AT HOME DOG DIET
My dog is my first son. And this little guy in here is my second son. And so I want to keep him healthy, but not having owned a pet since I was a child, I had a learning curve in terms of how do I holistically take care of my dog and really get […]
DON’T GIVE YOUR DOG CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak A Pomeranian in Hong Kong was one of the first dogs to test positive for the coronavirus. (Xinhua News Agency/Shutterstock) Dogs caught coronavirus from their owners The first two dogs reported to have coronavirus probably caught it from their owners. Researchers found that the genetic sequences of the virus were almost identical […]
DOGS DIE TOO SOON, WHY?
MY DOG DIDN’T LIVE LONG ENOUGH In 2004 I was blessed with a surprise puppy in a basket left on my doorstep. Four months before I had lost a great border collie/pitbull mix that I loved and enjoyed for 14 years. I told myself I couldn’t go through the grieving process with another […]
DIET CAN SLOW A DOG’S KIDNEY DISEASE
THE ROAD TO A DOG’S KIDNEY DISEASE RECOVERY IS THROUGH THE RIGHT DIET THE KIDNEY DISEASE DIET I lost my dog to kidney disease and hope to provide as much information as possible so that you may save yours. My dog’s kidney disease seemed to come out of nowhere and was terminal within a […]
EASING A DOG’S ARTHRITIS WITH STEM-CELLS
HOPE FOR DOG’S WITH ARTHRITIS USING AND RESEARCHING STEM-CELLS IN TREATING A DOG’S ARTHRITIS At a pet clinic in ANAHEIM HILLS, Ca a dog that was suffering from the pain of arthritis is now feeling much better. The six-year-old dog named Ben is happily back to his normal daily routine. All due to […]
THE BEST DOG WALKS ARE WITH A HARNESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A DOG HARNESS ALWAYS CONSIDER THE DOG’S COMFORT FIRST I never used a harness in my many years with my dogs. A leash attached to their collar is all I used on our walks. So many times on our early morning walks I’d watch my border collie strangle herself […]
DOES YOUR DOG REALLY HAVE A FOOD ALLERGY?
DOGS AND FOOD ALLERGIES EVERY PET OWNER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DOG FOOD ALLERGIES There are all kinds of websites promoting products such as “allergen-free dog food”, “limited ingredient diets” and others in the hope of helping pets with allergies. But are they really effective, though? Surprisingly, food allergies are not as common as many […]
DON’T LET CDS RUIN YOUR DOGS LIFE
CDS CANINE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION HOW TO KEEP YOUR DOG MENTALLY SHARP Don’t let canine cognitive dysfunction prevent your dog from having a mentally and physically healthy life. Proper diet and exercise can help prevent cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) in dogs so you won’t have to watch them decline mentally and physically as they age. There […]
WHY THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS OF DOGS
THE GENETICS OF DOGS Some domestic dog breeds are characterized by an unrivaled diversity of morphologic traits and breed-associated behaviors resulting from human selective pressures. To identify the genetic underpinnings of such traits, we analyzed 722 canine whole genome sequences (WGS), documenting over 91 million single nucleotide and small indels, creating a large catalog of […]
BE AWARE THAT DOGS CAN GET EPILEPSY
CANINE EPILEPSY Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurologic disorder of dogs and manifests as focal or generalized seizure activity. Affected dogs may also exhibit other behavioral problems (ADHD-like including anxiety, aggression, poor trainability). The condition can develop due to a genetic predisposition for the disease or secondarily in association with other problems […]