Health Articles

How to avoid over vaccinating dogs? The development of vaccines has revolutionised the health of our dogs and our lives in general. Vaccinating dogs  against distemper and parvovirus is an essential part of dog ownership and absolutely must be done as a puppy....

Is routine spaying & neutering dogs wrong? You love your chihuahua and want to do the best for them. When you get your new chihuahua you get their shots and then have them spayed or neutered. But is routinely spaying & neutering dogs morally wrong and bad for...

What is Luxating Patella? Luxating patella is a common knee condition that can affect any dog, but chihuahuas and other small breeds are particularly prone to it. The patella is the name for a dog's kneecap and luxating (which means out of place) patella is when the...

Breeding Tea-cup chihuahuas will be illegal Last Sunday I came across an article in the Sunday Times by Johnathan Leake. He was reporting on the new crackdown on the breeding of pets with ‘cute defects’. Or designer dogs and cats that have been bread encouraging...