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Health

Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads: What It Means and When to Call the Vet

Dog tilting its head? A short tilt while listening is usually attention. A tilt that stays or brings stumbling needs a vet. The signs, causes and vet costs.

Young English pointer sniffing a border of smooth river rocks in a sunny backyard garden

Health

Why Do Dogs Eat Rocks? What to Do If Your Dog Swallowed One and How to Stop It

Dog swallowed a rock? Call a vet now. Why dogs eat rocks, which signs mean an emergency, what the vet will do, what it may cost and how to stop the habit.

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Health

Why Do Dogs Have Whiskers: What They Sense and Whether to Trim Them

Why dogs have whiskers, what they sense, whether trimming hurts, what to do if a groomer cut them, and when missing whiskers with skin changes need a vet.

Bullmastiff puppy chewing a rubber teething toy on a living room rug

Health

How Many Teeth Do Dogs Have: 28 Baby Teeth, 42 Adult Teeth and When a Tooth Is a Problem

Puppies have 28 baby teeth and adult dogs 42. When they come in and fall out, what two teeth in one spot means, what cleaning costs and when to call a vet.

A senior Irish setter lying on a washable dog bed with a waterproof cover in a bright bedroom

Health

Dog Incontinence: Why Your Dog Leaks Urine, When to Call the Vet and What Helps at Home

Dog leaking urine? Learn the signs that need a vet today, causes by age, what tests to expect, treatment options and how to keep your dog clean and dry at home.

Cooked T-bone steak bone with a little meat left on a wooden cutting board next to a gas grill on a back porch in the evening, a boxer lying on the porch boards nearby with its head on its paws

Can My Dog Eat

Can Dogs Eat Steak Bones? T-Bone, Ribeye and Porterhouse Bones, and What to Do Now

Not a cooked one: grilled or pan-seared steak bones can splinter, choke a dog or cut the gut. Raw ones carry risk too. What to do if your dog ate a steak bone.

Borzoi lying on a sunlit kitchen floor beside an empty food bowl

Health

Probiotics for Dogs: What They May Help, Safety and How to Read a Label

Could a probiotic help your dog's loose stool? What dog studies show, when to call the vet first, how labels and the NASC seal work, and safety questions.

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Can My Dog Eat

Can Dogs Eat Fish Bones? Pin Bones, Fish Heads, Canned Sardines and What to Do Now

Don't give dogs fish bones. Cooked ones are brittle and can lodge in the throat or pierce the gut; raw ones carry germs. What to do if your dog swallowed one.

Red heeler standing in an open wooden side gate of a brick home, looking down the driveway in morning light

Safety

How to Find a Lost Dog: What to Do in the First Hour and the Days After

Dog missing? Search the last-seen area first, call shelters, animal services, vets and the microchip registry, post flyers, and visit shelters every day.

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