dog advice
I am passionate about dog advice & making life better for every dog I encounter. I am forever gathering information for my own use in the day-to-day running of a house full of dogs, so I blog a lot of what I find. I also blog when I need to rant about something that needs to be ranted about. I hope you enjoy my blog. I’ve blogged about topics ranging from dietary info to grooming to behavioural issues. If what you are looking for isn’t on the blog, please contact me at grace@rrruffhouse.com and I will see what I can do.
READ BEFORE YOU DO YOUR DRIVEWAYS AND WALKWAYS……… Rock Salt Ingestion by Dogs
Rock Salt Ingestion by Dogs In cold climates and during winter months, people sprinkle driveways and roads with rock salt to de-ice the area and make it safe for walking or driving. While rock salt increases safety for drivers and pedestrians, it...
READ BEFORE YOU DO YOUR DRIVEWAYS AND WALKWAYS……… Rock Salt Ingestion by Dogs
Rock Salt Ingestion by Dogs In cold climates and during winter months, people sprinkle driveways and roads with rock salt to de-ice the area and make it safe for walking or driving. While rock salt increases safety for drivers and pedestrians, it...
How to Entertain Bored Dogs Indoors
Some animal experts believe that bad behavior in dogs stems from boredom. This boredom results in chewing on shoes and slippers, digging up houseplants or barking incessantly. To keep a dog entertained while indoors is not hard to do. You just need to take the time to...
Happy Sunday
Another frigid Sunday afternoon, too cold to play outside but the dogs found a spot to sun in the house. I love days like these!
JUST A FUNNY DAY IN WITH THE DOGS
Raw Dog Food Recipes
As I mentioned in some of my previous posts, dogs don’t need grains in their diets. They were meant to eat meat.Real meat! This article gathers 24 easy and healthy raw dog food recipes, based on a mix of meat and vegetables. Most commercial dog foods use soy, corn and...
TGIF……. This Girl Is Friday
Meet our newest family member, Friday, she is a year and a half old Cane Corso that was surrendered. She is a lovely girl with a great temperament she has a few issues that needs some work and over the coarse of time she will be a great dog. We are happy to welcome...
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO MIA
Mia is a Cane Corso rescue, she was rescued by a fantastic lady with the biggest heart I have meet in awhile. Mia was in her previous home kept in a cage where they limited her from walking, so Mia was in a kennel for 12 hours a day or more, they didn't let her...
SIMPLICITY AT ITS BEST……NO WORDS NEEDED
What can be better than children and their pets? Bravo to the mom who took these amazing pictures!
DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR DOG
Hand Lotion Poisoning Hand lotion poisoning occurs when allow your pet to lick hand lotion or hand cream after you apply when you have had a shower and moisturize. This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison...
GUINNESS AND HIS NEW SISTER
You have met Guinness before in a few of my other posts, here he is again. This dog continues to amaze me with his kindness and sheer acceptance of other animals even when he could eat them if he chose! This is his new " sista from anotha mista " Dragon, the chihuahua...
WHY WE LOVE OUR DOGS……PLAIN AND SIMPLE
SUCCESS STORY…..DUDLEY
When I picked Dudley up from the Humane Society in September I was very excited to have him join my family. Within the first few days I realized I had my hands full. He came to me at the age of 1 with no training history. He did not listen, jumped on everyone...
Symptoms of Frostbite in a Dog and How to Avoid it
Hypothermia occurs when an extremity had been exposed to a cold temperature for a long time and becomes damages or dies as a result. For dogs, fur provides insulation from cold weather. In these conditions, the top coat of hair stands up and traps air in the...
STRUTTS FOR MUTTS CANCER WALK
I am happy to announce that on May 31 2014 rrruffhouse will be sponsoring the Cancer Societies fund-raiser with a walk a thon " strutts for mutts " I have not decided on a location as of yet but I am currently searching for an ideal spot. I will be posting the...
Socializing Your Puppy – The Right Way
Most new dog owners are aware of one of the most important aspects of raising a puppy – socialization. However, most of them don’t understand what socialization means and why it needs to be done. A common misconception is that the puppy needs to actually socialize...
If Dogs Could Make New Year’s Resolutions, Here’s What They’d Be……….
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Do You Know What A Yellow Ribbon Tied On A Dog’s Collar or leash Means?
You are out in the park with your family, playing, running, maybe even having a picnic. Perhaps your dog is with you; however, off in the distance you see adorable dog approaching with their handler and your children immediately begin to run towards this adorable...
STOP THE KILLING OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS!!!!
Here we go again: another pet food-related issue (this time treats) traced back to China. Seems this one is just breaking and has yet to be classified as an official recall, but as we’ve all learned over the past months with anything China-related “better safe than...
MAKE 2014 THE YEAR OF KEEPING RESOLUTIONS
New Year’s Resolutions-We all make them. This year let’s try to keep them. Let’s make attainable goals and have the mindset to follow through. Probably the biggest resolution is to get fit. Well if you have a dog this can be easier than you think. Take your dog...
HAPPY 2014
I would personally like to thank each and every person that made 2013 so amazing unfortunately I can't as the list would be endless, so I am going to do it here. 2013 for rrruffhouse was an amazing year, we had tons of dogs come in for boot camp, the most in a year so...
Who is Grace?
Hi there. I’m Grace. I am a very hard working, compassionate and strong willed woman who loves a challenge and never backs down from a hard days work, which is a good mix for working with dogs that are having trouble getting along in the world with us humans! The greatest reward I get in life is when someone tells me I saved the life of their dog so they didn’t have to give it up! I love nothing more then showing people how to be a leader in their own world and all aspects of life! I am a leader, and walk my own path in life and I’ll go where ever it takes me! CLICK TO READ MORE...