Posted on June 30, 2009 by Nancy Houser

With more and more people moving to vegetarian diets today, it stands to reason they would also transfer their dogs and pets to the same diet for the same reasons—better health benefits, better foods as meat in most dog foods is unfit for human consumption, longer lives, healthier lifestyles, and respect for animals raised for [...]

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Nancy Houser

For a long time it has been assumed that dogs are basically a carnivores animal who survives best on meat instead of vegetarian diets for dogs. The majority of canned dog food and dry kibble dog food are beef, chicken, lamb or meat by-products mixed with a little bit of everything else—mainly by-products and grains. [...]

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Before anyone gets too excited about whether or not their dog can get swine flu or not, they may want to first look at their personal situation in regard to the swine flu itself. According to the  Austrian investigative journalist, Jane Burgermeister and her upcoming July criminal swine flu trial,  she has enough evidence to [...]

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Human MRSA has now been found not only in humans but also in family pets and domesticated animals,  according to the latest scientific studies. Recent clinical studies are showing through documentation that community-associated MRSA epidemics are spreading in the United States and moving into Canada.  The MRSA studies involve areas in high school sports, professional [...]

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Dogs are very much a domesticated social animal that craves human attention and socialization.  Anyone who works as a dog trainer or is a caring owner fully understands all dogs were bred for it. I guess with this sort of background in mind, common sense would tell us that the majority of dogs do not [...]

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Routine care coverage for dogs involve regular check-ups at least twice a year.Optimal routine care for dogs through the majority of dog health insurance programs is typically not offered to policyholders, unless through a special  “rider” or “add-on” at higher rates. Mandatory visits  to the vet include regular health check-ups, routine care, vaccinations, and worming [...]

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Statistics are showing that pet health insurance is the least important thing in a pet owner’s budgets. This is at a time when third party claims are on the rise against dog owners for dog bites, dog attacks, dog destruction, etc. But it is vital that pet owners look around at pet insurance companies in [...]

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Not everyone knows how to build a dog house but watching a video on different ways to build dog houses sure seems to help a lot. Heck, we’re not all carpenters but it sure seems most of us have dogs! And with today’s economy, most of us who have dogs and pets  have no money [...]

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Nancy Houser

The number of children being bitten by dogs is typically on the rise during the summer time, whether it is by dogs the child knows well or an unknown aggressive dog. A lot of parents do not know how-to-teach children to avoid being bitten by dogs, with many children being severely bitten as a result. [...]

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Symptoms of dogs who are afraid of storms demonstrate their signs in varying ways. Considered part of the noise phobia, dogs afraid of storms may also be afraid of gunshots, cars backfiring, fireworks, large trucks thundering by, or any other extremely loud noise. Some cases have demonstrated that a dog’s fear of storms may be [...]

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Josephine (Jo Jo), a lemon-and-white female miniature rat terrier,  came to us several years ago at the age of seven. At the time she never demonstrated any signs or behavior of noise phobias, or was the type of dog who was afraid of storms. She originated as a breeder dog from a very large kennel, [...]

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Nothing is worse than dogs who are terrified of lightning, thunder and storms in general–any kind of loud noise which sends them running.  In the album “Rain Dogs” by Tom Waits, he refers to rain dogs as those who are lonely and lost. I view rain dogs as dogs who are petrified of lightening and [...]

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Hero Service Dogs puppy handlers are needed from the time they are eight weeks of age until their evaluation at eight months of age, with full training requiring up to 20-months of duration. A vital role, these first few months are based on dedicated handlers and trainers who make the difference in whether a dog [...]

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Dogs have been around a long time, but only recently has it been found that laughing dogs are a normal situation found among dog packs, dog group settings, and dog/human connections as a form of social communication. Similar to a laughing human sound but with the vocal vowel removed, the sound from laughing dogs is [...]