How Does Your Veterinarian Touch Your Dog?
Marty Becker, DVM, founder of the Fear Free initiative to help veterinarians ensure that dogs and other pets feel safe and calm during veterinary...
The Microchip Doesn’t Mean Dispensing With Visible ID
Having your dog microchipped is an integral part of responsible and loving care for your pet. Microchipped dogs who become separated from their human...
Which Came First, Large Dogs Or Small Ones?
Generally speaking, the tallest people are about 35 percent taller than the shortest ones — the difference between someone who is 6 feet 6...
Correcting Misconceptions About Allergy Testing in Dogs
People often wonder which is better for diagnosing allergies in a dog: skin prick tests or blood tests. The answer: neither one.
For one...
What’s Your Plan for Your Dog in a Weather-Related Emergency?
Almost one in four Americans have now had to evacuate their home due to a disaster or other emergency, according to data just released...
Where Will You Take Your Dog In an Off-Hours Emergency?
It’s 10 PM on a Sunday evening and your dog starts having difficulty breathing. Or she begins having what seems like a series of...
5 Tips For Happier Dog Walking
For many dog owners, walks are the activity where the rubber meets the road for a better bonding experience. Many of us are too...
Common Household Noises May Severely Stress Your Dog
Microwave beeps, the chirps of a smoke alarm system when a battery is dying, cell phone noises, alarm clocks going off…these high-pitched sounds are...
The Heart (Beat) Never Lies
In a small but telling piece of research, researchers in the United Kingdom equipped dogs with special collars that tracked their heart rates for...
A Hair Dryer to Suit Your Dog
If you bathe your dog at home and are more than a little acquainted with sopping towels, shake-offs that spray water everywhere, and several...
‘Lost Dog’ Scams
Your dog has gotten loose. You put up signs all over the neighborhood in addition to posting pictures of your pet with your contact...
Better Tooth Brushing
If you already brush your dog’s teeth once a day, you’re way ahead of the curve. Too many people don’t, and it paves the...
