Healthy diet for your dog Is your dog overweight, lethargic, or plagued by persistent medical conditions? If so, your dog’s health problems likely have a correlation to commercial dog food, treats, and other calorie sources consistently consumed over his lifetime. Despite extensive research going into the production of reputedly “nutritionally complete” pet foods by major companies, the correlation […]
Dog Safety
How to treat your dog’s Addison’s Disease
Canine Addison’s disease, or hypoadrenocorticism This happens when a dog’s adrenal glands do not produce enough corticosteroids, the hormones that allow people and dogs to adapt to stress. The adrenal glands, located near the kidneys, have a center called the medulla and an outer section called the cortex. “While both areas produce hormones, Addison’s disease […]
Calming Canine Stress and Anxiety
Enormous anxiety The crackling starts slowly, then builds. The fire-driven gusts push through branches as they break and crash to the ground. Sirens. Big trucks. Firemen yelling. Smoke. Caravans of humans load up their cars with kids and boxes as they rush you into the backseat. Something is not right here, BARK the alarm! You’re […]
How to Boost Your Dog’s Immune System
With the winter weather watering down both our gardens and our coats, the sniffles and coughs aren’t too far behind. While humans battle those pesky viruses and bacterial infections with vitamin C and other immunity boosters, their canines might be suffering the sniffly woes of the rain as well. H1N1 continues to affect humans and […]
How to keep your dog safe from distemper
Because it is easily transmitted between infected animals, distemper can be a frightening disease for pet parents who own a puppy, or that are unsure of their adopted dog’s vaccination history. It’s particularly important for pet parents to stay alert when there’s word of an outbreak of this canine disease in their neighborhoods. Such outbreaks […]
