Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
Your dog puts in long hours on the trail with you, so it’s only fair to let him gorge on a lavish meal and nap in the comfiest bed, just like you. Grayson Schaffer, adventure filmmaker, longtime Outside contributor, and dog dad to two 13-year-old British Labradors named Cooper and Gibbs, shares his pro tips on the best ways to pamper your favorite adventure companions. Make obedience training a fun game. One of the…
Our last dog, Millie, taught me that dogs carry trauma with them, just as we do. Millie, a terrier mix, didn’t know why she feared what she feared, but she knew that my response to her fears would be kindness, patience and, often, a delicious chicken treat. Whenever we passed a big, scary dog on our walks or a giant, rumbling truck, she would look up hopefully, almost skipping when…
NEW YORK — Chowdown champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut broke his own record to gulp to a 14th win in the men’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, while Michelle Lesco took the women’s title. Chestnut downed 76 franks and buns in 10 minutes. That’s one more than he did in setting the men’s record last year, when the contest unfolded without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It…
If your dog has a pink nose, you may want to slap some sunscreen on it. Dogs with no fur, white fur or thinning fur also run the risk of getting sunburned, says a local veterinarian. “I’ve seen a lot of dog sunburns,” said Dr. Ashley Brooks, a Williamson County veterinarian. “I don’t think people realize it’s kind of a common thing.” She said she has mostly seen white pit bulls with…
Find out which one it is and what the other minerals do as well Last week I started our mineral adventure, and today my plan is to finish it. In order to help you remember their function, I likened minerals to “people types” and I will continue the same way today. Ready to learn who is who? Here is PART 2 of Minerals #1 Manganese: The vitamin courier In the past few years,…
It’s Independence Day this weekend and for pet owners with nervous dogs, it can be a stressful time. It seems all but inevitable this weekend that fireworks are going to be used in Marion. The Marion County Fair is slated to host its fireworks display on Saturday at 10 p.m. at the fairgrounds. And with Ohio lawmakers passing a bill that would make setting fireworks off on certain holidays now legal,…
Humans talk about the dog days of summer, evoking a placid lassitude, but for dogs in Florida summer is probably the least easeful of seasons. “Between the thunderstorms and the heat and the Fourth of July, it is a really stressful time for them,” said Debbi Snyder, owner of DogSense Obedience in Lakeland. Snyder, who has been training dogs since 1965, said she knows of cases in which dogs, terrified…
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Portuguese water dog owners had their dogs swim and perform tricks in the lake at Pyne Road Park. The event was hosted by the United Sunshine States Portuguese Water Dog Club, an organization for people with purebred Portuguese water dogs, according to event participant Joanne Korth. USSPWD Club President Vickie Baker said that participants practiced on Friday and were doing trials Saturday and Sunday. The…
Courtesy of Virginia A unique Virginia law dating to 1938 that allows hunters to go on other landowners’ property without permission to retrieve hunting dogs continues to raise hackles throughout the eastern part of the state and could be put in jeopardy by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “Right to retrieve” has been causing strife for more than a decade between hunters who use dogs to track their quarry…
Canine arthritis cannot be cured, and it’s not always possible to prevent it, especially as your dog ages. There are, however, things you can do at home to help ease or even delay its onset. Weight management, supplements, gentle exercise and regular veterinary care make a difference. Paying attention to subtle signs of canine discomfort and making adjustments to your dog’s home and treatment as needed will help you help…