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If your dog is gaining weight and you aren’t sure why, or showing other outward symptoms that you can’t explain why, it could be related to a thyroid issue. The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped…
Even people who never had a dog know that they are famous for their ability to hide the pain they are feeling. For actual dog owners, there is a responsibility that comes with having a…
Giant Schnauzers are gorgeous dogs that are, well, huge. They are a larger image of the standard size of Schnauzer, if bred the way they are supposed to be bred. They can weigh up to about…
Many pet owners are shocked when they see their female dogs bleed from the vaginal area and wonder:Do Dogs Have Periods? The answer is both “yes” and “no”. Technically their estrus cycle it is not…
If there is one thing that inspires us about dogs more than anything, it is their will to survive. The stories about dogs who overcame insurmountable odds. The dogs who seemed like they had everything…
Like us, dogs benefit from stretching: Our muscle cells work the same. This fact inspired the Foster sisters — Sasha, a certified canine rehabilitation therapist, and Ashley, a certified pet dog trainer — to apply…
Brooklyn-based marketing manager Lori Townsend adopted her long-haired dachshund, Daisy, when the pup was weaned at 10 weeks old. Daisy had no health problems to speak of until soon after her seventh birthday: Suddenly she…
Aimee Quemuel, a writer based in Ventura, Calif., did not know a thing about canine cancer when her 11-year-old golden retriever, Cody, was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma (a cancer originating in the lining of the blood…
Dr. Trisha Joyce, a veterinarian for New York City Veterinary Specialists, still remembers the first dog she saw with mammary disease — cancer of the mammary glands. The first dog she saw with mammary disease…