Dog Magazines – Most Popular Puppy and Dog Magazines in the USA

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Avid and enthusiastic dog lovers and pet owners keep up to date with the best puppy and dogs magazines for information on dog health and nutrition, dog care and wellness, grooming, dog breeds, training and behavior, and just about everything dog and puppy owners need to know about their dogs.

Dog magazines and subscriptions may be monthly magazines, bi-monthly, or may be 5 or 6 issues yearly. Magazines about dogs and puppies are popular for kids and adult dog owners alike, including fun activities, new dog products and trends, and information on how important treating your dog as part of the family really is.
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Is My Dog Pregnant? How to Tell If a Dog is Pregnant – Pregnant Dog Symptoms

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Is my dog pregnant? How do you know if your dog is pregnant? Hearing my husband say he thinks the dog is pregnant came as a surprise. How can you tell?, I asked. He said our dog has been showing signs of being pregnant. We have not been trying to breed our dog at all, but during a recent thunder and lightening storm, our dog broke out of the fence while she was in heat. Signs? What signs? It makes sense that there would be symptoms exhibiting a dog is pregnant, but she didn’t look different to me, although she has been acting strange.

My initial shock at hearing that maybe our dog is pregnant wore off quickly, with thoughts racing through my mind about what in the world are we going to do with a pregnant dog and puppies on the way? Pregnant women have nine months to plan for labor and birth, but dogs are entirely another matter. How long are dogs pregnant?, I asked. About 60-62 days, give or take a week depending on the breed of dog, he replied. Sixty days?!
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Chihuahua Puppies as Family Pets – Are Chihuahuas Safe for Kids?

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As a Chihuahua dog and puppy lover, it’s easy to see why Chihuahua’s are so popular. Chihuahua’s are small miniature dogs in height generally ranging between six to ten inches depending on the breed. Some Chihuahua breeds can grow as tall as 12 to 15 inches.

According to American breed standards, Chihuahua dogs should not weigh more than six pounds, while other breed standards say two to four pounds is preferred. Nevertheless, little Chihuahua dogs are exactly that, little in every sense of the word. Considering how small Chihuahua dogs are, one can’t help but wonder if Chihuahuas are safe and okay for kids to have as pets.
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Toxic Relationships – Narcissism and its Deadly Effects

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 Thank you, Lin, for asking me to guest post on the topic of narcissism and its deadly effects. This is a subject that has come into its own. Lin’s awesome post, Toxic Relationships – Toxic Family Members has garnered almost 200 comments and 700+ Facebook “likes” since it was written three years ago.

Many more resources are available to folks who find themselves in a relationship with these insidious people than when my co-author, Lori Hoeck, and I first wrote The Narcissist: A User’s Guide a scant eighteen months ago. Since then, our User’s Guide e-book has been downloaded over a thousand times, and continues at a steady rate.
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