John Mailer - Articles

John Mailer writes articles about dogs and all aspects of basics dog training. His topics are varied so if you have a new puppy or just a disobedient dog you will find his advice useful
Basics Dog Training

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The "Hurry Diarrhea" Puppy Is A Human Problem
Every puppy must, eventually, be taught to depend upon something besides milk for his dog food. This process is called weaning and constitutes the changing of a pup's diet from liquid to solid. Most dog owners consider weaning to be that instant in time when one takes a pup from... Read
By: John Mailer | 05/02/2007 | Pets
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Ignorance And Lack Of Knowledge Can Lead To Dog Anorexia
When a dog refuses to eat or eats only a portion of the dog food he needs or what he usually eats every day will produce an imbalance in his dog nutrition. The term Anorexia is used to describe the condition when a dog refuses to eat. Many dog... Read
By: John Mailer | 05/02/2007 | Pets
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How To Stop Obesity In Dogs
Obesity is the most common dog nutritional disease in American dogs today. It is the result of simply eating more calories than are burned. Dogs have a built-in protection against this disease, a control mechanism in their brains that satisfies their hunger after they have eaten enough calories to meet... Read
By: John Mailer | 05/02/2007 | Pets
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Nutritional Diseases In Your Dog Can Be Eliminated
Similar to healthy dogs, sick dogs need to eat dog food in order to supply energy and nutrients for growth, for replacement and repair; as well as to meet an ever changing need. Dog nutrition still remains the same for a sick dog and usually do not differ greatly from... Read
By: John Mailer | 05/02/2007 | Pets
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Weaning Puppy Procedure
Most dog owners allow their pups to eat directly from the mother's bowl as soon as they are able to do so. This enables them to learn, by observation, how to eat. However, continuing this practice for more than a few days after the puppies begin to eat has several... Read
By: John Mailer | 02/02/2007 | Pets
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The Proper Feeding Procedure For Your Puppy
The growing puppy should be weighed once a week for the first six months of his life. The weekly growth rate, which starts from weaning to six months, should be very constant that it forms a straight line when plotted on a graph. The amount of dog food consumed by... Read
By: John Mailer | 02/02/2007 | Pets
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Feeding Your Growing Puppy The Right Dog Nutrition
After the puppy has been weaned, he can begin to learn how to handle and digest different types of new dog foods. During the next 12 to 18 months of his life, he will continue to learn how to cope with the variety of new dog foods he eats.... Read
By: John Mailer | 02/02/2007 | Advice
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Procedures For Bottle Feeding Your Puppy
When bottle feeding your puppy, start by filling the bottles with water and then put on the nipples and invert them to see if they leak. By squeezing the bottle slightly the increased internal pressure aids in discovering leaks. If the stream of water from the hole in the nipple... Read
By: John Mailer | 02/02/2007 | Pets
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Feeding Your Puppy The Correct Dog Nutrition
A puppy always tells his dog owner whether he is getting too much or too little dog food in several ways. Crying is one of the most often recognized, but least likely to be always accurate. Although hungry puppies do cry, so do cold puppies, hot puppies, puppies that were... Read
By: John Mailer | 02/02/2007 | Pets
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Factors For Successful Hand-Rearing Of Puppies
These days, the development of successful hand-rearing methods has made it so much easier to raise orphaned or abandoned puppies. Dog owners who enjoy a high degree of success raising newborn pups pay careful attention to the three following principles: Giving a suitable environment; feeding a nutritionally complete formula; and... Read
By: John Mailer | 01/02/2007 | Pets