Growing up on a dairy farm I have learned many tricks of the trade, especially when it comes to those of our four-legged friends. First, you need to do you’re research on the different types of dog breeds, many of them are known to be diggers at heart. I could write an entire article just on the dogs that dig. Dogs have their reasons for doing the things they do just as we’ve the reasons we’ve for doing the silly things we do, there’s a purpose. For instance, if there is a mineral lacking from their diet, some will dig in the soil and get it from there. Some dogs such as the Australian Shepard (which are a long-haired breed), will dig to get to cooler soil and lower their body temperature. On a side note, a dog’s normal body temperature is slightly higher than that of ours, so on those hot summer days, your canine friends aren’t only coping with their hairy coats! Others, like our puggle, just dig because they like to dig holes everywhere. The fix is simple and ideal of all free. Dogs are creatures of habit and typically go back to the same dig area several times. All you’ve to do is watch you dog and wait for a new “excavation” area to arise. Simply bring you dog back inside, then go outside and fill his dig location with his own poop, the fresher the better. Cover it back over with soil and wait. When your dog goes back out and starts to dig he will return to his favorite spot only to be “attacked” by his own poop. Do this several times, each time you catch him with a new hole, and your wHOLE problem should resolve itself relatively fast.

There is most likely a 100 percent chance your dog has parasites right this very minute, as most of the billions of people walking on this earth carry parasites and worms also.

The World Health Organization has reports indicating about 24 percent of the world’s people population are infected with roundworm, let alone the dog population. These are pretty hideous creatures as they grow to be 14 inches long. They lay eggs of as much as 300,000 in one day and wreck havoc on your inner healthy tissue and organs.

The Symptoms of Roundworm:

One may experience flu like symptoms and abdominal stomach pains. If you ever get to the point of having them infest your intestines to the length of 14 inches you may become blocked and wish for death. In dogs vomiting is also a sign of Roundworms, and this is only one type of worm that feasts on an animal host.

Now consider your dog and how they sniff other doo-doo’s in the park, or dig and eat dirt, and generally can catch them more readily than people. Scary thought is not it- that your dog could be carrying such destructiveTiny critters inside its body right now.

Its truly astonishing how many people are not aware of this and how we’re susceptible to parasites.

Where did I pick Up The Parasites:

Everywhere – they are literally everywhere you can think of as they’re in your food, the water your drinking if its not pure. Parasites are living organisms that infiltrate your body and live in your tissue thereby causing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and other illnesses. Anything you put in your mouth can cause the transmission of parasites into you – their host. You cannot even see them as they are so minute they’re invisible to your eye. The Giardia parasite or the Taenia Saginata commonly known as the Tapeworm can live in pets or people so don’t be kissing your dog. Chronic cases can last for years if you don’t know how to get rid of them.

Now that spring is around the corner or even in the fall a spring clean up for your dog or cat and even your own self you can get rid of these pests naturally and safely. Natural herbs such as Wormwood for parasites, Cloves, and Neem are natural parasite killers used for centuries to combat parasites, cleans the digestive system and get rid of these pesky parasites.

Parasite Prevention:

You can keep your hands clean with hot, soapy water before handling foods, and eating. Also wash your hands after handling pets, or diapering children or going to the bathroom. Wash, peel and cook all non – organic foods and drink only purified water even municipal water can not be clean enough. For your dog, keep food and water bowls sparkling clean and do not leave food laying on the floor all day. Pick up any food that has been sitting in front of your dog if it does not eat it.

A healthy and clean environment for your pet will help keep parasites away and your dog will enjoy a longer lifespan.

I have a chuahua x yorkshire terrier and he suffers an awful lot of gastric problems and the cold along with diahorra .

He brings up alot of gooey stuff and blood and it got me really worried .

So i decided to change his diet from the dog food that you purchase in the supermarkets and tried him on homeopathic food which only helps a little.

After it not working permenantly i tried him on pasta , rice , chicken and fish .

This helped overnight !

So i thought i would post a few recipies to help any of you with simular problems :

PASTA AND TUNA FISH

1 TIN OF TUNA

2 HANDFULS OF PASTA TWISTS

Cook up the pasta by bringing a pan of water ( no salt) with a teaspoon of olive oil to the boil , add your pasta and let it simmer until your pasta is tender .

Drain your pasta off and put it into a plastic bowl ,next , drain off your tuna fish from the tin , dont buy tuna with vegtable oil , make sure to get the one with brine .

Leave a small amount of brine still inside the tin to give the pasta a nice flavour and tip your tin of tuna onto the pasta then mix it around until the pasta is covered then serve .

CHICKEN & RICE

1 breast of chicken

1 handful of rice

1 pinch of corriander

Bring a pan of water to the boil and add your rice .

Simmer until rice is soft but not starchy .

Boil you chicken until tender and drain but leave a tiny amount in the pan to put back on the hob , then add your corriander .

Drain your rice then put into a plastic bowl and cut up your chicken breast into tiny cubes , this will help your dog to digest itsuperior .

