Lil Dogs

The Best Toy For Little Dogs

Koko’s number 1 best lil dog toy to play with! Do you have a smaller sized dog and find it hard to find that one toy your dog will love forever? I have searched and bought my little Shih Tzu/Bichon Teddybear dog Koko numerous toys, that I lost count after 20. She’ll play with them for a few days and then want a completely new toy to satisfy her. We couldn’t find a great toy until one Christmas year, when Koko’s Auntie Em (no not the aunt from the Wizard of OZ), gifted her HOLYSTEED small rubber balls that we […]

The Importance of your Dog’s Ears

What exactly does your dog’s ears do? Your dog’s ears are very important for three main reasons: hearing, communicating, and body language. Before we get into each specific reason lets explore the structure and function of the ear in your dog.  The ear is part of your dog’s body that helps with hearing and balance. It consists of the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear is made up of the pinna, and the ear canal. The pinna is made of cartilage and is covered by either skin, fur, or hair. This part is used to capture waves of […]

How Little Dogs Became To Be!

The science of the little dog who could! Do you own a little dog that you love so much, and one day just wondered how your little dog became to be? Well, look no further because I sought out the answer to the question we were both craving to solve. Luckily our furry friends have DNA just like their human sidekicks. Within their DNA is a gene which codes a protein responsible for the different size growths between dog breeds. In 2007, Elaine Ostrander, a geneticist at the National Human Genome Research Institute, and senior author of the study’s paper, […]