Pet Care

Checking your dog's heart rate at home takes less than a minute. Here's exactly how to do it — with or without a stethoscope.

Checking your dog's heart rate at home takes less than a minute. Here's exactly how to do it — with or without a stethoscope.

A dog's normal heart rate ranges from 60 to 140 bpm depending on size. Here's what's healthy, what's not, and how to check it at home.

A dog's normal heart rate ranges from 60 to 140 bpm depending on size. Here's what's healthy, what's not, and how to check it at home.

A healthy resting dog breathes 15–30 times per minute. Learn what's normal, what's not, and when breathing changes signal a serious problem.

A healthy resting dog breathes 15–30 times per minute. Learn what's normal, what's not, and when breathing changes signal a serious problem.

Checking your dog's breathing rate takes 30 seconds and no equipment. Here's how to do it correctly and what the numbers mean.

Checking your dog's breathing rate takes 30 seconds and no equipment. Here's how to do it correctly and what the numbers mean.

Checking your dog's gum color takes 5 seconds and can save their life. Here's what each color means and how to do the capillary refill test.

Checking your dog's gum color takes 5 seconds and can save their life. Here's what each color means and how to do the capillary refill test.

Healthy dog gums should be bubblegum pink. Learn what pale, white, blue, red, yellow, and gray gums mean — and which colors are emergencies.

Healthy dog gums should be bubblegum pink. Learn what pale, white, blue, red, yellow, and gray gums mean — and which colors are emergencies.