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Onsen – Japanese Hot Springs – For Dogs

What is Onsen? Onsen is the Japanese term for a hot spring. It contains a specific amount of natural chemical components and has to have a temperature above 25 degrees to be defined as an “Onsen”. In Japan it is usually a place with a hotel and baths with the natural spring water surrounded by […] Continue reading

The Importance of a Meet & Greet

From time to time a dog minder or even a dog owner may realise after the first stay of minding that the minding set-up is just not the perfect fit. This mostly occurs when the owner and minder didn’t make a prior arrangement for a meet and greet. It is very important for all three involved – […] Continue reading

The Sharing Economy Includes Dogs Now

You’ll never have to beg Facebook for a holiday dog sitter again. By Awol, 9 March 2016 The hardest part of traveling varies from person to person. For some, it’s jet lag. Some others have trouble sleeping in a bed that’s not their own. But for dog owners, it’s gotta be saying goodbye to your sweet prince […] Continue reading

Pumpkin- The Racoon Who Thinks She is a Dog

Maybe you already heard about the famous racoon living in the Bahamas. She is a star on Instagram, with 639,000 followers at the moment. Pumpkin grew up with the Kemp family after they found her under a tree with a broken leg. The little racoon was only one month by then and got left by […] Continue reading

When Your Kids Want a Dog

What do you do if your kids want a dog? Before getting a dog, the whole family has to think about if it is the right thing for them or not. Of course there are always two sides to every story which means the positive and negative aspects have to be considered very carefully.   […] Continue reading

Stem Cell Therapy for Dogs

            What are stem cells? Stem cells are cells which are yet undifferentiated and which have the ability to grow into different cell types. They are able to increase in number by themselves. There are two types of stem cells: Embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells get […] Continue reading

Dangerous and Poisonous Foods for Dogs

Not everything that is nutritious and healthy for us is good for our fury friends. A lot of what we eat and drink can be very dangerous for dogs and should not be fed to them. Alcohol This one goes without saying, you can probably imagine that alcohol is dangerous for dogs, as it isn’t good […] Continue reading

Chiropractic for Dogs

What is chiropractic? Chiropractic is a kind of manual treatment mostly used for humans. It is used to correct misalignments by adjusting the spinal cord and to restore the functions to the nervous system. In that way, the body can heal naturally. The goal is to find out the cause of the misalignment and to […] Continue reading

Does your dog like to swim?

Especially in the summer it is great to take your furry friend for a walk and let them get refreshed in the water. The general impression of dogs is that they love the water and swimming, in fact there are dogs which do not like the water and cannot even swim at all. Good swimmers There are […] Continue reading

More Than a Pet- How Seizure Dogs Become Essential Life Aide

Dogs are famous for being man’s best friend, but they are also famous for being trained to support humans in different life situations. They can be guide dogs, rescue dogs, or police dogs. Only a few people know that some dogs have got senses to predict an epileptic seizure. These senses are still controversial, but especially […] Continue reading