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Hot Topic Dog Park Readiness for Fido’s First Visit
April 11, 2011 • !Navigation Categories • Travel • Health & Wellness •
By Carrie Boyko All Things Dog Blog
Welcome to the second installment in my five-part series on dog park visits. If you missed Part I on safety guidelines, you may want to go back and read it. Today I’ll be addressing those things you need to consider before your dog’s first visit to the park. Whether he’s a senior citizen or a puppy, dog parks are a wonderful way to socialize your dog, helping to... -
Vet interviews founder of TrimDog exercise belt: Does it work?
April 11, 2011 • Trends • Health & Wellness •
By: Jed Schaible, DVM, VetLIVE.com, LLC
Pet parents are always asking us for advice, tips, and tricks to help their dogs lose weight. While diet and exercise remain the backbone of any weight loss program, it seems now that the pet weight loss world may have another option.
Jack Lalanne first popularized the use of exercise equipment to help humans get in shape in the 1950s. Now, almost 60 years... -
How do I know if my dog needs to be vaccinated?
April 10, 2011 • Trends • Health & Wellness •
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How do you know if a dog has been vaccinated properly?
We all know routine administration of vaccines in dogs has been one of the most significant factors in the consistent reduction of serious canine infectious diseases.
Pet parents and vets alike understand that routine vaccinations results in excellent disease control for infections which can cause poor... -
Do you know how to speak dog?
April 09, 2011 • Trends •
It’s news to most humans that the way we act with each other when we’re feeling most affectionate–hugging and staring into each other’s eyes, to give a couple of examples–doesn’t translate well to dogs. In fact, it can be perceived as downright aggressive. Even patting a dog on the head can be taken the wrong way.
Oh sure, they put up with us. That tolerance is partly why we care for them so much....
