The Best Gifts for Dogs and Dog Lovers
We've compiled the best gifts for dog lovers this year including beautiful custom and personalized pet gifts, rad accessories, popular stocking stuffers, and a few quarantine-friendly finds. We also listed our all-time favorite gifts to spoil your dog with this holiday season.
How to Measure Your Dog — The Ultimate Guide
When looking to buy your dog a new harness, collar, or winter-ready dog coat, you will always need to know your dog's measurements. While it might be tempting to select a product size based on your best guess, this can lead to unnecessary and time-consuming exchanges or returns down the road.
Dog apparel outfitters like DJANGO use a few key dog measurements in their size charts: chest girth, neck girth, back length, and height (also known as "withers"). Not sure what some or all of these mean?
We (Steph and Mike) know that measuring your dog for harnesses, clothes, pet carriers and shoes is confusing and may make you want to hide your measuring tape. In this DJANGO Dog Blog article, we cover how to correctly measure your dog's neck girth, chest girth, back length, height, and paws.
New Dog Owner? Here Are Some Vital Things to Think About
If you’re a new dog owner, you are probably feeling equal parts excited and overwhelmed. After all, the joy of being a dog owner is unparalleled. But it is difficult to get on top of everything that is involved with dog ownership, especially if owning a dog is uncharted territory for you.
To ensure you’re as prepared as possible for this new and exciting responsibility, we’ve highlighted three vital things to keep in mind. Following them will help ensure you get off to the right start from the get-go.
New Puppy Checklist: Everything You Need Before Bringing Home a New Dog
When Django's breeder unexpectedly called us a week early to say she was coming to NYC the following day and could drop Django off at our apartment, Mike and I freaked out. We hadn't yet had time to prepare for Django's arrival and literally had zero new puppy essentials... no dog food, no dog crate or bed, no dog harness or leash. We ultimately had to postpone Django's arrival by a week. We needed time to figure out what puppy items were needed and how we'd keep Django safe in our tiny one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment.
If you are getting ready to bring home your first puppy, you might not be aware of everything you need for the new dog's arrival. Here are the most essential pet items to get prior to bringing home your new four-legged family.
The Best Fresh Dog Food Delivery Services
Have you ever wondered what fresh dog food actually is, why it is so popular among dog owners, and how it is made? Is fresh dog food a good option for your dog? Is it a more healthy and nutritious option than standard dog kibble? Lastly, which fresh dog delivery services are best?
In this article we explain what fresh dog food is and how it differs from standard dry dog food. We also share our favorite, Django-approved fresh dog food brands based on years of experience using the products.
How to Prepare Your Dog for Airline Cargo Travel
Not all dogs are allowed to fly in the cabin of airlines. Larger dog breeds that do not fit under a plane seat in an enclosed pet travel carrier are required to fly via cargo. Additionally, some countries including the United Kingdom prohibit in-cabin pet travel entirely and require that all dogs regardless of size enter their country via the hold of the plane.
If you are planning to fly your dog via airline cargo travel, there are several steps you can take to ensure your four-legged family member's trip is as safe and seamless as possible.
Here are tips on how to best prepare your dog for a safe cargo flight.
CBD Oil for Dogs: What is CBD, what does it do, and is it safe for dogs?
CBD has quickly become the trendiest new supplement in the pet and canine wellness world. An endless number of companies now offer and promote CBD oils, balms, and gels for a myriad of canine health and wellness issues ranging from travel anxiety to nervousness, nausea, aggression, and even canine epilepsy.
But what exactly is CBD, and what conditions does CBD oil for dogs treat? Is CBD truly safe and beneficial for our four-legged family members? Are there known side effects and risks with ongoing CBD usage? What should we as loving dog owners know about CBD oil before giving it to our dogs?
Although we (Mike and Steph) have never given CBD to our long-haired dachshund Django—fortunately Django is young, in good health, and exceptionally calm—we felt it important to share information about this incredibly popular product that can be found in almost every pet store around the globe.
Here is everything you need to know about CBD and CBD products for dogs.
The Ultimate Corgi Gift Guide for Corgi Lovers
Looking for the perfect corgi gift for you or another corgi lover in your life? We rounded up the most popular corgi-themed gifts for women, men, kids, and every other corgi-lover out there. We also include a great selection of corgi-themed decor items and accessories for the home.
Tetanus in Dogs: Overview and Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Earlier this summer, we received a heartbreaking email from a DJANGO Dog Blog reader. Jeanette's dog, Sam, had sadly just passed away from tetanus, a rare but gruesome disease. Jeanette reached out to us to share her family's traumatic experience with canine tetanus and asked that we spread awareness and share important information about the disease.
Here is everything you need to know about tetanus in dogs: the causes and symptoms of the disease, risk factors, treatment options and costs, side effects, and tips for prevention.
The Best Dog Breeds for Apartment Living and City Life
Before getting our dog Django back in 2015, Mike and I (Steph) did a lot of research into what dog breeds were best for city and apartment living. At the time, we were living in a tiny one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. We wanted a dog that would happily trot down the busy sidewalks of New York City with us, ride NYC's noisy subway in a dog-friendly carrier bag without any hesitation, and not take up too much space in our very compact apartment.
There are several things to consider if you're looking to welcome a four-legged companion into your apartment or city home. Will the dog bark a lot and disturb your neighbors? How energetic is the breed, and will the dog do well without a huge house or large backyard to run around in? Does the breed do well around a lot people and/or dogs?
If you are looking for a dog well suited for apartment living and an urban environment, this article is for you. Here are the top dog breeds best suited for compact residences and the hustle and bustle of city life.
Muddy Trails and Sandy Paws: The Story Behind DJANGO's Adventure Dog Harness and Leash Collection
The first sketches of our Adventure Dog Harness and Leash designs were officially drawn up in early 2019, but we had been discussing these new designs for months beforehand. Our overall goal was to engineer high quality, durable, and comfortable dog harness and leash sets that would withstand rugged terrain and the elements while also upholding DJANGO's modern and stylish aesthetic.
Here is the story behind DJANGO's new Adventure Dog Harness and Leash collection.
The Best Dog Toys: Plush, Interactive, & Tough Toys for Big and Small Pets
We've treated our dachshund Django to countless toys over the years and have done a ton of research on toys in this time! In this DJANGO Dog Blog article, we highlight the absolute best dog toys. Each of the toys we include on this list are loved by dogs, dog owners, and rated 5-stars on Amazon.
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