The question on everyone’s minds is which dog breed is the smartest? After all; every dog parents wants his/her breed to be the smartest. Dog obedience experts conducted tests on several different dog breeds to find the answer. The results indicate that top ranking breeds understood commands faster and also obeyed and remembered them quicker. Continue Reading

Ideally, before you get a dog, you should read up about the breed. You need to know exactly what you are getting yourself into. One of the most important aspects of dog ownership is exercising your pet. Every dog needs some exercise based on its size, age and general health. A healthy adolescent dog, irrespective of its breed, needs to be exercised Continue Reading

As a well meaning and loving dog parent, you’d want your pet to look good and stay fit and healthy for years to come. Some dog breeds are naturally skinny; they just cannot gain weight even if they eat several meals a day. These dog breeds are meant to have low body fat and a fast metabolism. Then there are dogs like Pit bulls and other bull Continue Reading

Japan could actually be known as the Land of Dogs. After all; the country has given us Hachiko, the famous Akita known for his loyalty. In Japanese archipelago, people often speak about dogs and people with imperial vocabulary. Today, people have identified certain dog breeds with the nation and claim that these breeds symbolically embody the Continue Reading

Many breeds of dogs, big and small, love water and are ideal for beach living or for families living on lakes. Most dogs are born swimmers and have the natural ability and love for swimming. Having said that; there are still three categories of dogs – ones that can swim, ones who can be taught to swim and a third category that’d make you wonder if Continue Reading

Personal protection dog breeds and guard dogs differ in two aspects. Guard dogs usually guard livestock or territories without human direction. Personal protection dogs, on the other hand, are also guard dogs but they mainly work intimately with people. So a guard dog is like an automated security system whereas a personal protection dog is like a Continue Reading

There are more than 93 dog breeds that function as multi purpose farm dogs. These top guard dogs range from herders to guardians to terriers and earth dogs. They are blessed with a sharp intelligence and inherent protective instincts. Many of these family friendly farm dogs are fiercely loyal and devoted to their owners and extremely wary of Continue Reading

Most of us have a cause we feel strongly about and we feel moved enough to support it. If you are a dog lover, then you might like to support dog charities and campaigning groups set up to bring hope and fight against canine diseases, cruelty or inequalities. Naturally, before you choose a charity for animal welfare, you may want to evaluate the Continue Reading