These are very easy things to help yourTiny pooch , you should see the difference in just 1 day , then when your pooch is better( i keep him on this diet for about 7-9 days) you can go back to tinned dog food , but please just wean them onto it , dont do a huge bowl first off as you’ll be back to square one ok .

This diet will make your dog put on weight as pasta is a swelling food .

To keep you Littledog warm , try putting a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel onto your lap and then allowing you Littledog climb onto it , it will help keep the under belly warm whilst you can put a Littlesheet over you dogs back if he’s still shivering as mine does an awful lot.

If you’ve gotten yourself into a relationship with a dog who happens to LOVE water and thinks that a random splash to the head is fun you clearly need another option. Figure out why your dog is digging. If they’re bored, exhausted them out. When they first go out for any length of time play a bit of fetch with them. If you don’t have that option get them plenty of toys that engage them. There’s one such toy that comes in the shape of a hollow cube. You place regular dog kibble in them or doggie treats and let the dog chase it around the yard. They are periodically rewarded for their chase with bits of kibble or treat. It’ll definitely hold their interest!

Some people would suggestmoving some of the dog’s poop into the area that they favor in digging. That’s all fine and good if you want your cucumbers or rose garden to smell like dog feces. In the case of a stubborn dog who doesn’t react properly to the water technique and can’t be satiated by chasing food around the yard there is the screen method. It may even aid you in your efforts to keep weeds out of your garden so hey – two birds, one stone.

Get some screen material like the kind that covers windows. You can get it at any home improvement store. Now you are going to do aTiny digging yourself. Go to wherever your dog favors in his amateur excavation habits and pull back some dirt. Place the screen down and cover it back up. For gardens you can use it like you would that black weed fabric by cutting a hole where the plant needs to come up or by putting a few separate screen pieces around the root. Cover it with garden dirt, mulch or whatever you are using as your garden cover. The first time your dog’s nails hit that screen will likely be enough To stoptheir digging habit forever. If it doesn’ttotally shut them down you may need to watch where your dog digs and keep burying it in the yard until he gets the hint. I’ve never seen it take longer than one hit to the screen to get the point across.

Whichever method you chooseremember to think of your dog’s safety. Never use a method that’ll cause harm to your dog. Your goal is to teach, not to punish or hurt. Be patient and you will get the results you desire.

Healthy adult Labrador retrievers can weight up to 80 pounds and can move at great speeds, despite their size.

Labrador Retrievers come on three different colors; Black, Yellow, and Chocolate. Black Labs are the most common color of retriever and also the original color gene of the breed. Yellow labs are the second most common color of Labrador Retriever and their color is the result of several different genes working in several different ways, which gives the Yellow Lab the widest range in color; from white to fox red. The least common color of Labrador Retriever is the Chocolate lab, which can have a coat that ranges from light to dark brown.

There are also two other colors of lab; Silver and Charcoal. These two colors are not officially recognized by any kennel associations or by breed registers because experts have been unable to verify the source of these colorings and the pedigree of breeding. One theory that seems to have credit is that a line of black labs was bred with silver/blue Weimaraner dogs by a breeder in the 1950′s.

The average person will often confuse the Golden Retriever breed with the Yellow Lab. This mistake is easily made thanks to the similarities between the personality, size, and facial structure of the two breeds. The thing to remember is that Yellow Labs, like every type of Labrador Retriever, have short thick coats of waterproof fur. Golden Retrievers have longer, shaggier fur, andeven though they too love water, their fur absorbs much more water than a Lab’s will.

The Labrador Retriever is one of the oldest recognized modern dog breeds still in existence. It’s recognition as a breed dates back to about 1800, but the roots of the dog stretch back to settlers of the island of Newfoundland in the 1400′s.

In the 1400′s a dog known as the St. John’s Water Dog, now extinct, was very popular among the settlers of Newfoundland. Over time these settlers would beginto breed the St. John’s Water Dog with other ancient breeds of dog that were popular among the Native tribes of the area. It is believed that this new breed of dog would eventually split into two branches and be bred in different regions with other breeds for different reasons. One branch would eventually become the Newfoundland dog breed; the other branch

You may have heard the adage about Portugese water-dogs and Labradors loving to swim, and this is true- they do have a natural affinity to water.

But within that lovely canine head lies a canine brain, and brains are known to have variation, because within any given population you’ll see variation in habits and mannerisms. A Portugese water-dog or a Terranova could be deathly afraid of water, where a golden retriver puppy (known for their aversion to water and swimming) might jump in before the Terranova even gets their nose to the shore’s edge.

And then comes the environment the dog was raised in – even being known to run and hide with the mere sound of the flea spray can or the tub being filled or what have you, can usually mean they may not like swimming. But then again, I have personally witnessed anachronims with dogs like this loving to do laps back and forth in small pools or huge lakes.

In the end, raising environment and breed are the most major factors in a dog’s affinity with water.