If you have particular worries about your dogs, or they have previously been very inactive, it’s worth consulting with your veterinarian to create an exercise plan. Remember that, like humans, dogs need to warm up and warm down.

For “coated” breeds showing in conformation, you could get away with a “good but amature” job on many breeds at smaller shows

DogData will use an exchange to support the purchasing of dogs open to all currencies through the peer to peer decentralised market place, improving both dog care practices and supporting adoption of peer to peer cryptographic currencies

Yes, legally, a dog is property. AND most good breeders make you sign a contract about how you will raise it.

Find out about the health of your puppy and its parents. Breeders should be honest about the breed’s strengths and weaknesses and knowledgeable about the genetic diseases that can affect their breed

Dog breeders at DogData can for free make a contract that enables them to agree with the dogs buyer all of the conditions of care , before sale

Many dogs enjoy playing with other dogs throughout life, a significant number do not. As they age, they develop prejudices, aches and pains, and learned to play styles that may not gel well with other dogs

If you go to a pet store or go to a disreputable breeder to buy that adorable puppy, it's entirely possible that it's from a puppy mill, where dogs are kept in terrible conditions. By adopting a rescue, you can help lower the demand for puppies from puppy mills.

Drugs and Vaccines should be limited prior to a bitch’s heat cycle, throughout pregnancy / lactation. Some of the medications can last for extended periods in her body. These can be potentially dangerous to her puppies by causing birth defects.

Leveraging the knowledge of the community will mean never again buying Dog products that are the wrong size or type or not fit for purpose, A decentralised Marketplace suggesting only the products purchased and rated by Champion Dogs of the same breed as yours will save time, effort and money

It can be tough to fit an energetic puppy into a hectic life. Adopting an older dog from a shelter allows you to skip the puppy stage altogether, which can mean an easier transition from not having a pet to being a pet owner

If you’re talking about the biggest dog shows and the heaviest coated breeds i.e. anything that is clipped or hand-stripped then you want to be “very good” as a groomer. Very, very good.

DNAHunter provides you with an easy, fun, and serious way to fin not just a mate but the perfect matched breed standard mate for your dog. Factors such as age, sex, country, temperament, lifestyle. diet, show results , brothers sisters and parents history are used to suggest your dogs breeding mate

Establish a good rapport with the breeder you bought your puppy from. He/she will be an excellent resource and breed mentor for you throughout the life of your puppy.

It’s important to train your dog to respond to you on and off the leash, both at home and away, and to remember that the secret to having a happy, healthy and well-socialised dog starts with regular mental and physical exercise.

I have seen plenty of ads for puppies boasting how they will ship all over and it is sad that these animals are treated this way without the breeder doing KYC

You own the dog, but your ownership is subject to whatever contract you signed (which may or may not be enforceable in a court of law,