“A good dog deserves a good bone.” – Proverb Many of us believe that old adage, but according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowing dogs to chew on bones can cause serious injury. “Some people think it’s safe to give dogs large bones, like those from a ham or a roast,” said Dr….
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Catch Me if You Can!!
I love a good run. Here’s me running full out when breakfast has been called. If you want to make a running partner of your dog, Runner’s World can be good guide. “Dogs are made for running,” Joseph Wakshlag, a sled-dog racer and veterinarian at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University told Katrin…
Pick a Park for Your Pet and Be Polite
We’ve got a few great places near our house where we can go for a romp and I love it when we do. We recently visited a local park that welcomes pooches as well as people, where I met another Aussie, a border collie, an mini-Aussie mix, a Golden Retriever, a terrier, a Labradoodle and what…
What makes you think it was me?
Ever wonder why there are so many quotes about guilty dogs? “The guilty dogs bark loudest.” Unknown; “The guilty dog barks first.” Texas saying. “The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame.” Unknown. I think we’re getting a bum rap and at least one scientific experiment backs me up. According to…
Pet-Safe Gardening Tips
I love the outdoors, but there are some plants and products that should be off limits for me and my feline friends, including cocoa mulch, azaleas and pesticides — just to name a few. The ASPCA has a complete Guide to Pet-Safe Gardening on its website: http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-care-tips/pet-safe-gardening.aspx?utm_source=email_promotion&utm_medium=email&utm_content=PetSafeGardening;utm_campaign=SpringChecklist2012a
Take Me When You Travel: Loews Loves Pets
I love a good road trip!! It’s worth knowing that Loews Hotels — with 18 locations from Atlanta to Tuscon — are pet friendly-plus. The company sponsors all sorts of furry friend events, including Woofie Weekends (I had nothing to do with the name). Learn more about the Loews Loves Pets program: http://www.loewshotels.com/en/specials/pet.
Snow Days: Warm Fur/Warm Feet
The first snow in our parts (not counting that freaky October blast) was yesterday. I love snow — to run in and to eat. Partly it’s my fur coat, but my paws do their part, too. Japanese scientists recently reported in Veterinary Dermatology, that the veins and arteries in dogs’ paws and legs create a “counter-current…
Hair of the Dog
Ever wish you could kick back and share a cold one with your pooch? Thanks to Bowser Beer you can http://bowserbeer.com. The bottle looks familiar; you can even send in a photo and get a custom label made. But there’s no alcohol or carbonation, instead there’s chicken or beef, malt barley and glucosamine. It’s even…
Weird or Wonderful? Poultry-Flavored Toothpaste
I love it and my Vet says he can see the difference in my gums since my we started using it. We use Petrodex Enzymatic Toothpaste for Dogs – Poultry Flavor. We got the toothpaste and Pet Dental Finger brushes by Four Paws from Amazon http://www.amazon.com. I am also a fan of Pedigree Denta-chews. At my April…
How to Read a Dog’s Facial Expression
Me, I wear my emotions on my mug. And if I can’t get my message across through my expression, I can talk. I have several varieties of specialized barks (“I heard the grass growing”) and whines (“I really gotta go”) and hard-to-describe squeals (“Pet me. Pet me now.”). Some dogs keep it a bit closer…
