Posted on November 22, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

The average dog cannot tolerate significant temperature variations, like its human owner. The animal’s feet and legs are its most sensitive areas exposed to the severe cold…or heat…as they are in direct contact with the frigid world around them. But the northern dogs have adapted to deal with this by tissue adaptation to the cold.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Shh…..there will soon be a sister web site to WayCoolDogs, and not even the dogs know about it yet! WayCoolCats. Remember it and tell your cats. Send in pictures of your feline babies to and we will add our two liners! I read a book (I quote this wonderful book all the time. My apologies!) [...]

Posted on November 15, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Dogs are trained to detect drugs or bombs in homes, offices, warehouses, automobiles, public areas, aircrafts, and maritime vessels—accomplishing the same thing as eight highly-trained men.

Posted on September 29, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

For me, cats and dogs are the only living things here in the world that can love us more than we love ourselves. They are our friends, partners and most of the time our defender. Our pet deserves to be loved back so I always take extra care to check on what food they eat [...]

Posted on September 27, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Human consumption of dog meat is an ancient dish, a diet that was common in ancient China and Mexico. Considered to have medicinal properties, dog meat is referred to as ‘the fragrant meat’ “of China. The Chinese butcher dogs raised specifically for meat, not those raised for pets or are pets.

Posted on September 06, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Most pet owners do not realize how important the digestive system is and what it is all about. Dull coats, lots of fleas or mites, vomiting, bowel problems and lack of appetite are all signs of bowel issues or digestive problems. By maintaining the digestive system before problems occur will add years and health to an old dog’s life and keep a young puppy happier longer.

Posted on August 30, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Every morning when I would wake up, my little dachshund Holly greets me with happiness and lots of kisses, verbally filling the room with excited little barks … as if to say, “Good morning, good morning, good morning!” She is happy without fail and always forgiving….something we humans should learn to do.

I, on the other hand, am not as cheerful until my second pot of coffee…which she has not yet learned to make.

Posted on August 09, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

One of the top documented films on the health of pedigree dogs is “Pedigree Dogs Exposed,” a series of BBC One investigative documentary films about how harmful breeding practices affect the health of dogs, exposed in the United Kingdom and United States. Figuratively speaking, the film showed how these high-priced dogs are being bred to [...]

Posted on August 03, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Considered one of the most common of the blood sports, professional dog fighting involves dogs fighting to the death…or having their throats cut if they lose and tossed in the corner. Dogs bred for fighting professionally in dog rings co-exist in a world of drugs, prostitution, sex trafficking, human slavery and stealing smaller puppies and adult dogs out of homes for bait dogs in training rings.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

A little over a year ago, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) published a series of articles about how dog foods that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acid concentrations successfully affected dogs diagnosed with osteoarthritis.

Posted on May 16, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Running a dog rescue of old dogs requires many vet visits to our family vet, more than usual. Our dogs come from all backgrounds, all ages and health situations — and behaviors. We have dogs who would take a stranger’s finger off in minutes, and others who would help a stranger carry all our valuables (not that we have any) smiling all the way with their tail wagging. This same personality is demonstrated toward our vet.

Posted on May 10, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

The following is a guest post by Alex Fields. Read more guest posts here. One way of indicating that you are at the peak of your health is through looking at your own skin. If your skin does not look blooming or healthy, then there is a big tendency that your body is lacking all [...]

Posted on April 26, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

Hands down, the worse and most irritating worries for dog owners are ticks, fleas and heartworms – for humans and dogs alike. Using the best heartworm preventive for dogs is especially important if the dog travels with its owner or lives in an area where heartworms are prevalent.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by WayCoolDogs

The motionless heap on the table bore no resemblance to a dog – it looked to be no more than a filthy bundle of horribly matted hair, leaves, debris and foul-smelling excrement.

There was an ugly wound all around his neck from a deeply embedded collar, which had been twisted even tighter with a stout length of thick wire, so that it had very nearly pierced his windpipe, and to complete the picture there were three large puncture wounds in his chest, all oozing with maggots.