Posted on August 30, 2010 by Nancy Houser

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 [...]

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Nancy Houser

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 [...]

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Nancy Houser

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 [...]

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Nancy Houser

“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 [...]

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Nancy Houser

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 [...]

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Nancy Houser

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 [...]

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Nancy Houser

There was an elderly woman who had an old dog that had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, given three months to live.  As she was getting things in order for her dog before it passed over, she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house. She wished to discuss certain aspects [...]

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Nancy Houser

Bulletin from the cause: “Pets of the Homeless” Go to Cause Due to the current economic situation that many nonprofits are going through, Pets of the Homeless is struggling everyday to cover veterinary care for pets of people without homes. Five grant applications have been received and wait funding. Please make at least a $10 [...]

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Nancy Houser

Dog shedding is a subject that influences the buying power of prospective dog owners or the lives of people like you who own dogs. Dog shedding facts sometimes get mixed up with bits of fiction that have been passed down over the years as the absolute truth – but in reality it is not. What [...]

Posted on July 09, 2010 by Nancy Houser

Due to the high numbers of animals in San Francisco shelters and high numbers of dogs who are euthanized, San Francisco’s Commission of Animal Control and Welfare is planning on passing an ordinance that will ban the sale of all companion pets except fish.  Referring to companion pets – dogs, cats, lizards, hamsters, snakes, birds, [...]

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Nancy Houser

Dog supplies and accessories have changed drastically over the years, with the world’s first dog living approximately 31,700 years ago. Online dog supplies and accessories have evolved from a history which ranges from a homemade leather collar of leftover leather to small personal fans in their private traveling cages and designer-made boots to protect their [...]

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Nancy Houser

When it comes to flea control the best way to start with is to go for natural choices. Stronger measures should be taken only if natural flea control efforts don’t work. Along with running flea control programs it is also necessary to build up your pet’s health. Your pet needs to follow a healthy lifestyle [...]

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Nancy Houser

The healing power of dogs has entered mainstream medicine, with physicians coming to the realization that therapy dogs can be used as office healing dogs to reduce stress, anxiety, hypertension and nervousness in worried patients arriving for their scheduled appointments. It is also used successfully for patients with “white coat syndrome.” Dr. Bart Kairuz has three [...]

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Nancy Houser

The United States Department of Agriculture, who oversees  the biological medicines for animals, has finally approved the H3N8 canine influenza vaccine for dogs called Nobivac for public use. The vaccine had been released last year by Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health but was in limited use while safety tests were being conducted, according to Dr. Lisa [...]