One day an old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he’s lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. The old German Shepherd thinks, “Oh, oh! I’m in deep trouble now!” Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down […]
Do the Dew(claws)? by – M. Christine Zink DVM, PhD, DACVSMR I am a vet that works exclusively with performance dogs, developing rehabilitation programs for injured dogs or dogs that have had surgery as a result of performance-related injuries. I have seen many dogs now, especially field trial/hunt test and agility dogs, that have had chronic
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I’ve been dog-less for quite a while now. I’ve been taking my own advice in that I believe that just because someone wants a dog doesn’t mean in many respects they’re ready for one. Because I get invited to speak at conferences I fly fairly frequently so I’ve been worrying about the time away. I
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Dear John, We have two dogs one a Golden Retriever and the other a Bassett Hound. Whenever guests come to the door or they hear the doorbell they go nuts jumping all over them. We have taken to hooking them up with a leash at a distance back from the door to at least allow
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Hi John, My family has a five-year-old neutered male cat named Dusty. For about four and half years we’ve never had a problem but over the last few months things have changed. Dusty is refusing to use his litter box. We’ve had numerous tests done (fecal, urine and x-rays) without much to indicate why he
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