Dog advice, tips & guides from trusted canine experts. K9 Magazine will help you feed, train & entertain your dog with our behaviour, nutrition & dog health advice.
For many dog owners the excitement of going away can be diminished by the stress and worry of leaving their dog in kennels. Of course, not all dog kennel stays are the result of a fun thing like a holiday…
More and more dog owners and professionals are taking a second look at what they feed their family dogs. The majority of puppies are fed on dried dog food to get them eating and growing. As they get older the…
Looking after a dog that has an illness requires varying levels of care depending on the situation and severity. Jess Buskirk had to take steps to alter her lifestyle to accommodate her dog, Luke, when she discovered he had epilepsy,…
Choosing the best diet for your dog is a difficult task and one that needs a lot of thought and consideration for what is best for them. As a dog owner you will no doubt have been possibly even slightly…
Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints. About 20% of dogs will suffer from it during their lifetime. The most commonly affected joints are the hip, knee and elbow joints. There are a number of myths surrounding canine osteoarthritis and…
A raw diet will help your dog lose weight if it is balanced, your dog is otherwise healthy and receives the correct amount of exercise for their breed, age and individual metabolic rate. The raw dog food revolution has been…
Anyone who’s ever suffered with the stress and discomfort of toothache or problems with their gums will empathise with the poor dog who, after all, has only got his mouth as a means to pick things up, communicate, eat and…
Recognising and understanding the early warning signs of canine heart problems can be life-saving. Your dog’s heart is responsible for pumping blood to all body parts. It goes without saying, heart problems in dogs are not something to take a…
We Brits love to talk about the weather. Hot or cold, snowy or windy, we pretty much always want the opposite of the hand we’ve been dealt. As the weather gets hotter and record temperatures seem to be broken year…
Clicker training can be used for the simplest training tasks to some of the most complex behavioural problems that you may ever come across. The advantages of using clicker training first and foremost are that we are using the science…
Choosing a dog trainer or finding a dog trainer that is going to be right for you and your canine student can be a real minefield. You need a dog trainer that you like, that can actually deliver results and…
Here’s a problem lots of dog owners face. Your dog doesn’t particularly enjoy dry dog food (kibble). You don’t have the freezer space or desire to feed a raw dog food diet. You prefer the convenience and availability of wet…
Hydrocephalus is a condition which means ‘water on the brain’. Typically, it affects puppies and is usually congenital, so it will be present before the puppy is born or at birth. In some cases, a dog may suffer from the…
Whatever type of dog you own whether they’re a pedigree or not, most of us want our dogs to look bright-eyed and bushy tailed. It doesn’t matter if you ever want to show your dog. We take pride in our…
All of us dog owners can identify with that moment where our dog does something that, frankly, we really wish they wouldn’t. Millions, no, billions are spent and earned around the world as a result of dog owners who simply…
If your dog has a particular preference for a certain type of food, you might be wondering if their favourite (be it wet food or kibble) is better or worse than the alternative? We all want to ensure our dog…
