Spaying your female dog before one year of age will reduce their chance of getting mammary (breast) tumours by over 90%. Uterine cancer is also prevented successfully by sterilization at an early ...

Adopting a dog from a shelter is a rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging so it’s important to approach the process with understanding and care. To help make this transition smoother for ...

Houston faces a stray animal crisis, and Spay/Neuter Awareness Month highlights the importance of spaying and neutering pets to control the population and offer health benefits like reducing the risk ...

You can try talking to your dog about the birds and the bees, but it’s unlikely they will understand. It’s up to you to be aware that a non-spayed female dog runs the risk of having babies. You may ...

Similarly, a female dog will seek out a male counterpart ... an actual attraction to your friend’s unassuming leg. Neutering your dog will certainly reduce the sexual desires in your dog ...

Dogs and cats of all ages, breeds and sizes are available through area animal rescues and shelters, as well as opportunities to help homeless animals through foster programs, donations and help with ...

Assuming that a medical workup has been pursued and that the results were all normal, behavioral urine marking is the likely ...

Humping is a pretty common behavior for dogs, but it’s not one we tend to enjoy as dog parents. There are a number of reasons why dogs hump – both male and female – and it ... but sexually mature and ...

According to the animal charity PDSA, spaying a dog in heat is more risky because the blood vessels around the uterus become ...

“Our funds are also limited, so our target is spaying female dogs,” she said, adding that the tip of the dog’s ear would be cropped indicating it has been spayed. “We hope to continue this ...

Animal lovers are going village to village this week, conducting a dog and cat population survey. To give you an idea how this works, KUAM tagged along for a mock count in Humatak. “So basically ...