Animal Shelter Daily Pet Tip Archive

The Saint Bernard has a placid, affectionate nature, but because of its massive size and strength requires careful training. Saint Bernards need plenty of space so be sure you can accommodate them. This is not a good apartment dog. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

Fleas and ticks are some of the most dreaded hazards for dog owners. Most dogs are very vulnerable to these nasty critters, especially during the summer season. Virtually every dog will at least once suffer from fleas or other parasites during their lifespan. Dogs need exercise, therefore they must be taken outdoors often. This means that you can?t shelter them entirely from ticks or fleas, because the outside world is their environment. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

A parasite is any living thing that lives in, on, or with another living thing, known as the host, and that depends on the host for its food and shelter. Some Parasites depend on a host for their entire lives, while others depend on the host only during a part of their life. Many worms are parasites that infect dogs, cats, horses and other animals. Some of these worms may also infect people. Here are a few examples of parasitic worms found in dogs. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

Tick paralysis is a rapidly progressive motor paralysis caused by a salivary toxin that attacks the nervous system. Certain species of ticks are known to cause tick paralysis. People, especially children, and many other animals may be affected. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

Some groups, such as the hounds, the gundogs and the Terrier group, for instance, are made up of dogs sharing common characteristics. Within each of these groups, therefore, we find dogs with either an inbuilt tendency to hunt or to retrieve to go to earth in pursuit of quarry. The Toy Group also includes dogs that have one overriding characteristic in common. In this case, it is that they are all small, even if the come in a variety of different shapes. For more information about the Toy Group please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

The Working Group features breeds that, between them, do a variety of jobs- guarding, carrying loads, or pulling sleds and other vehicles, law enforcement duties and rescue work, for example. Some are bred to carry out more than one task, for more information on the Working Group please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

The Herding Group was born when man came down from the mountains and began to settle in the fertile lowlands and valleys. He no longer needed the large and often cumbersome dogs to guard them, such as the Great Pyrenean dog. The requirement now was for smaller, faster and more mobile dogs that could keep large flocks together. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter ...Read More...

The utility, or Non-sporting group includes dogs of many different sizes and shapes which perform a variety of tasks. The group ranges from the large breeds such as the Dalmation and Standard Poodle, to the much smaller breeds like the Boston Terrier. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

The word “terrier” comes from the Latin word for “terra” which means earth and aptly describes the part of the landscape in which these were originally employed- Having been bred to drive badgers, foxes, rabbits, and other quarry from their underground retreats. On occasions, when the terriers could not reach into the borrow or the earth, it would still indicate the presence of the quarry to the hunter, who would then unearth it by other means. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...

Dogs in the Sporting group were all bred to assist in the hunting and retrieving of game. As early as the 6th century B.C. there were records of certain types of dogs which instead of pursuing game, sniffed the scent with a raised head and then stood completely still. Although originally considered a rather unsatisfactory characteristic in a hunting dog, it was later realized that the behavior could, in fact, be very useful in the right circumstances. This was particularly the case when hunters wanted to net partridge or quail, for example. The dogs were trained to crouch sit or lie down when they had spotted game so the hunters could draw a net over the birds before they were able to fly away. For more information please visit our website at www.animalshelter.org ...Read More...