Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
How resilient are you? Here is what we can learn from our pups Today, I am eager to share something with you, and at the same time, I am worried that I will wind up sounding like an old guy talking about “the good old days.” But I have to accept that I can’t please everyone because whenever I write something a little more punchy, a few friends always…
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — An animal neglect case is removing 13 dogs from a Grants Pass canine care center. Josephine County Animal Control Officers says the dogs are getting care they needed for malnourishment when removed this week from Pawsitive K9 Solutions at 783 SE 6th Street. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office says when its deputies served a search warrant at the location Wednesday, its Deputies and Animal Control Officers “recovered…
To keep the lights on, we receive affiliate commissions via some of our links. Our review process. A Cesarean, or C-section, can be a lifesaving procedure for the mother and her litter of pups. Unfortunately, C-sections are expensive and they have associated risks, including bleeding, infection, anesthesia complications, and the surgery itself. These risks can lead to increased medical intervention, leading to inflated vet bills when you’re already expecting more…
Chris Erskine Dogs are an act of faith. An act of desperation. Not sure why everyone doesn’t have a dog. Or why we can’t take them to church. More on that in a moment. I think many of us were wired to be martyrs, which is another reason we have dogs. To have a dog is to always have fuzz on your socks and a lawn that needs fixing. To…
To keep the lights on, we receive affiliate commissions via some of our links. Our review process. Dogs and humans share many of the same congenital disorders and genetic diseases such as heart defects, epilepsy, hip dysplasia, many types of cancer, hemophilia, cataracts, dwarfism, and others. A fairly common congenital disorder in humans is Down syndrome, so you may be wondering if our canine companions can have it too. We’ll…
MOOREFIELD AND MARTINSBURG, WV – First Lady Cathy Justice today visited Moorefield Elementary School and Spring Mills High School for “Pup Rallies” to celebrate the arrival of the state’s next therapy dogs through the Friends With Paws Communities In Schools (CIS) program. The dog introduced at today’s Pup Rally at Moorefield Elementary School is named Shadow. He is a Black Labrador. The dog introduced at today’s Pup Rally at Spring Mills…
To keep the lights on, we receive affiliate commissions via some of our links. Our review process. The ketogenic (or keto for short) diet has become a popular fad diet in the last few years. It’s also gaining ground in the canine world. But is the ketogenic diet for dogs safe? And what do know about the short and long-term health effects of this strict diet? We’ll explore the research…
In the late 1970s, archaeologists made a stunning find in northern Israel. In a 12,000-year-old village, where families buried loved ones under their homes, they uncovered the remains of a woman and a young dog, her hand resting on the puppy’s chest. The find is some of the earliest evidence of the bond between humans and our canine pals, perhaps the most powerful emotional connection between species in the animal…
GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – 27 dogs in Virginia were rescued by the Animal Rescue Corps and taken to Gallatin Saturday. ARC said over 100 dogs were living on a property in Scott County, VA, after the property owner died, leaving the dogs with an uncertain future. As of Saturday, all the animals have been surrendered to various rescue groups and are safe. The rescue was coordinated with Dogs Deserve Better…
It hardly seems like a dainty teacup poodle and a wrinkly Neapolitan mastiff could belong to the same species, much less the same subspecies. But both are Canis lupus familiaris, the beloved domestic dog. A member of the family Canidae — along with wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals — dogs have been human companions for at least 14,000 years (and possibly much longer than that). Much about how dogs and…