toxin Dose Checker: for chocolate, xylitol, grapes and a few others, see the published toxic thresholds for your dog's weight, and when to call.
- Guides for dog owners: training and behavior, health and everyday care, puppies and new owners, senior dogs, and gear reviews that say who each product suits and where it falls short. Where a training topic needs a professional trainer's depth, we link to one.
Help for dog businesses
If you run a dog business, your clients are already searching for you. The question is whether they find you, and whether your site answers them when they do.
We build websites for dog businesses from $1,500 plus $99 a month, which covers hosting, care and at least four new blog posts a month. We also manage Google Business Profiles, local SEO and visibility in AI search, reviews and social media, with the starting price for each on its page.
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Looking for a trainer, groomer or daycare near you?
The DogServ directory of dog services is coming. It will list trainers, groomers, walkers, boarding and daycare, vets, rescues and protection-dog trainers by city, starting in Texas, with the facts you need to choose and the questions to ask before you book. See the directory preview.
Where our answers come from
DogServ is written by Cal Hewitt and the DogServ Team from published veterinary and animal-welfare sources. Every health, safety and food answer names its source, such as the ASPCA, Pet Poison Helpline, the Merck Veterinary Manual and the AKC, with the date we last reviewed it, so you can check it yourself.
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