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“If you pet one, you have to pet them all. They get really jealous. If they think that one of them is getting more of anything, affection, food, or whatever, they turn into green-eyed monsters.”more |
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Substantial joint damage
and degenerative diseases
like osteoarthritis once
meant constant pain
and a slow decline for
afflicted dogs and cats,
but a new treatment is now
improving patients’ quality
of life by reducing pain and
inflammation and actually
rebuilding healthy tissues.more |
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Is your dog scratching? It could be food allergies!
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The best thing we can do for our dogs is to provide them with healthy
nutrition. There are many foods that fulfill basic nutritional needs,
but what about foods that actually improve health? Specific foods can
have a positive impact on many health conditions. You can feed these
foods in addition to your dog’s regular
food, or, if you are feeding homemade food, you can incorporate
these foods into your dog’s meals.
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Mast cell tumours, the second most common tumours in dogs, primarily affect the skin but may spread to other areas and systems of the body if untreated.
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Instead of zoning out watching SNL and absentmindedly patting your pup, focus on your dog while you pet him. Like people, your dog can tell when he has your attention. Feel free to spill about your day, even.
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Oh, oh. The distant sound of thunder is rolling through your neighbourhood. Your dog begins to whine, roll his eyes, and pant. He dives under your bed. Is there anything you can do to reduce his stress? Massage may be the answer.
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It was the early 1980s and Nicholas Dodman of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University was standing next to a colleague watching a dog that had been brought into the Animal Behavior Clinic. The dog was panting furiously and pacing around the room. It cringed and trembled when it was approached.
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We all grow old; however, it’s not until we see Tippy stumble going up the stairs or the wet spot on Sadie’s bed that we realize that our canine pals are no longer puppies. Sadly, most of us dog parents will live to see our dogs depart this world before we do (as Agnes Sligh Turnbull wrote, “It’s their only fault, really”) and as much as we don’t want to think about it, being prepared will help with the transition.
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The woman had grey hair with faint blue overtones and in her arms she clutched a coffee-coloured Pomeranian. The dog’s name was Max and he was around nine...more |
