Your Purebred Puppy, Honest Advice About Dogs and Dog Breeds

Sensible advice for raising your Tosa Inu puppy so he lives a long healthy life and seldom needs to visit the vet. Learn about the most common health problems and issues in Tosa Inus, the best dog food diet for feeding Tosa Inu puppies and adult dogs, the truth about vaccinations, spaying and neutering, and natural health care.

How To Raise a Healthy Dog

The Best Dog Food For Feeding Your Tosa Inu

The Second-Best Dog Food

Vaccinations and Booster Shots: Are They Needed?

The Type of Veterinarian I Recommend

Spaying and Neutering: Pros and Cons


11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy, my best-selling dog health book

Tosa Inu dog breed

Tosa Inu Health Problems and Raising a Tosa Inu Puppy to be Healthy

By Michele Welton. Copyright © 2000-2011

How To Raise a Healthy Dog
Feeding the Best Dog Foods
Vaccinations: Needed or Not?
Spaying and Neutering: Pros and Cons

Can you prevent health problems from happening to your Tosa Inu?

Yes, often you can.

  1. Some health problems are genetic, which means inherited from parents. Genetic health issues are common in Tosa Inus today because of unwise breeding practices. My book, Dog Quest: Find The Dog Of Your Dreams, shows you how to find a Tosa Inu puppy who is genetically healthy.
  2. Other health problems are environmental – caused by the way you raise your dog. My best-selling dog health book, 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy shows you how to prevent environmental health problems by raising your Tosa Inu puppy (or adult dog) in all the right ways.

Here are my dog health tips for raising a healthy Tosa Inu puppy or adult dog:

Obedience instructor and author Michele Welton How To Raise a Healthy Dog – My Philosophies
Read my advice on sensible feeding and health care so that your Tosa Inu lives a long, healthy life and seldom needs to see the vet. An excellent goal, yes?


Real homemade dog food The Best Dog Food For Feeding Your Tosa Inu
The best diet for feeding your Tosa Inu is real food. Real chicken, turkey, beef, bison, venison, fish....This is not "people food" and I'll tell you why.


Natural dog foods for your Tosa Inu. The Second-Best Dog Food For Your Tosa Inu
If you can't (or won't) feed what your Tosa Inu really needs, the best I can do is to point out what to look for – and look out for – when choosing a brand of kibble or canned dog food.


Information on booster shots for your Tosa Inu. Vaccinations and Booster Shots: Needed or Not?
How many vaccinations does your Tosa Inu puppy really need? Does your adult Tosa Inu need yearly booster shots? The vaccination guidelines have changed. Find out what many vets aren't telling you.


Information on choosing the best vet for your Tosa Inu. The Type of Veterinarian I Recommend
Does your veterinarian belong to the AVMA or the AHVMA? They're not the same at all, and which one you choose can make a world of difference to the future health of your Tosa Inu.


Information on spaying or neutering your Tosa Inu. Spaying and Neutering: Pros and Cons
Advantages and disadvantages of spaying your female Tosa Inu or neutering your male.