Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
Warm weather and summer hours make for ideal hiking conditions that many will enjoy. Some will want to bring along their dogs too, so here are some tips to help make that safe. First off, always make sure pets are welcome in the area you intend to hike. Some popular hiking trails, especially those that host multiple activities, do not allow dogs. Imagine if you will an off-leash dog chasing…
Seize the moment, do not miss the opportunity Today’s piece contains some of the most important info from the past few months, so if you’ve missed anything this is another opportunity to keep your dog in great health. If you have been reading my weekly news over the past few weeks, you have probably heard me say: Whenever unsure, look at what nature does. But, there is one more thing…
Does CBD work for dogs? It’s thought to help with a mind-boggling range of conditions, but much of the data related to veterinary use is anecdotal. However, scientists in both the public and private sector are forging ahead with research they hope will provide some answers. (FYI: Conflicting federal and state laws can make it tricky for universities to do CBD-related research, so private companies often pick up the slack.)…
Dogs may have earned the title “man’s best friend” because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests. Published today in the journal Current Biology, the study also finds that genetics may help explain why some dogs perform better than others on social tasks such as following pointing gestures. “There…
Remember that classic Gary Larson “Far Side” cartoon, “What we say to dogs/What they hear”? One reason it’s funny is because it seems so true. Humans are verbal animals, and talking is usually our first choice when it comes to interacting with our dogs. But how do our words register with them? Using increasingly sophisticated techniques, scientists are looking for the answer to that question. As this new study demonstrates,…
(WYTV) – Wolves, we would agree, don’t make good pets. But why do dogs? Wolves are pack animals that hunt their prey and are fully capable of taking down animals much larger than themselves. But dogs were once wolves — a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus. Dogs, as we know them, are domesticated wolves. Over a very short period of evolutionary time, 100,000 years, dogs evolved into…
Can dogs eat salami? Salami is a kind of relieved meat that was safeguarded before it got to our tables. Salami is currently sold all over, however, it was begun in Italy. The most famous sort you can buy from supermarkets is hard salami made of hamburger, with a smoky flavor. Salami is an incredible supplement to sandwiches, cheddar bombs, and sticks, or it tends to be eaten all things…
MARTINS FERRY — Pet owners are now required to keep their dogs on a leash when visiting city-owned parks, and they are prohibited from bringing their dogs into playgrounds and game field areas in the city of Martins Ferry. During Martins Ferry City Council’s regular meeting Wednesday, council unanimously approved the ordinance following an incident of a child being bitten by a dog at a park in the Hillandale area.…
It feels like this week has been longer than normal despite the holiday Monday! The reason I am saying this is that I have missed you. I know it is weird to miss someone I don’t see in person, but the sense of connection with you through the keyboard, and my weekly “rants”, is real. Plus, some of you respond to my writing, which gives me a good idea of…
What would you do to defend your dogs against a large bear? One 17-year old, Hailey Morinico, was shown on video dashing toward and pushing a bear off of her fence in a now-viral TikTok post. The video, which has been viewed more than 68 million times, shows a bear climbing over a concrete fence and lunging at several dogs in the backyard. Morinico runs to the bear and pushes…