If you are considering feeding raw, you can choose from one of two models, or you can create your own diet based loosely on the prey model or bones and raw food (BARF). Both are good diets, though the BARF diet adds foods a carnivorous animal does not usually eat, such as vegetables, nuts and seeds. The biggest factor you need to know is that every...

When the weather turns frigid and icy, whether it is snow, an ice storm, or a cold spring rain, even the heat and humidity of the summer can be hard on double-coated dogs like German Shepherds. When shepherds, especially high-drive dogs, are left inside without a "job," they become bored very easily. A bored dog is usually a bad dog – one that will...