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Expert Advice: Puppy Health
Your First Day at Home With a New Puppy: Tips for Day One
The day you bring your new puppy home is the day you’ve been waiting for. It’s your first day as long-term companions, and you want to begin bonding with your pup immediately. Start off right by staying home, so you can make your puppy feel secure and enjoy every minute of this experience. Here are […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/first-day-new-puppy/
| November 24, 2020
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Expert Advice: Basic Training
How to Teach Your Dog Emotional Self-Control
Emotional self-control, also known as impulse control, is something most dogs need to be taught. Here's how to teach your dog self-control.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/teaching-your-dog-self-control/
| November 19, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
Why One Couple Chose a Purebred Over a Designer Dog
When Maria B. Moya was growing up, she always wanted a dog, but it wasn’t possible where her family lived. Then she got out on her own and moved to Hoboken, New Jersey. In her new town, everyone, it seemed, had a dog. Many of them were the trendy mixed-breeds, known as "Goldendoodles." Moya, who […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/one-couple-chose-purebred-over-designer-dog/
| October 19, 2020
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Expert Advice: Common Conditions
Addison’s Disease in Dogs: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Hypoadrenocorticism, more commonly known as Addison’s disease, is a disease has serious consequences for dogs. Fortunately, with proper treatment, dogs diagnosed with Addison's disease are expected to have normal lifespans. Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands fail to produce the hormones that they are in charge of in the body. The most important hormones […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/addisons-disease/
| September 21, 2020
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Expert Advice: Lifestyle
Working Dogs: Meet 31 Purposely-Bred Dogs
You may or may not know that each AKC registered breed is assigned to one of seven groups. In honor of Work Like a Dog Day on August 5, we're taking a closer look at the Working Group to see what these 31 beauties were bred to do. Akita This dignified and courageous Japanese breed was developed […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/working-group-dogs/
| August 1, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
Dogue de Bordeaux History: Behind the Breed
Though we often don’t think about them in this way, dogs are really about people — those long-ago (or, sometimes, not so long-ago) figures who developed particular breeds for particular tasks. Some breeds — like the Doberman Pinscher, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, and Cesky Terrier — owe their existence to just one visionary person. Other breeds were brought into being […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/dogue-de-bordeaux-history-behind-the-breed/
| July 10, 2020
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Expert Advice: Vitamins & Supplements
7 Vitamins Your Dog Needs For a Healthy Life
Grocery stores and pharmacies are stocked with row upon row of human vitamins. With so many options for us, it is completely logical that we wonder if dog vitamins are the right choice for our pets, too. But do dogs actually need canine supplements and vitamins? Are there any risks? Which vitamins should you give […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/vitamins-dogs-need-healthy-lifestyle/
| May 4, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
What Dog Breeders Can Teach Us About Preventing the Spread of Disease
It's been almost a decade since Sharon Gardner of Austin, Texas, had her most devastating experience as a Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder. With no warning, her litter of five-and-a-half-week-old puppies began showing signs of lethargy. Then came the diarrhea and vomiting. A test performed by her veterinarian delivered the bleak diagnosis: parvovirus, a highly contagious disease […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/what-dog-breeders-can-teach-us-about-preventing-the-spread-of-disease/
| April 1, 2020
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Expert Advice: Health
Valvular Disease in Small-Breed Dogs
Heart failure, often brought on by valvular disease, is one of the most common causes of death amongst small breeds like the Chihuahua, Maltese, and others as they approach their twilight years. Here's what you need to know about this disease and what you can do if you receive a diagnosis for your dog. What […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/valvular-disease-in-small-breed-dogs/
| January 23, 2020
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Expert Advice: Common Conditions
How to Stop Dog Farts
Whether they're silent but deadly or startlingly loud and smelly, dog farts are something that no one wants to deal with. Not only are these farts embarrassing for you and your guests, they indicate that your dog could be in pain from excess gas. While the occasional gaseous emission from your pooch is a normal and […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/how-to-stop-dog-farts/
| January 10, 2020