Dear Readers!
Another year has passed, 2017 has waved goodbye, and 2018 stepped in. The end of the year and the beginning of the new year are always times for reflection and summary. We have done this ourselves and now we would like to share it with you!
The Dog Portal entered its 5th year last October. The past 4 years have been characterized by continuous growth, which is also reflected in the fact that our viewership has been steadily increasing year by year. Our number of visitors in 2017 increased by 40% compared to the previous year, and the views of our articles grew by 30%! We are happy to say that the Dog Portal had a successful and productive year, thanks to you, dear Readers!
We receive numerous positive feedback from you regarding our portal, our work, and our articles! We greatly appreciate your contacts via email, Facebook messages and chat, as well as inquiries sent through the contact form on our portal, requests for help, questions related to breed selection, dog health, and other important dog-related topics, which we try to answer to the best of our knowledge.
The Dog Portal is rich in many useful, valuable, and interesting articles, from which we have compiled for you and now present the last year’s top list. The articles that interested readers the most came from the topics of dog health, children and dogs, dog breed guide, and dog love. Let’s look at them in order now, naturally counting backwards to make it even more exciting!
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10. Protecting Our Dogs’ Health – About Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
As the first topic of our health protection series, we have chosen the dreaded gastric dilatation-volvulus, because it is always timely to draw the attention of responsible dog owners to this life-threatening condition! Gastric dilatation-volvulus is a sudden, life-threatening state that many do not recognize in time, so it is important to talk about it so that you know and can recognize based on symptoms if your pet is developing this condition. You also need to know what to do if the problem has already occurred. About gastric dilatation-volvulus, the symptoms, further steps, and prevention, we consulted our expert, Dr. Péter Hauberger, clinical veterinarian at the Nyíregyháza Animal Hospital.
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Related material on the topic: “My Dog Got Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus”, please read it, as this article serves as an example showing that a dog with gastric dilatation-volvulus can be saved if operated on in time!
9. Symptoms of Worm Infestation in Dogs
Every pet owner should be informed about infections caused by intestinal parasites or, in everyday language, worm infestation, its symptoms, and treatment. This is important partly because these internal parasites weaken the body of the infected animal, reduce its resistance, and can also be sources of various complicated diseases. On the other hand, some of the parasites can also infest humans and cause unpleasant, dangerous symptoms. As in many other cases, emphasis should be placed on prevention, meaning the regular and proper deworming of our pets and following certain simple hygiene rules. If you are a dog owner, worm your dog at least every 3 months!
Related material on the topic: “Heartworm in dogs”
Heartworm now poses a serious health risk to our dogs in Hungary as well. Please read this article too to learn all the important information about heartworm, its symptoms, and prevention!
8. Csau-Csau breed description
Among the breed descriptions in our dog breed guide, the chow-chow was introduced among the first. As a dedicated breeder of the breed (Broken Hill’s Heart chow-chow kennel), I consider it a matter of the heart to properly present and familiarize people with this unique dog breed. The dog of the gods, as the monks called it, is a masterpiece of beauty, dignity, and naturalness, proud, loyal, and reserved. The chow-chow is extremely intelligent and extremely loyal to its owner; its strong will makes it a challenge for those ideal owners who are willing to devote enough time, patience, and energy to these serious, dignified, and proud dogs. The chow-chow dog breed guide, mentioning its external and internal traits, touches on development, training, health problems, and coat care, spiced with some breed history, a wonderful featured image, and a small video about 101 Big Dog breeds, is the 8th most popular article on our portal.
Related material on the Dog Portal: “An ancient dog breed, the blue-tongued chow-chow”, from which you can learn more interesting and useful information about the breed, please also read this article.
7. Caucasian Shepherd Dog breed description
In our dog breed guide series, the Caucasian Shepherd Dog was also introduced, thanks to György Gyurka, the breeder and owner of the “King of Karabakh” Caucasian Shepherd Dog kennel. Everything you need to know about this ancient dog breed can be read in the article, regarding the types, training, appearance and faults, character and faults, obedience, and guarding work. A uniquely comprehensive description of the Caucasian Shepherd Dog, which you will not find anywhere else in this form, only here on the Dog Portal. The Caucasian Shepherd Dog breed description has been very popular with our readers from the beginning, and with this it became our 7th most read article in 2017! Our grateful thanks to the breeder for preparing the breed description of the breed he breeds for our portal!
6. 13 signs that show your dog loves you very much
Dogs are wonderful and unique beings, loyal, obedient, and affectionate; they truly are man’s best friend. No matter how we leave home, they always wait for us with boundless, sincere, childlike joy and love. The loving time spent with the owner is the greatest gift for them, and their gratitude and love returned are incomparable. Dogs help you when you are sad and rejoice with you when you are happy. Their healing power lies in their love, which they show in every possible way, and this is very important to us because the power of love can do everything. An important part of the miracle is trust, specifically the unconditional and constant trust with which dogs honor and gift humans, reinforcing a person’s faith and trust in themselves. Our article created for the 2nd anniversary of the Dog Portal occupies 6th place in our top list.
