Dog Tips

You may do this as a loving gesture, but it can be confusing to your pet. And when you tell your pooch these two calming words, his stress level likely shoots through the roof. Most people think nothing about doing this to a snoozing pet ... do you?

No dog breed has ever been improved by these kinds of arbitrary decisions. And condemning a dog to a lifetime of suffering for this is not an improvement, whatever they say, it is torture. Here are 8 sad cases in point.

Five different diseases can cause your dog's eyes to take on a cloudy or bluish appearance. Some are benign and don't significantly affect vision and other diseases can lead to blindness, especially if left untreated. If you notice a change in your pet's eyes, don't just chalk it off to aging.

This sudden, startlingly loud honking sound can easily induce panic in pet parents. Add in the bulging eyes, and you take it up another notch. So when it happens to your dog, what's really going on and how big is the risk?

This sign can mean many things, but in dogs, it can also be a sign of heart disease - especially when combined with these 7 other symptoms. Get the lowdown, and don't ignore it. Put time on your side.

Sometimes when your pet is acting a little 'off,' you can take a wait-and-see approach. But if you notice any of these 10 symptoms, it's a different story. Failing to act promptly can mean blindness, or even death in many of these situations.