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Download The Full January 2025 Issue PDF

  • Chronic Pain Causing Sleep Loss? Rx: Take One Dog to Bed with You
  • Short Takes: Humans, Not Dogs, Are the Fast Talkers; Avoid Canine Frostbite 
and Other Cold Weather Hazards; About That Pet Food Advice from the Store Clerk.
  • Should You Switch from Standard Dog Food to Fresh?
  • If Only My Dog Would Die in His Sleep
  • Urinating On Purpose Versus Urinary Incontinence
  • Your Dog Doesn’t Have to Be White to Have Little White Shaker Syndrome
  • Simple Ways to Know Your Dog’s in Pain
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full December 2024 Issue PDF

  • Why “You Know What You Did” is Lost on a Dog
  • Short Takes
  • How to Engage Your Dog in a New, Fun Activity When You Don’t Have Extra Time to Spare
  • Make a Fist…And 5 Other Urban Myths About the Best Way to Approach an Unknown Dog
  • Is Tuna Safe for Dogs?
  • Improved Disaster Preparedness
  • Happy Tail Syndrome
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full November 2024 Issue PDF

  • 4 Tips to Make Vet Visits Less Intimidating
  • Short Takes
  • Can You Tell If a Dog is Giving a Play Growl or a Stress Growl?
  • Updated Guidelines for Performing CPR on Dogs Hoped to Save More Canine Lives
  • The Dog Scouts of America Lots of fun activities for your pet.
  • Your Dog Has Swallowed Something He Shouldn’t Have. Now What?
  • When Your Dog Won’t Swallow a Pill Methods for getting him to take his medicine without forcing him.
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full October 2024 Issue PDF

  • The Cost of Serious Illness: One Penny
  • Short Takes
  • Easy Tips for Making Your Dog’s Walks More Enjoyable
  • Why Do Dogs Do That?
  • When the Disease Has Been Treated But the Disease-Induced Behavior Doesn’t Stop
  • Bowl-ing
  • Help Your Dog Live a Longer, Healthier Life
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full September 2024 Issue PDF

  • Post Pup-tum Depression?
  • Short Takes 
  • Excessive Licking in the Summer Could Indicate a Hot Spot
  • Dog-Walking Injuries on the Rise
  • On Whether to Give a Poor Dog a Bone
  • You’ve Told the Vet Your Dog’s Symptoms, But Have You Told Him Your Dog’s Story?>
  • You Want to Rent the Apartment, But the Lease Says ‘No Pets Allowed
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full August 2024 Issue PDF

  • For How Long Can a Dog Food Be “New” and “Improved”?
  • Short Takes
  • At What Age Should Your Dog Be Spayed or Neutered? It’s Complicated.
  • When Your Dog Smells Bad—No, Really Bad
  • Can You Take Your Dog on a Cruise?
  • Beware of Sand Impaction When Taking Your Dog to the Beach 
  • Would Chasing a Laser Beam Be a Good Kind of Activity for Your Dog?
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full July 2024 Issue PDF

  • The One Day of the Year that the Most Dogs Go Missing
  • Short Takes: Which Sunscreen, and for Which Dogs?; Might Gluten in the Diet Make Some Dogs Act Strangely?
  • When It Comes to Canine Cancer Risk, Size Matters
  • Dispelling the Myth that Purebred Dogs Are More Disease-Prone
  • There’s a Dog Who Needs
  • Pop Dog-Bathing Quiz
  • Ever Thought of Getting a Second Dog?
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full June 2024 Issue PDF

  • “Fat” and “Obese” are Not Four-Letter Words
  • Short Takes
  • Is All Your Dog’s Shedding the Sign of a Health Problem?
  • Raw Meat for Dogs
  • Helping Your Dog Get a Better Night’s Sleep
  • Two Kinds of Drugs for Behavior Problems
  • When Doggie Day Care and Dog Parks Are the Wrong Choices
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full May 2024 Issue PDF

  • Dogs: The Ultimate Diplomats
  • Short Takes: Prison Puppies; When Eye Gook is Normal; When It’s Not.
  • If Your Dog Could Have the Remote
  • Veterinary Chaplaincy Edges Towards the Mainstream
  • Should Your Dog Get a Summer Crewcut?
  • Why the Food Prescribed by the Vet Might Not Be Working
  • Taking a Load Off Your Dog’s Feet, Literally
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full April 2024 Issue PDF

  • Dogs Get White Coat Hypertension, Too
  • Short Takes
  • Yes, 10 Percent of Your Dog’s Total Calories as Treats, But What’s 10 Percent?
  • New Guidelines for Helping an Itchy Dog
  • But Wasn’t the Dog Dumped Because He Didn’t Make a Good Pet? 
  • When a Dog is Born with a Hole by His Heart
  • How to Keep a Dog from Climbing the Canine Ladder of Aggression
  • Dear Doctor

Download The Full March 2024 Issue PDF

  • Is It the Vet’s Fault or Yours?
  • Short Takes
  • Fixing a Dog’s Injured Rotator Cuff
  • The Safest Way to Break Up a Dog Fight Involves Resisting Your Instincts
  • A Surefire Way to Ratchet Down Your Dog’s Pain
  • Dental Sealants to Help Your Dog Avoid Gum Disease?
  • Dear Doctor:  Neighbor threatens to shoot aggressive dog

Download The Full February 2024 Issue PDF

  • Your Dog’s Fur May Not Protect Him While He Waits in a Cold Car
  • Short Takes
  • The Meaning of “Veterinarian Recommended” on Dog Food
  • Integrative Geriatrics for Your Senior Dog?
  • Don’t Let Your Dog’s Light-Up Collar Flash On and Off
  • What’s On Your Dog’s Favorite Playlist?
  • Does Your Dog Suffer from Motion Sickness in the Car, or is it Anxiety?
  • Dear Doctor