Articles by author: St. Francis Pet Clinic

Parasites can present a big challenge when it comes to your pet�s overall health. They can affect your animal�s skin, digestive tract, heart � almost any organ, for that matter.

A muzzle can be a helpful tool to keep everyone safe while you�re working to improve a dog�s social skills or trying to manage aggressive tendencies. I have used muzzles to safely help many dogs improve their social skills around people and other animals.

Aggression is normal canine behavior. In the wild, dogs use aggressive behavior to hunt for food, to defend themselves, and to guard their territory. Dogs use aggression to intimidate or harm, but most of the time, dogs threaten aggression without needing to follow through. The reason is that dogs who are properly socialized understand and respect the pack hierarchy.

Dogs are hard-wired by their genetic history to be den animals. A den is a small, safe, well-defined space. It is a place in which dogs feel instinctively safe. It is also a place that they instinctively avoid soiling.