Related material on the topic: “The dog's letter to its owner: What your dog really thinks about you”
Dogs are our wonderful animal companions who love humans, their owners, selflessly until the end of their lives. Please read this post, it may help you understand your dog’s thoughts!
5. Dog breeds recommended for children II.
On the occasion of the 1st anniversary of Dog Portal, this sweet and kind two-part article about dog breeds recommended for children was prepared. Children and dogs make a great pair. Who wouldn’t want their child to grow up with a dog, gaining numerous beautiful experiences and memories in the process? In this article’s part II, we offer help by presenting interesting and useful information about 11 dog breeds with pictures! In addition, the infographic in the article contains some useful and advisable tips on how your children should respect dogs! We highly recommend it to every family with children, parents, kids, grandparents, and all our dear readers alike!
Related material on the topic: “Babies who live with dogs in their first year of life are healthier”
According to a Finnish study, infants who live with dogs or cats (in the same household, mainly with dogs) are less prone to respiratory infections in their first year of life. Useful and interesting information about the research project and the results can be read in our article.
4. Fruits that our dogs can safely consume
Many want to know whether feeding fruits to our dogs is safe. The truth is YES. In this article, we present the fruits that are good for our dogs. Feeding fruits to your dog is one excellent way to provide valuable extra vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to their body. Moreover, just like us humans, eating fruit is a real pleasure for dogs. Not only will they love receiving fruit, but they will also appreciate the beneficial effects the fruits will have on their bodies. Our article Fruits that our dogs can safely consume ranks 4th on our top list.
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Related material on the topic: “Protecting the health of our dogs: The healthy diet”
Healthy eating and an adequate diet are as important for our dogs as they are for people. Please read this article to learn exactly useful information related to dogs’ healthy diet.
3. 10 symptoms you should never ignore in your dog
This article on dog health aims to highlight symptoms. It is important to recognize changed behavior so that you can take the necessary steps to restore your dog's health as soon as possible. Detecting some disease symptoms and knowing what to do next simply requires attention from the responsible dog owner, for example with a mild stomach upset caused by overeating that passes within 1-2 days if you pay attention and reduce your dog's daily portion or do not let them snack between meals. Other symptoms appear so suddenly, are so severe and frightening that you immediately know to grab your pet and take them to the vet, or to an animal clinic in case of emergency. 10 symptoms you should never ignore as a responsible dog owner!
Related material: “Protecting Our Dogs’ Health: About Ticks”
Ticks are present and infect almost year-round! Please read this post as it contains useful information about tick-borne diseases and prevention!
2. Dog breeds recommended for children I.
Our article prepared for the 1-year anniversary of Kutya Portál is ranked 2nd on our top list. Part I of dog breeds recommended for children discusses choosing the ideal dog breed for a child and introduces 9 child-friendly dog breeds with photos and breed descriptions, especially highlighting why each breed is an ideal choice for children. We provide good advice on main guidelines for choosing a dog breed, factors to keep in mind, and help on how to best foster the relationship between child and dog. We lovingly recommend this to all families with children, parents, kids, grandparents, and all dog lovers!
Related material: “Children and Dogs: 10 Wonderful Effects”
You can read about the positive effects of a harmonious relationship between dog and child in this article!
1. 18 disease-indicating symptoms that show your dog needs help
The absolute winner, Kutya Portál’s most popular and most read article of 2017, No.1 for 2 years now.
The 18 disease-indicating symptoms that show our dogs need help! It is well known that recognizing illness in a dog is not always easy, which is why it is important to look for various subtle signs that may indicate a potential problem. This article from Kutya Portál tries to highlight symptoms. It is important to recognize changed behavior! We detailed 18 symptoms to provide some help in cases where you observe any of these signs in your pet so you can recognize them and take the necessary steps to restore your dog's health. And for a responsible dog owner, nothing can be more important than their dog's health!
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Related material on the topic: “The dangers of low body temperature: Hypothermia in dogs”
In addition to extreme cold and freezing weather, our dogs are increasingly at risk of cooling down, that is hypothermia, about whose development, causes, symptoms, risk factors and first aid you can also read in this post!
+ 1. 6 human behaviors that dogs dislike
As a bonus, please warmly accept our article which you considered the most fascinating topic and which was read by the most people in just one day!
You probably already know that dogs are the oldest domesticated animals by humans. Thanks to their long relationship with humans, they are uniquely sensitive to human behavior. Despite the fact that the two species have lived closely together for millennia, people often do things they think dogs like but it turns out that dogs definitely do not like them. From this article, you can learn which human behaviors dogs dislike, hate or detest!
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Related material on Dog Portal: “How dogs show if they are afraid or anxious”
Dogs communicate with us humans very clearly, we just do not always interpret the signs properly. To be sure to recognize if your dog is afraid or anxious, be sure to read the pictorial information related to this on the infographic found in this post!
With this little summary and the Dog Portal’s top list of the most popular articles of 2017, the editors of Dog Portal, Ildikó Vámosi and István Kovács, wish all dog lovers a very happy New Year of 2018, rich in results, successes, lots of joy, love and health!
Thank you for reading us in 2017! This year, too, we work to share a lot of useful information, valuable thoughts, good advice and interesting articles with you, dear readers, about man’s best friends, dogs! 🙂 😘
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