A normal walk pattern in dogs is the movement of each leg individually with diagonal pairs of legs moving almost together in an even rhythm. Example: left hind leg and right front leg move forward and touch ground followed by right hind leg and left front leg. Some dogs use a pacing walk where left […]
Would you put your dog on wheels if he needed help moving around? Believe it or not, but a few thousand dog wheelchairs are sold each year to people whose pets are in need of a little help moving around. For them, it’s one big way of helping pets overcome joint disease. There are a […]
Many of us allow our dogs to sleep with us on our bed or at least close by our bed. Because of their complete trust in us, dogs fall easily asleep reaching a stage known as REM. REM means Rapid Eye Movement and is the stage of intense brain activity when we dream. When your […]
