New Pets

Dan Schachner, the official Puppy Bowl referee, sat down to explain the rules of the 8th annual Animal Planet Puppy Bowl . According to him, “the rules are a little looser than your regular NFL game.”    .. more …

That’s a key sign that she has the dogs’ best interest rather than her bottom line at heart.Trying to find a trustworthy breeder can be tricky, but some research can really make it worth your while in the long run. “There are the people who are responsible breeders that are really committed to the dogs and to the life of the dog, and the rest are the people out there who happen to be breeding    .. more …

This is not as difficult as you might believe since there will be many puppy breeders whom you can find. If puppy breeders are the path that you’re thinking of taking in order to get your perfect canine companion, there are few things that you need to look into just as with anything else in this world. The first of these is to decide which type of puppy you want to have. Most puppy breeders    .. more …

By crate training your new Pit Bull puppy, not only will you have a house-broken puppy in less time, your puppy will have its own space during that time, which will make it feel much more safe and secure. Crate training has been proven to help ease the puppy’s transition to its new home, prevents the puppy from chewing up your belongings, and can help protect the puppy from many dangers that exist    .. more …

10 Must-Know Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of the Puppy Bowl VIII: 1. A model blimp will “float” over the Puppy Bowl as modeled after the Goodyear Blimp. Inside the model blimp’s control room, a hamster “crew” will play.2. All the competitors are rescues, but many of the pups will have been adopted by the time the Puppy Bowl airs on television on Feb. 5. 3. @MeepTheBird will be live tweeting the    .. more …

Your puppy will come to you with no worldly goods at all, so you must provide him with his first essential possessions; – A bed, slightly larger than your dog- A blanket, again slightly larger than needed- A water bowl, (stainless steel or earthenware, but not glazed pottery, which contains lead that is poisonous to dogs)- A light puppy collar with an identification tag, leather is best, flat for    .. more …

The Queensland Government aims to wipe out puppy farms under proposed new registration requirements for dog breeders.Agriculture Minister Tim Mulherin says unscrupulous breeders who usually run large-scale operations in isolated areas will be squeezed out under a proposed two-tiered breeder registration system.”These notorious operations generally have very poor conditions – sometimes with    .. more …

ADVISORY, Jan. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — What: Discovery Communications and Animal Planet’s PUPPY BOWL VIII will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square.In honor of the occasion, Rick Holzman, SVP of Programming Scheduling at Animal Planet and the official Puppy Bowl ref will ring the Opening Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite — 4 Times Square — 43rd Broadway — Broadcast    .. more …

A two-month-old puppy, Bongo, is recovering at an animal shelter after being thrown onto his head, KOAT reported .Basillo Gavilan, 48, was at the Express Inn on Central and 10th St. on Jan. 15 with several other people and the puppy when management called the police. Gavilan and others were causing a disturbance and violating motel policies by having visitors, animals and alcohol, according to a    .. more …

We all know how cute puppies are, especially these ones. However, we are all guilty of mistaking them biting us as cuteness. Many owners don’t realise that this so called ‘harmless behaviour’ can lead to aggressive and dominant behaviour in adulthood. You must therefore, ensure that you get rid of your puppy biting issue immediately.Most Golden Retriever puppies learn to stop biting very early on    .. more …