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11 Signs Your Dog May Be In Pain

In this article, I will share eleven signs your dog may display when in pain, which may act as a basic assessment for you to share with your veterinary professional. One of our most difficult responsibilities as caregivers is helping our dogs when they are ill or in pain. It’s often agonizing, and we often

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Develop Trust to Earn Respect

Introduction Though I use loading and transporting your equine as examples in this article, the information can be applied to any situation or animal. I use loading and transport because it creates an immediate visual and is widely accepted as a stressful event for both the caregiver and equine.  This may be a short article,

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Keep Your Equine Happy

Introduction to Equine Welfare Horses can live twenty-five years or more and require consistent, and specific, care to thrive. Horses, as we know them now, have been bred specifically to suit the needs of humans; therefore, they can develop serious mental and physical health issues due to breed adaptation and inattention to welfare needs. Too

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Monitor Your Expectations

Realistic Expectations However skilled one is, there’ll be moments when an otherwise well-behaved critter will frustrate you to no end. This is normal. What’s not normal is when one mismanages these behaviours without considering the consequences of their actions. All animals, just like people, have individual personalities and react differently to unique situations, especially in

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Equines Require Companionship

An Equine’s Legacy Over the years, horses have evolved to suit our needs instead of their own. Through breeding and behavioural manipulation, horses have become a product of our quest to create the perfect specimen and tool. Equine management, as we have known it, doesn’t always consider the needs of an equine’s natural instinct and

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