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| You can start grooming your Golden by simply brushing him all over. You don’t have to brush too hard -- you don’t want to yank out snags or tangles -- but you do want to brush him the same way you would brush your own hair. Brush gently but firmly. >> more |
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| The basic dog brush you see in most pet stores usually has nylon bristles. If you care about your dog’s coat, this is not the best brush to get. Nylon bristles can break the hair shaft in your dog’s coat, making his hair look ragged.... >> more |
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| You can keep your dog looking his best with just a little grooming each week. Of course, one of the best ways to keep your dog looking good is to feed him a good quality food. His good health will be apparent in his coat.... >> more |
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| When you groom your dog you’ll also be able to check him for any kind of abrasions or lumps that he may have developed since the last time he was groomed. If you do this regularly you can catch health problems before they can become serious... >> more |
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| Simply put, arthritis is an inflammation and there are dozens of conditions that come under the umbrella of arthritis. Twenty five to thirty percent of dogs suffer from arthritis and it is recognized by a marked by stiffness, pain, limping upon rising, swelling and eventually a reluctance to exercise... >> more |
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| Hair loss is a symptom of many different conditions in dogs. When trying to narrow down the list, the first distinction to make is whether or not a pet is itchy. Keep in mind, however, that the degree to which itching is present varies greatly between individuals. Following are the most common causes of itching and hair loss in dogs... >> more |
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| Current evidence is suggesting that, contrary to what was previously thought, dogs are likely descended from small Asiatic wolves and not from Gray wolves. Given the probability that early dogs were first domesticated in southeast Asia and then migrated, this is a likely scenario. DNA evidence also shows little or no contribution from Gray wolves in the DNA of modern dogs... >> more |
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