Articles by Kodichukwu Okonkwo, DVM
Dog breeds and their price range in Nigeria
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People keep coming to me to ask these questions; what is the price range of the most popular dog breeds in Nigeria? Which dog breed is the cheapest ...
How to care for your new puppy
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It was a Thursday evening after a lot of work at the clinic, I wanted to go have lunch and there was this puppy drooling saliva, carried by a woman ...
Why Nigerian dog breeders should specialize
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I once met a man who desperately wanted to breed dogs. The passion I saw in his eyes was relentless and the willingness to pay for a good bitch and/...
The rise of the Daniffs
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It is a common practice in Nigeria for breeders to mate different breeds for different purposes. The Daniff can be said to be a result from this pra...
Monster dogs you can find in Nigeria
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One of the main reasons why people own dogs in Nigeria is to make others scared of breaking into their homes unnecessarily. This informs the craze f...
How to fight and eliminate ticks from your dog completely
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One of the most common problems associated with owning dogs is tick infestation. Ticks are blood-sucking insects that invade your dog’s...
Things you need to know about buying an adult dog
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Some people consider it wrong to get a dog as adult due to the fact that the dog did not grow with the new owner and might have some undesirable beh...
The dog seller dilemma - the best compromise
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As a veterinary doctor people believe you should have the best source of puppies to sell where others expect you to have a lot of clients waiting to...
Why do people make their dogs to become stray dogs?
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Abuja city is not really where you find stray dogs easily because people in this area, in my opinion, get dogs for specific purposes such as pet, gu...
Is starving your dog because you are broke right?
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I have this friend who is a dog breeder; he has been a lover of pedigree dogs (dogs of pure line not mixed breeds). He once had an accidental mating...
Kodichukwu Okonkwo, DVM
Founder of Fairvet Animal Clinic Ltd since 2011, studied at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He is well experienced in small animal, large animal & poultry medicine, and also skilled at zoo medicine. He loves animals and builds both professional and personal relationship with pet owners in order to sustain a good interaction with pet and animal owners, coupled with His great skills in programming; he brought about www.fairvet.com which he personally built from scratch.
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