How to Go Green for your Dog’s Health
They’ll go for a walk. They’ll go fetch. They’ll go down and roll over. But how do you get your dog to go green? Millions of people are realizing that it’s better for our health…
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How to Prepare Your Dog For Holiday Boarding
When Lisa Cook, a lecturer at the University of Central Florida, heads home to New Jersey for the holidays, she leaves behind a beloved family member: Stella, Cook’s Australian cattle dog, boards at an Orlando…
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Exercise With Your Dog To Prevent Obesity
According to the National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Study conducted by 95 veterinary clinics nationwide, more than 44 percent of all dogs are overweight or downright obese. The fat stats for people in America are…
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Dog Breeds More Likely To Swallow Non Food Items
Carl Greenhous’ English bull terrier, Toby, had a strange obsession with dental floss. With every chance he got, the canine rummaged through the bathroom trash bin and picked out only the used strands of floss….
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Healthy Hiking with Your Dog
For years, Doug Gelbert, author of Doggin America: 100 Ideas for Great Outdoor Vacations to Take with Your Dog, and his border collie trekked over trails across the United States. Although his dog is now…
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Examining the Safety of Flea and Tick Control Products
Dr. Katy Nelson, a Virginia-based emergency veterinarian, has rarely seen an adverse reaction to flea and tick repellents in her career. “Maybe I’ve seen three or four dogs have reactions — allergic, itchy or swollen…
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10 Human Medications That Are Poisonous to Dogs
Leaving a pill bottle opened on a low countertop, packing your medication in a plastic baggie or accidentally dropping a pill on the floor could harm your dog more than you realize. Dr. Justine Lee,…
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What are the Most Loyal Dog Breeds?
Do you have a dog that’s always by your side? A dog that will alert you to danger? A dog that will protect you when they think something is wrong? In other words, do you…
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Dogs and Airplane Travel: What are the Risks?
Did you know pugs are at an increased risk when flying, compared with other dogs? Veterinarians have long been concerned about this fact, and now there’s more evidence thanks to data from the U.S. Department…
