So are you ready for a Boxer Dog?...

Written by Daniel Lesser


An easier and more pleasant journey with your chosen Boxer starts with checking outrepparttar parent dogs for unbecoming traits like aggression, hyperactive and extreme shyness.

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How to Protect your Dog and Family from Roundworms.

Written by Jennifer Bryant


Nearly every puppy inrepparttar world is born with roundworms. This is becauserepparttar 125697 roundworm’s larvae are transmitted fromrepparttar 125698 mother torepparttar 125699 puppy while it is still inrepparttar 125700 womb. A female dog can harbor roundworms in her tissue, often making them immune to dewormings. The roundworms then haverepparttar 125701 opportunity to emerge during pregnancy throughrepparttar 125702 mother’s bloodstream and infectrepparttar 125703 unborn puppies. Roundworms can also be transmitted to newborn puppies throughrepparttar 125704 mother’s milk during nursing.

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Symptoms of roundworms in humans include:

•Anemia

•Appetite Loss

•Difficulty Breathing

•Constipation

•Cough

•Cramping

•Diarrhea

•Fever

•Hives

•Itching

•Nausea

•Chest Pain

•Muscle Pain

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