Dog Care Manual

Archive for December, 2008

Owning a hypoallergenic dog reduces allergy attacks undoubtedly, but the attention required to be given to these dogs increases because of their hair. Their undercoat is pretty thin and the hair is very short, just like humans. Thus shedding is very less but regular trimming of the hair is a necessity. For these breeds, grooming is essential every three to four months. If one cannot afford to pay for 3-4 grooming sessions a year, he or she should look for another breed of dog.

There are tools available in the market that help you in grooming your dog, but if you find it difficult to do so or your dog does not cooperate with you then you require a professional groomer. You can get a groomer for your dog from a pet store, online or from the phonebook. Getting a professional groomer is easy, but one who is good at it is difficult.

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Looking at the way, people adore their dogs nowadays, questions like “From when is this friendship going on?” or “What is the history of dogs?” can easily creep in your mind. The dogs are supposed to be the man’s best friend at home. So, it’s natural that he will be curious behind the history of his best friend’s originality.

Most of the biologists believe that probably all the dogs have descended from an animal named Tomarctus, who lived about 15 million years ago. With the ages, different breeds of dogs came into the world. However, the oldest known breed is the Saluki hunting dogs, which were used by the Egyptians. Many more breeds, claim to be the first real dog on Earth. Whatever the case exactly be, a recent study using mitochondrial DNA, suggests that the dogs and the wolves splitted into different species a million year ago. It is now probably accepted by most of the biologists that the dogs are definitely the descendants of the grey wolf.

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