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For a host of dog lovers, CBD has proved a miracle cure, helping dogs with everything from arthritis and seizures to pain and anxiety. Read why CBD works wonders for your pet.

CBD products have become increasingly popular, confirms Dr. Katherine Kramer, medical director for VCA-Canada Vancouver Animal Wellness Hospital, a small animal integrative hospital in Vancouver, BC. “There is increasing evidence that CBD can be helpful for pets with arthritis or chronic pain, cancer, seizures, and some behavioural issues, such as anxiety, cognitive impairment.” Continue reading this article.

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Sponsored by Redbarn Pet Products

Redbarn Pet Products has been a trusted brand since 1996 delivering the highest quality ingredients to pets everywhere. Redbarn was started by lifelong friends, Jeff and Howard, their initial goal was and continues to be to make high quality, innovative food and treats at competitive prices. They strive to provide you the highest level of customer service possible and conduct business with integrity and respect.

The Official Treat Sponsor for Dogs4Diabetics!

Dogs never cease to amaze us! They offer companionship, bring joy into our lives and are always wanting to keep their humans happy. Being a dog owner and working with dogs can be so rewarding.

Service dogs do incredibly important work and a lot goes into training the service dogs you may see out in public. Every working service dog you see has not only gone through a thorough training process, but they have puppy raisers and trainers behind them who have dedicated their time to getting the dogs through to their career as a working dog. We are always so impressed with service dogs and their trainers and how hard they work!

Redbarn Pet Products is proud to support Dogs4Diabetics, a nonprofit in California focused on raising and training medical-alert services dogs for people with Type 1 Diabetes. Redbarn has recently been named their official treat sponsor and will be supplying them with treats for all of their training needs! Here is what they had to say about their newest treat line and working with service dogs.

What are Protein Puffs and why is it a good choice for pet owners?

Redbarn’s Protein Puffs are an innovative, tasty, and a healthy treat, available for dogs and cats. Packed with 75 percent protein derived from the same grade of whey caseinate— an ingredient commonly used in health products like protein shakes and protein bars— and essential amino acids, Protein Puffs support muscle development and transporting nutrients throughout the body. And at less than one calorie per treat and baked without the use of artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, this high-quality treat is ideal for training, everyday rewards, or as a kibble topper. 
 
What are the benefits of this product for pets and pet owners?

• Made in the USA
• High Protein Treat
• Low Fat
• Grain-Free and Gluten-Free
• Less than 1 Calorie Per Treat
• Free From Artificial Preservatives, Flavors, or Colors
• Free From Wheat, Corn, Soy
• Highly Digestible Treat
• Excellent Source of Balanced Amino Acids
• Non-GMO
• Suitable for All Life Stages

What makes Protein Puffs so unique? How does it stand out in comparison to similar products?

Forming an exclusive partnership with one of the largest caseinate suppliers in the world, Redbarn's Protein Puffs are a unique treat that focuses on a progressive health and wellness mindset for pets. The tasty combination of natural ingredients and protein are baked without artificial preservatives, flavors, or colorings. So crunchy and light you will hear the delight pets have after every bite.
 
How does this product reflect the values and goals of your organization?

Health and wellness is the main driver of innovation at Redbarn, and Protein Puffs are a perfect example of this in action. Creating a high protein, low-calorie treat that is all natural and made in the USA meets numerous needs of today's’ pet parents. This is especially true for dog parents looking for an effective training treat, ensuring their pups stay nourished when edible incentives are used to learn and repeat certain behaviors. 

Redbarn is honored to partner with Dogs4Diabetics, who recently named Redbarn their Official Treat Sponsor. Through this new partnership, Redbarn will provide Dogs4Diabetics with an ongoing monthly supply of Protein Puffs. These treats will be used to help scent-train service dogs to detect changes in blood sugar 20 to 30 minutes before the latest technology on the market would, and alert their owners accordingly.

"Dogs4Diabetics is an amazing organization and we're honored to play a part in helping train the service dogs that support the diabetic community," said Howie Bloxam, co-founder of Redbarn Pet Products. "Our Protein Puffs are light and airy, low in calories and packed with protein, providing an optimal reward for good behavior during training sessions. We're looking forward to sharing these treats in support of this important initiative for years to come."

Dogs4Diabetics is committed to ethical and industry-leading standards in its training, and also makes sure its service dogs are mature, socialized, and skilled in basic obedience prior to finding these dogs their forever home. For more information on the nonprofit, visit www.dogs4diabetics.com!

How much do Protein Puffs cost, and how can pet owners find out more about this product?

To learn more about Protein Puffs visit redbarn.com. They are available in peanut butter, cheese, and turkey varieties for dogs and salmon, turkey, and chicken varieties for cats.

In Partnership with Kensington Books

By Mary Feliz, author of Cliff Hanger: A Maggie McDonald Mystery

Whether you’re kicking back in the shade with a book and a frosty class of iced tea or waiting out a heat wave by enjoying the A/C, there are times when only a dog book will do. Luckily, there are a myriad of authors who love canines as much as we all do.

While this list only scrapes the surface, here are a few of my favorites:

Fiction

Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt

Part of an ongoing series featuring lawyer/detective Andy Carpenter, his golden retriever, and an ever-changing parade of other dogs. Rosenfelt promises the golden, Tara, will never die.  

Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima

Book one of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series introduces Colorado police officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo and provides an in-depth look at the complexities of the human-canine team.

A View to Die For by Richard Houston

Book one in the series combines the story of an ordinary man with that of an extraordinary dog as Jacob Martin and his golden retriever travel from Colorado to the Ozarks to solve a murder that has landed Jake’s sister in a jail cell.

Dog on It by Spencer Quinn

A human/canine detective duo with a twist. The narrator is Chet, private investigator Bernie Little’s mixed-breed partner. Chet flunked out of K-9 school, which he blames on the distractions posed by several cats. In his alternative career, he delivers his first-person (first-dog?) account with biting wit. A New York Times best-selling series.

The White Shepherd by Annie Dalton

Fans of British television mysteries could not be faulted were they to fear early morning walks with their dogs, who always seem to be sniffing out murdered corpses. But the human/canine pairs then vanish, never to be heard from again. Annie Dalton’s Oxford Dog Walker’s series focuses on white German Shepherd Bonnie who discovers a body in the undergrowth. Bonnie and her person, Anna Hopkins, team up with fellow dogwalkers to follow up their discovery set the police’s wayward investigation straight.

Burning Man by Alan Russell

Another first-in-series offering, Burning Man introduces Los Angeles cop Michael Gideon and his partner Sirius. While this book is grittier than the others, and includes grisly flashbacks of the episode in which Gideon suffered life-threatening and life-changing burns, the close relationship developing between Sirius and his person make the book worth reading. While trust issues trouble them, their survival depends on their ability to overcome them.

Address to Die For by Mary Feliz

Featuring a golden retriever, Belle, Address to Die For is the first book in my Maggie McDonald Mystery series. Though the series focuses on professional organizer Maggie McDonald and her efforts to bring order to chaos for her clients, her California town, and life with her family, the books also include a wide array of canine friends.

Non-Fiction

A Good Man with a Dog by Kate Flora and Roger Guay

Flora and Guay weave a complex tale revealing the real-life experiences of a game garden and his K-9 partners. From tracking hostile poachers to searching for victims of violent crimes their work is backdropped by the remote and chilling beauty of Maine’s remote woodlands.

Dogtripping by David Rosenfelt

The true and often hilarious story of author Rosenfelt’s real-life adventure in moving his family from Southern California to Maine. The challenge? His family includes twenty-five rescue dogs. An NPR Best Book of 2013.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Mary Feliz writes the Maggie McDonald Series of cozy mysteries featuring a professional organizer turned amateur detective and her sidekick golden retriever in California's San Francisco Bay Area. Cliff Hanger, the fifth book in the series, releases July 16 from Kensington Publishing. Address to Die For, the first installment in the series, was named a Best Book of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews. A resident of Northern California for decades, she now lives on Monterey Bay, enjoying the area's myriad natural treasures. She attends organizing conferences in her character's stead, but Maggie's skills leave her in the dust. Visit Mary Feliz at www.MaryFeliz.com.

In Partnership with the Humane Society Silicon Valley

Authors Carol Novello and Ginny Graves share stories highlighting the impact adopting and rescuing pets can have on humans in their book Mutual Rescue, How Adopting A Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too. Novello is the president of Humane Society Silicon Valley and has launched the digital short film series,  Mutual Rescue™. Unbreakable bonds and companionship you will treasure forever can be created between you and your beloved pet. We talked with the authors and the Humane Society Silicon Valley to see what they had to say about this touching book.

What is Mutual Rescue, How Adopting A Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too and why is it a good book choice for pet owners?

Mutual Rescue, How Adopting A Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too profiles the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans, exploring the emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts that rescued animals provide. It explores through anecdote, observation, and scientific research, the complexity and depth of the role that pets play in our lives. Every story in the book brings an unrecognized benefit of adopting homeless animals to the forefront of the rescue conversation.

If you’ve ever looked at your pet and wondered ‘who rescues who?’ then this is a must read for you.

What are the benefits of this book for pets and pet owners?

Not only is it a compelling read, but it will also give you a new appreciation for the role of rescue pets (and sheltering organizations) in helping people and building communities. Plus, if you’ve seen the Mutual Rescue short films it will give you more insight into the people and pets in the stories millions of people around the world have enjoyed.

What makes Mutual Rescue unique and how does it compare to other books?

While other books have delved into the human/animal bond, Mutual Rescue, How Adopting A Homeless Pet Can Save You, Too is the first book to look at the different relationships that develop when a person adopts a homeless pet. Each story in the book takes a deep dive into one potent aspect of animal adoption, told through the lens of people's personal experiences with their rescued pets and the science that backs up the results. This book will resonate with readers hungering for stories of healing and redemption.

How does this book reflect the values and goals of your organization?

Mutual Rescue is dedicated to promoting the idea of people and animals, not people or animals. We believe that when you save homeless pets, you don’t just save one life, you save two: the pet’s life and the person whose life it will go on to enrich. This book is full of science and anecdotes that show that rescuing pets is as good for us as it is for them. Additionally, all earnings from the sale of the book benefit Mutual Rescue, a national initiative of Humane Society Silicon Valley.

How much does the book cost, and how can pet owners find out more about it?

The book is available wherever books are sold – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target and your local independent bookstore

List price for the hardcover is $27.83 but price varies by retailer. You can find out more about the book by visiting our website.