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Saturday Survey: Where do you stand on spaying / neutering dogs?
Most animal welfare professionals advocate spaying and neutering ALL dogs as soon as you bring them into your home. The reasons they cite include curbing overpopulation, lowering shelter occupancy, and improving the health of the animal by lowering cancer risk.
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So, You Think You Know Bloat
Dog trainer Nicole Wilde’s excellent blog Wilde About Dogs featured an informative post last week on bloat. If you haven’t heard of bloat, here’s what you need to know.
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Top Five Tuesday: Alternatives to Leaving Your Dog in the Hot Car
Check out this neat summer safety infographic from PetFinders.com.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Avoid Heat Stroke
Read and heed! It’s getting to be that time of year again. Seems like every summer I read about a dog left in a car too long who passes on from the heat. Such a stupid way to die.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Saturday Survey: Prosthetics for Dogs
We posted earlier in the week about a dog who is getting around on four prosthetic limbs. I have mixed feelings about this and wondered what you thought. (And for the reader who didn’t like the survey platform I’ve been using, I was able to resolve the issues I had been having with PollDaddy and am back to the old format. Thanks for forcing me into taking the time to do this because I like the old format better, too!)
Inspiring Dog has Four Prosthetic Paws
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Yet Another Reason to Spay / Neuter Your Dog
As if preventing overpopulation and euthanasia of unwanted dogs weren’t enough, the University of Georgia has just announced the results of their spay / neuter study. Good news! They have found another reason to have the procedure performed on every dog possible.
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Ins and Outs of Dog Treats
Did you ever want to know everything there was to know about dog treats? Check out WebMD’s slideshow of the Do’s and Don’ts of Pet Treats.
They cover everything from ingredients to watch out for, to balancing out the extra calories in treats, to making your own.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Top Five Tips to Assure a Happy Halloween with Your Dog
The day of haunting is here. How will you keep your dog safe and happy throughout this day?
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