Sometimes I wonder why certain people bring a puppy home. They clearly have unrealistic expectations and little patience. Not a good combination for someone living with a puppy. I met this particular puppy last summer. She was a very friendly, happy puppy who got along well with all the other puppies and the people. She [...]
Most of us don't give much thought to the possibility that our dog could be strangled to death, but it happens more often than you might think. I have two clients who have experienced this possibility recently, both under very different circumstances. Strangulation can occur if your dog's collar is tightened around their neck, cutting [...]
I solicited feedback from as many people as possible on this topic back in September 2010. What are your dog's favorite things to chew on? Allowable and unallowable items. Is your dog a heavy duty chewer? If so, what have you found that he or she loves to chew on but can't destroy? From Romeo [...]
When it comes to nutrition advice for your dogs, most people go to their veterinarian, assuming he/she is the expert on canine nutrition. But is that really the case? Another topic discussed in the book Feed Your Pet Right by Nestle & Nesheim is the education of veterinarians on the subject of nutrition. I had [...]
One of the topics Dr Dodman discussed in his seminar was aggression and "dominance". While people often confuse the two for being one and the same, they are not. Dr Dodman was careful to point out that "dominant" dogs are rarely aggressive. One interesting point was that "dominant" animals have high stable levels of serotonin [...]
