Many dogs love snow, but winter also brings cold, de-icing salt and dark walks. Here you’ll learn what to look out for with your dog in winter and when it becomes dangerous.
Salmonella rarely makes dogs ill, but many carry it unnoticed and can pass it on to people. Here you’ll learn how to recognise an infection, what role raw food plays and which hygiene measures protect you and your family.
Short legs, a long back and a higher risk for the discs: CDDY is often behind it. Here you’ll learn what the abbreviation means, which breeds carry it, what a genetic test tells you and how to protect your dog in everyday life.
For many dogs, New Year’s Eve is the worst night of the year. Here you’ll learn how to prepare your dog weeks in advance, what helps on the evening itself and when support from the vet makes sense.
Does your young dog’s foreleg look crooked, with the paw pointing outwards? Radius curvus syndrome may be behind it. Here you’ll learn how it develops, how to recognise it and why timing makes such a difference.
During Advent there is chocolate everywhere, and dogs find it. Here you’ll learn why chocolate is toxic for dogs, which types are especially dangerous and what to do if your dog has eaten some.
Is your dog squinting with one eye, is it watering and is he rubbing it with his paw? A corneal ulcer may be behind it. Here you’ll learn what it is, why you should act quickly and how treatment works.
The bowl is empty, yet your old dog keeps getting thinner. You should take that seriously. Here you’ll learn what can be behind it, what to look out for and how to support your senior dog.
What times those were, when at grandma's or on the farm the dogs got whatever was left over from the meal. Compared with many of today's industrially produced dog foods, food from the table was often more digestible. Over 90 percent of all foods are, unfortunately, pure industrial food.
Healthy skin with a strongly shining coat is by no means a matter of course in dogs. Both a short-haired coat and a long-haired coat need regular care. A beautiful coat reflects the overall state of health.
An outside temperature of just 20 degrees is enough to overheat a car. Dogs should never be left in the car then! Here is how to caringly get your four-legged friend through the hot dog days.
There are always discussions among owners about whether a lead is necessary or not. But what is the dog lead actually for? You can see it as an extended hand for your dog, creating a caring connection between human and animal.
Effective tick protection is extremely sensible for our four-legged friends. Before feeding, ticks are only a few millimetres in size, but their bite can have an enormous effect. As carriers of diseases they are indeed dangerous.
Is there actually a difference between an intelligent and an educated animal? True intelligence means coping with a new challenge straight away. I would like to help you caringly nurture your dog's amazing abilities.
Off on holiday! There are many options, above all here in Germany: hotels that allow dogs, holiday homes and holiday resorts and many more. I would like to help you make this time completely relaxed for you and your dog.
It is best of all when human and animal are healthy. Puppies in particular need our caring protection. I would like to help you make the start with your new family member as safe as possible.
Dogs have an impressive set of teeth that they have inherited from their ancestors, the wolves. Yet many dogs today have problems with tartar, plaque, bad breath and inflamed gums. Tartar is home-made in 90% of all cases - find out what you can do about it naturally.
Spring brings by no means only the beautiful blossom. Unfortunately, for many it also brings pollen allergy. This affects not only many people but just as many of our dogs. I want to help you make this time as pleasant as possible for your four-legged friend.
As soon as there is food, some dogs become very excited. Our furry friends come up with all sorts of tricks to get hold of a reward. I would like to help you caringly guide this behaviour into orderly channels.
Today a pet lives in almost every second household. A life without a dog that greets you longingly when you come home is hard to imagine for many people. But why is that?