Dan Seymour
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About
Dan has been working in the dog world for over 4 years, covering dogs and all other pets, helping pet parents keep their companions happy, healthy, and totally spoiled! Originally from London, Dan now works remotely, which sadly means no pets at home, but plenty of opportunities to fuss over other people’s furry friends.Archive
Finding a tick on your dog can look like a lot of things, depending on when you catch it. Some are engorged and clearly alive. Others are small, dry, and brittle, easy to mistake for a scab or a bit...
Allergies in dogs are more common than most people realize, and they’re genuinely hard to pin down. The immune system overreacts to something harmless, whether it’s pollen, dust mites, a food ingredient, or something in the yard, and the result...
Has your dog ever given you that look? The one where their eyes follow every movement of your hand from plate to mouth. If it’s when you’re eating French fries, and they’re convinced with absolute certainty that fries are meant...
The instinct when something lands on your rug is often to scrub it out fast. For wool, that instinct will make things significantly worse. Wool fibers are delicate, and scrubbing doesn’t just push the stain deeper; it can permanently damage...
Dog urine and everything nice have a complicated relationship. One thrives, the other suffers, and if you’re reading this, you already know which one is winning at your place. Whether the culprit is your own dog or maybe one that...
Your dog is staring at you. They’ve paced between the door and the couch. They’ve sighed dramatically from their bed. The message is clear: they’re bored, and it’s your responsibility to solve it. A bored dog doesn’t just sulk. They...
Picture this: A male English Bulldog waddles over to a female in heat, full of confidence and swagger. Then… nothing. His barrel chest, stocky front legs, and low-slung build turn what should be natural into something nearly impossible. This isn’t...
Yellow dog poop is one of those things that sounds bizarre until it happens to your dog. Then suddenly you’re standing there with a poop bag in hand, staring at something that’s definitely not the normal brown you’re used to,...
It’s 6 AM on a Saturday, and your dog is at the window, barking at absolutely nothing you can see. Or maybe it’s a person walking by three houses down. Or a leaf. The point is, the barking won’t stop,...
A wet spot on your dog’s bed isn’t the same as a house training accident. When dogs leak urine while lying down or sleeping, something is medically wrong, and waiting to see if it resolves on its own wastes critical...
There are dogs that sleep on couches and bark at squirrels. Then there are dogs that spend their nights alone in the mountains, staring down wolves. Livestock guardian dogs aren’t pets that happen to live on farms. They’re working animals...
You’re scanning dog treat ingredient lists at the grocery store when you notice a pattern: chicken, rice, sweet potato, mystery “byproducts.” Then you see the price tag – $15 for a small bag of something your dog will demolish in...
The sound of shattering glass brings your dog running instead of hiding. By the time you get to the kitchen, they’re already sniffing the wreckage – or worse, licking at it with curious enthusiasm. You shoo them away, but the...
You’ve used the same plastic dog bowl for months, maybe years. It’s lightweight, cheap, and gets the job done. But then you notice the weird discoloration around the rim, maybe a faint odor that won’t wash out, or a rash...
It’s 2:47 AM, and you hear that familiar scratching at the bedroom door, or maybe a cold nose nudging your arm. Again. Your dog is wide awake and apparently convinced that right now is the perfect time for… something. If...
