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Safety

How to Do CPR on a Dog: Step-by-Step Instructions and Getting to the Emergency Vet

Dog unresponsive and not breathing? Start CPR now. Step-by-step compressions, hand placement by chest shape, rescue breaths, choking, and the drive to the vet.

Tricolor Cavalier King Charles spaniel lying on a sage green dog bed beside a sliding glass back door, a water bowl next to the bed

Health

Dog Diarrhea: When to Worry and What to Do at Home

Dog has diarrhea? The signs that mean a vet now, how to check for dehydration, safe food and water at home, remedies to skip, how long to wait and likely costs.

Liver and white pointer mix in a harness pausing on a tree-lined sidewalk in soft morning light, leash trailing slack on the pavement

Health

How Often Should You Walk Your Dog, and for How Long?

How many walks a day and how many minutes a dog needs by age and energy level, how to walk safely in the heat, when a dog walker makes sense and what it costs.

Brindle Plott hound lying on a screened back porch at dusk under a ceiling fan, the yard dim beyond the screen

Health

Heartworm in Dogs: Signs, Testing, Treatment and Year-Round Prevention

Heartworm in dogs explained: the signs, what to do after a positive test, how testing and treatment work, what it may cost, and how to prevent it all year.

Jack Russell terrier nibbling blades of green lawn grass beside a backyard flower bed

Health

Why Do Dogs Eat Grass? When It Is Normal and When to Call the Vet

Why do dogs eat grass? Occasional grazing is usually normal. What studies found, the signs that mean a vet call, lawn and foxtail risks, and how to redirect it.

Black and white Boston terrier curled up on an old washable blanket on a tile laundry-room floor

Health

Dog Vomiting: What to Do Now and When to Call the Vet

Dog throwing up? One vomit can often be watched, but blood, dry heaving or a swollen belly mean a vet now. The signs, the next hour, food timing and vet costs.

Blue merle Australian shepherd puppy sitting on a sunny kitchen floor beside a rubber chew toy, looking up and off to the side

Training

Puppy Training Tips: What to Teach First, and How to Handle Biting, Chewing and Jumping

What to teach a new puppy first, how to handle nipping, chewing and jumping, how to socialize safely before vaccines are done, and when to call a professional.

Bernese mountain dog stretched out on cool kitchen tile under a turning ceiling fan on a hot afternoon

Health

Hot Spots on Dogs: What to Do Tonight and When to See a Vet

Red, wet, raw patch your dog keeps licking? How to stop the licking and clean a hot spot tonight, what to keep off it, when to see a vet, and what it may cost.

Apricot standard poodle standing in a wood-floored hallway with one front paw lifted slightly off the floor

Health

Why Is My Dog Limping? What to Do Now and When to See a Vet

Dog limping? The emergency signs that mean go now, what to do in the first hour, how to check a paw safely, why human pain pills are risky, and what care costs.

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