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The cycle of (dog) life
Last week's news brought two intertwined dog stories: Queen Elizabeth is mourning her last Corgi; meanwhile, Meghan Markle's rescue dog has gone from rags to riches in a true-life Cinderella story. Two stories in the news today speak to the bittersweet essence of...
Starting spot-on tick treatment? Beware!
Tick bites can cause disease and infection on anyone, including your Morkie. But tick treatment for dogs, especially small dogs, can be worse! Ticks can cause irritation and inflammation and even paralysis in some cases - but spot on tick medication can actually kill...
How to remove a tick from a dog
Found a tick on your Morkie? Don't panic, but do act quickly. Here's how to remove a tick from a dog, quickly and safely, including how NOT to remove a tick. Here we go. Be vigilant - check carefully Run your hands over your Morkie’s body, feeling carefully for any...
Natural Tick Fighting Solutions
Ticks on dogs are a nightmare - especially ticks on small dogs. Ticks carry dozens of diseases including Lyme Disease. But as ghastly as they are, there's something more dangerous - commercial tick fighting treatments. They can be deadly for small dogs. Luckily, there...
It’s Tick Time for dogs
It's spring and ticks will be here soon... you might even be getting notices from your local Vet that it's time for Tick & Flea treatment. But before you act... Think twice before you give your small dog spot on tick treatments Ticks are bad news for any mammal...
13 Dog Facts You Probably Don’t Know
1. The "smell center" of a dog's brain is 40 times larger than yours. Dogs can smell thousands of times better than humans. Their noses have millions more scent receptors—for example, a human nose averages 5 million while a Dachshund's has 125 million—making them...
Easter Safety Tips
Easter is fun for the whole family and of course, that means your Morkie too. Keep it fun - and safe - with these tips. Chocolate bunnies - the better the chocolate, the more poisonous for pets. Just one square of Bakers dark chocolate can be highly toxic to your...
Your Morkie and Spring Fever
Have you had a long, hard winter? Then you're probably glad that yesterday was the first day of spring. What about your Morkie? Can he get spring fever? We get spring fever and dogs (and all mammals) do to some degree. Scientists tell us it’s all about a little...
Happy Morkie Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine's Day Morkie fans! A couple of reminders for the day to keep your Morkie safe.... Chocolate can literally kill your Morkie! It's the Theobromine in chocolate that can poison your Morkie. The darker the chocolate, the more deadly. Just a single square...