This is a guest article by Johanna Soliday. If you’d like to send an article for our dog blog, please view our guidelines here. In today’s economy, many people are having to budget their money more tightly. Consequently, you may feel you have to forgo some items for the family dog that were on your [...]

“HEY!! Did you hear the good news? President Obama says he is going to finish helping the victims of Katrina, and he hasn’t forgotten them!” “I would not hold my breath. I may be just a dog but they been saying that for five years. In dog years, they still have two years left. And [...]

You cannot get any more ingenious than with dog art on a brown paper bag and a set of Sharpies. Even better yet, it is done by a father who draws dog art for his children over the lunch hour. Everybody should have one! A bag…not the father. Recently I was working on a brown [...]

Nope. This is not a dog pile or a puppy pile, but little kitten piles are just as soothing to the spirit and good for the soul. If you cannot be there yourself, the next best thing is a couple of kitten photos and then use your imagination! The dogs will understand, I am sure [...]

Diabetes in aging dogs and humans is known as diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as sugar diabetes. Primary signs to look for are drinking lots of water, excessive urination, and losing weight with no decrease in appetite. Many dog owners associate these symptoms with aging, not diabetes mellitus in their older dog. This is dangerous [...]

Is training old dogs identical to teaching old dogs? Is it true that 20-year olds have the peak of the brain power and old dogs’ lives are over? This has been the belief for a long time from the American people, based on what was available through science. Of course, they were referring to the [...]

Insurance for dogs … is fast becoming a necessity for dog owners, with dog insurance and problems going hand-in-hand in today’s society. When we think of dog insurance, what comes to mind are dog health issues—diabetes, excessive vomiting, Cushing’s disease, arthritis, liver problems, severe diarrhea, and emergency surgeries for our beloved pet. But there are [...]

“Click bone to ask us a dog question!” TODAY’S QUESTION “Should a rat-eating dog get a rabies shot?” Question from Maura: I notice the other night that my Terryair was playing with a field rat on my property. Should I get him vaccinated, its been four year since his last rabies shot. His breath smell like [...]

Dogs have a sixth sense of who likes them and who  does not — and usually with good reason. They also know when someone is illegally entering their property. They are better at this sort of stuff than humans are. They will also bite someone who either harms them, their family or they feel will [...]

Dog Testing Dog testing and animal testing in laboratories are just part of the big picture of  non-human animals for scientific experimentation, with an estimation of 50 to 100 million vertebrate animals used for it on an annual global basis. A slightly unregulated field, there are actually larger numbers involved. This includes insects such as [...]

Animal research … plays a big role in new cures and breakthroughs for destructive human diseases — heart disease, diabetes, HIV, and cancer. Sick people are begging for new answers and cure for themselves, their friends and loved ones. Many offer personal information or services of their illness to science while receiving experimental drugs or [...]

“Click bone to ask us a dog question!” Today’s Question “Why does my 4 month puppy growl at me?” Claudia: I have a 4mo old lab/retriever mix male that I have had since he was 12wks. He was rescued from a shelter @ 11wks with his litter mates. He has started to growl @ me [...]

Dog care … is more than just bringing a dog home and feeding or watering it until it dies or you get rid of it. Dog behavior will tell the owner of the dog just how good of a job the care of the dog is, but how will you know? What does your behavior [...]

Pet Insurance is an insurance policy which incurs the expenses of your pet if it is sick, injured, stolen or if it meets with an accident by paying monthly premium to the insurance company. Pet insurance policies cover insurances of cats, dogs, horses and any other animal or bird that you may have as a [...]