Dog Shelters In Massachusetts - How Do I Euthanize My Dog At Home

      There are several dog shelters in Massachusetts, which aim at saving the lives of dogs. These organizations have rescued distressed dogs and given them a fresh lease of life. They also offer adoption programs for people who are interested to take one home and turn it into a buddy. More...

      Keeping a terminally ill dog or any other animal suffering terrible pain, alive indefinitely, is not showing kindness, rather prolonging the suffering of the poor creature. To help cut short the sufferings, one can resort to euthanizing. Euthanizing your pet can be a difficult decision to make. However, during extreme circumstances, one has to take this drastic measure. There are numerous ways to euthanize your dog at home. However, euthanizing is considered illegal in some states and prior permission must be sought beforehand. More...

      Most of us choose to have a pet dog above any other animal. A dog is intelligent, sensitive, and loyal. It also sometimes entertains us with its antics. Generally, these canines live up to the age of 12. But there is one such canine in the planet, which has survived till the age of 20. The dog named Otto, whose actual name is Otto Jones, belongs to a family residing in Shropshire. Its exact age is 20 years and 8 months. Otto Jones is basically a crossbreed between a Terrier and Dachshund. He is now the oldest living dog in the world. Otto has made his place in the Guinness Book of World Records. More...

      Merely keeping a pet is not enough. The owner has to take good care of it in order keep the pet healthy. However, despite taking measures, diseases are unavoidable. So the best thing one can do is to keep checking on the possible symptoms and signs of the diseases that can probably occur in a pet dog. Diseases can be viral, bacterial or can be due to metabolic dysfunction. A diagnosis is very important for the proper treatment to be carried out. More...

      Is your dog not running around the house as it used to do earlier? Is it not playing with you as excitedly as before? Simultaneously, is it experiencing a loss of appetite? If the answers are yes, you must take note of these, as they may be symptoms leading to some kind of health disorder for your pet dog. Dogs normally hide their problems. Their warning signs are not very conspicuous and chances are high that you may miss out on them if you are observant enough. However, if you are extremely close to your pet, you will definitely know from its behavior that there is an underlying problem. More...

      The celebrity couple, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, both A-list Hollywood power couples, are the owner of a dog named Indo. Indo is a three-year-old cute little dog weighing 26-50lbs and belongs to the Rotweiler breed. Indo was brought from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. While searching for a pet dog; the owner's eyes suddenly fell on Indo. Once the owner went near the kennel, Indo started hopping around out of excitement. He and his family took an instant liking for Indo and brought him with them. Indo has three nicknames- Buddy, Sleepyhead and French fry. More...

      Benji is a mixed breed dog. It happens to be a crossbreed between a miniature poodle, a cocker spaniel and a tiny poodle. The original Benji was a stray dog adopted by a Burbank animal shelter in California. This dog became famous after starring in a few movies by Joe Camp. The name Benji is also being given by the director for his movies. In the films, the dog Benji possesses an extremely uncanny sharpness that makes him the savior of many lives. After that, the term Benji dogs came to be associated with tiny unkempt mixed breed of dogs. More...

      Despite dogs' loyalty and close association with humans in daily life, instances of dog attacks are quite common. Certain breed of dogs like wolves remain aggressive and cunning in spite of domestication. A study regarding dog bites was conducted in the United States and Canada from 1982-2007. It concluded that wolf-mix dogs or wolf hybrid dogs are more likely to bite than any other breed of dogs. Researchers have concluded that even after providing the best of training, they remain aggressive. Some wolf-mix dogs can be calm, docile and non-aggressive, but a higher percentage of wolf-mix dogs are likely to attack humans and other animals. More...

      A dog can be a man's best friend. For all those who love dogs, this might not come as a surprise that an English Mastiff is the largest breed of dog. Having its origins in England, this dog breed is a blend of dignity, grandeur and courage. A typical mastiff has a huge head, square in shape, with a short muzzle. A black mask surrounds the eyes and the nose irrespective of the body color. The eyes are small and black or hazel colored. Its teeth are shaped like scissors and the tail is tapering. The coat is available in colors ranging from golden fawn, light fawn and silver to apricot. An English Mastiff's body is large with a high degree of breadth and depth between its forelegs, which cause them to be set wide apart. More...

      The breed of dog having the strongest jaw is actually difficult to determine as the strength depends on certain things like body weight and muscle mass. National Geographic once conducted an experiment for finding out what breed of dog has got the most strength in its jaw. A competition was held between a German shepherd, an APBT and a Rottweiler based on their bite forces. The Rottweiler displayed a bite force of 328 lbs, that of the German shepherd was 238. The APBT followed them at 235 lbs. More...