Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
What to do when you and your friends don’t jive This morning I woke up at my friend’s lovely cottage. They were kind enough to invite me to spend the weekend with them in the mountains of north-eastern Czech Republic. My visit prompted me to reflect upon my friendships, and how wonderful it has been to see them become easier over the years. I love the saying that we are the…
SONGS FROM THE SOUL. The Rock Creek Song Dogs’ latest album, Meadowlark, features music that comes right from the heart. (Submitted photo) Creating original music can evoke the deepest of emotions from a songwriter. But when the music is created by partners in life, the melodies transcend to an even deeper level. “The amount of time we spend together really fine tunes the communication between us,” said Sani Jo Soha,…
True or False: Tug is a great game to play with your dog. According to our resident canine behavior expert, the answer is a resounding “true,” albeit with some caveats. Dogs who like it—which is most of them—get a lot from it; even some who don’t take to it immediately can learn to enjoy it. Read on to discover why and how to play tug with your dog. Many dogs…
Andrew Keahon offered firm yet gentle words of correction to Luna, a 4-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever when they visited Fauquier’s Northern Community Park recently. She has yet to outgrow her puppy exuberance and wanted to swim after the ducks, play with other dogs and introduce herself to the people and children in the park. Meanwhile, 8-year-old black lab Chance was much more subdued. He was content to simply lean against…
It’s a nightmare scenario: You and your dog are having a great time in the outdoors when suddenly, something happens to her—a fall, a twist, a snake bite—and she’s out of commission. If she’s too big for you to comfortably and safely carry in your arms back to your vehicle, what do you do? A new product from Mountain Dogware, a family-owned business, has the answer to that question: their…
A 7-year-old South Carolina boy died after he was mauled by dogs while walking in his neighborhood with his brother Sunday, officials said. The boy, identified as Shamar Jackson, was attacked while walking on Wilbur Road, which is about 45 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach, according to statements from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Shamar Jackson, 7, lost his life in a dog attack earlier this week while walking with…
Can dogs eat ranch dressing? It should not shock anyone that there are no medical advantages to giving your canine farm dressing. In spite of the fact that we frequently partner this fixing with good food varieties like plates of mixed greens, carrots, and celery sticks, the farm itself offers no genuine sustenance to us or to our pets. Farm dressing is inadequate in pretty much every significant nutrient and…
In this way, if your canine was to snaffle a vanilla case and eat it, it is probably not going to cause any serious issues, other than, conceivably, somewhat of an irritated stomach. Can dogs eat vanilla extract? Nonetheless, if they somehow managed to counter surf and drink a jug brimming with vanilla concentrate, this could be substantially more dangerous. Vanilla concentrate and seasoning are poisonous to canines because of…
We’re not the only ones who notice when gardens start to grow—dogs are also well aware of blooming flowers, vegetables and herbs. Like enthusiastic but inept gardeners, they’ll sniff the new growth, walk all over it, paw at it or even dig it up. Not only is it frustrating to deal with the damage, it can also be dangerous for the dog. Here are a few ways to make it…
Dogs from more than 100 countries will be banned from being brought into the United States for one year because of heightened concerns over the spread of rabies, federal health officials announced on Monday. The countries targeted by the ban, which will take effect on July 14, are considered to be at high risk for spreading the deadly virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. They include…