DIY: Dog Cable Runner

Providing dogs with a safe, comfortable area to exercise is an important part of maintaining your pet’s health. If you don't have an enclosed area or want to restrict your dog to a specific space, installing a cable runner will give your pet a...

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How to Calm Dogs When They Are Frightened

Dogs can become frightened for a number of reasons, including exposure to a new object, person or pet. Thunderstorms, firecrackers or loud noises can also scare your dog, causing it stress and anxiety. When a dog becomes frightened, it reacts by whin...

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The Proper Way to Greet a Dog

Like humans, dogs are social animals with an understanding of body language and status. However, canine rules are different from human rules. Behaviors you consider to be friendly and welcoming might be threatening or challenging to a dog, and you mi...

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How to Know if Your Dog Respects You

Working with your dog is an important part of being a responsible dog owner. Good training gives you the ability to enjoy your dog, rather than being frustrated with it. Several behavioral points let you know that your dog respects you as the pack le...

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How to Get Dogs to Stop Chewing Shoelaces

Puppies and adult dogs generally chew for different reasons. Puppies explore and learn by chewing on a variety of objects, as well as to relieve pain due to the growth of adult teeth. Adult dogs chew to keep the teeth and gums healthy and clean, and...

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How to Know if Your Dog Has Been Mating

Your dog is sexually capable of mating as young as 6 months of age. There are several factors you can check to see if your female dog is pregnant. Knowing if your male dog has been mating isn't really possible, but if he isn't fixed, keep him away fr...

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The Decorative-Pond Algae Control in a Line Filter

Aquatic plants, including microscopic algae, oxygenate water and absorb wastes excreted by fish and other pond life. When nutrients overwhelm the system, algae blooms lower visibility in the pool and can turn the water dark green. Biological and mech...

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