Good Tips for Dogs And Cats

Anyone seen this site as a lot of good tips > www.doglistener.co.uk/tips/top_tips.shtml

http://staffy-bull-terrier.com/ <<--- even better

Most of the tips are useful. However, some could be dangerous - number 4, for instance. Cotton wool may pad out sharp objects, but isn't likely to cover 100% of the shards. As the intestines squeeze against the objects, the shards will just pierce through the cotton. It's always better to take the dog straight to the vets, especially as the cotton wool itself could pose additional problems.

Number 13, as well, isn't very safe. It recommends giving strong black coffee to a pup that has sustained electric shock. Coffee is extremely bad for dogs and can cause death when too much is consumed, depending on age and size of the dog. Puppies in particular can sustain serious damage from coffee.

I'm also very wary of a website which specifically badmouths and insults the members of other forums for differing opinions.

Eleanor wrote:
I'm also very wary of a website which specifically badmouths and insults the members of other forums for differing opinions.

Where does it say anything about other forums? its not a forum its just a website with advice ???

'a forum called Champ Dogs, run and controlled by people that clearly think they know lots about Dogs but in reality know very little. Everything was based on emotion, rather than reality and common sense. I found some of the advice dangerous. I was howled down when I suggested that they should not play tug with their dogs they actually said that if you couldn't play games like that then it's not worth having a dog and they would have it put to sleep. Some of these people are very very sad.'

Whether justified or not, it really isn't professional to badmouth forums, groups, etc., particularly for something as daft as a difference of opinion.

So that site belongs to Champ Dogs forum who ever they are lol. Ok I just thought it was Stan Rawlinson site the Dog Listener as he calls himself I never hear of him lol .

The site belongs to Rawlinson, I believe The quote was taken from one of his pages, where he badmouthed another forum.

I, personally, don't know what happened between him and that forum, but he should probably be careful about what he says in regards to other websites, as it's likely to discourage people from following his advice. From what I've heard, he's good with dogs and knows what he's talking about. My only issues with the advice given were just those couple of comments that could be dangerous to a dog; the other tips looked very useful.