When (and Whether) to Spay or Neuter your dog
I will not be renewing my subscription, one Your Dog reader wrote, because of the misinformation you gave on the appropriate age to spay/neuter. Not only that, I will also encourage all my dog club members to cancel any subscriptions that they may have. Shame on you!!!
This person is referring to our comment in the August issue that most female dogs should be spayed by the age of six months.
…Dear Doctor – November 2015
Q I just read your September article on the canine flu. There was no mention of the flu vaccine. Are you in favor of giving dogs this injection?
Melanie Tucker
New York, New York
Dear Ms. Tucker,
A There is currently no vaccine against the strain of canine flu virus — H3N2 — that made the rounds this past year. There are two vaccines available against an older strain — H3N8 — that first appeared more than 10 years ago.
Leaving the Dog When Leaving Town
How to make Fido feel more at home while you’re away
Because you love your dog, your heart is heavy when you travel and have to leave him behind. So is your dogs. He hates being dropped off at the kennel, with its cages and noise and, no matter how great the staff, the somewhat limited attention he receives in your absence. Perhaps he lets you know it by that telltale beseeching look and cowering stance as you give him one last pet before making …
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Dear Doctor – October 2015
When a Pet Dies
When I was little and didnt have a sister yet, my best friend was a brown, wire-haired mongrel named Mitzi. We shared joyous times, exciting times and sad times. We got scared together when there was thunder and lightening, and together we crawled under the bed until they went away. When I wasnt scared of them any more, Mitzi still was, so I comforted her and felt all the braver.