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DOG FIT by PreThis® Magazine

Your online magazine on dog health, grooming, training and nutrition

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Health & Illnesses
Old dog loses weight despite eating: Causes & tips for senior dogs

It is a scenario that many owners of gray muzzles observe with concern: The bowl is licked clean, the appetite is unbroken – and yet the dog seems to be getting thinner and thinner. If an old dog loses weight despite normal eating behavior, this is a warning signal that should not be ignored. Aging […]
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Health & Illnesses
Hair Loss in Dogs » Causes, Prevention and Solutions

Hair loss in dogs is a topic that worries many dog owners. A certain amount of hair loss is normal, particularly during the seasonal moult...
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Good to Know
Are dogs still dogs? Domestication and its effects

The relationship between humans and dogs is one of the oldest and most profound bonds in the history of animal-human interaction. For thousands of years, dogs have accompanied us as guardians, helpers and friends...
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Health & Illnesses
The most common illnesses in pugs and French bulldogs

Pugs and French bulldogs are charming and popular dog breeds that win many hearts with their distinctive appearance and friendly nature. Unfortunately, however, they are also overbred and brachycephalic breeds, which makes them more susceptible to certain health problems. Breeding problems are not the subject of this article. In this article, we will examine the […]
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Training & Behaviour
The dragline for dogs – good for training

The towing line has the great advantage that it is possible for people to influence the dog, even if it is far away. It can also prevent the dog from rewarding itself with wrong behavior. For example, if the dog likes to hunt, it will reward itself with a hormone cocktail. Especially when he goes […]
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Health & Illnesses
My Old Dog Has a Cold » Guide

Dogs, and older four-legged friends in particular, are just like us humans prone to colds and a runny nose. However, a cold in a dog can point to various causes that should be taken seriously, especially in older dogs...
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Health & Illnesses
Dogs can also get diabetes

In healthy people, the body produces insulin, which helps process sugar. However, diabetes patients produce little or no insulin. This is due to a certain organ, the pancreas, no longer functioning properly. But all other mammals also have a pancreas and that’s why our pets, dogs, cats or guinea pigs can get diabetes.
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Health & Illnesses
Gum inflammation in cats – causes and treatment

Gum inflammation (gingivitis) in cats can be triggered by various causes and is often accompanied by severe pain in the mouth...
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Dog Breeds
Breed Profile: Pug

The Pug is one of the oldest known dog breeds: as a companion dog, family dog or lapdog, the crumpled little fellow has enjoyed the greatest popularity for centuries. Or, as Loriot once said: a life without a pug is possible, but pointless...
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Nutrition
Oh, you chubby dog! Overweight in dogs

Oh, you chubby dog: more and more dogs are overweight. Even if a “little chubby one” sometimes looks cute, the excess weight is nevertheless often a serious health problem for the affected dog. That is why the motto is: recognise the causes, resolve the problems and make sure that the dog gets the healthy and active life it deserves...
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Dog Breeds
Breed Profile: Shar Pei

The Shar Pei, or wrinkle dog, is a truly unique sight: an imposing body covered in bulging wrinkles. For a long time the old Chinese dog breed was a real rarity on our streets, but nowadays the wrinkly Asian is winning more and more friends in the Western world too...
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Dog Breeds
Breed portrait: Weimaraner

Fascinating beauty with special requirements. Probably no other breed has more potential to become a fashionable dog: the mere sight of a Weimaraner with its silvery, gleaming coat, its supple movements, its proud bearing and its noble, aloof expression melts many a heart...
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Good to Know
The sense and nonsense of dog clothing

Especially when it is cold outside, you see them more and more often: dogs in little coats. Various cuts and purposes, from the functional raincoat through to the complete dog outfit with matching accessories – the market has almost everything on offer to dress dogs of every size...
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Parasites & Infections
Leishmaniasis – The Dog Disease in Focus

It sounds like a scene from a horror film: tiny little parasites that literally devour their host from the inside out, without the host being able to stop the little pests...
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Dog Breeds
Breed portrait: Rhodesian Ridgeback

Lion hunter in the living room? It is actually no wonder that the Rhodesian Ridgeback is becoming ever more popular: the large, red-brown dogs with the characteristic ridge of fur on their back simply look incredibly majestic, so that it is hard to resist their fascination...
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Dog Breeds
Breed profile: Cane Corso Italiano

Fascinating mountains of muscle or a potential danger? While on the one hand the tiniest of dogs are highly sought after, there are also more and more people who warm to the complete opposite: the massive, well-muscled molosser breeds have their very own circle of admirers. And one breed that is rather new in this country is becoming ever more popular: the Cane Corso Italiano...
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Good to Know
Dogs from abroad part 2: animal welfare or a profitable business?

When you are looking for a dog, sooner or later they inevitably turn up: dogs from abroad, gazing at you loyally and pitifully from some filthy, barred shelter. And the animal welfare associations that place dogs from abroad also speak in heart-softening words of the terrible conditions on site...
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Good to Know
Dogs from Abroad Part 1: Adopting a Dog

Whether in the classifieds or in animal welfare: anyone who wants to get a dog will inevitably come across dogs from abroad which, some rescued from catastrophic circumstances, are now waiting for a warm basket in a new home...
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Parasites & Infections
Giardia – a close look at the canine disease

When dog owners get talking about parasites, it is usually about fleas and lice and sometimes also ticks...
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Dog Breeds
Breed Profile: Miniature Pinscher

The Miniature Pinscher is not a dwarf, but a small dog with the proportions of a large one. A family and working dog in pocket format, suited to almost all dog sports, with a special talent for agility and trick training...
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