If there are two things that have preoccupied humans since our earliest days, they are dogs and dreams. People have earned livings trying to parse the most appropriate ways to read both their dreams and their dogs long before there were written records to chronicle either pursuit. A while back, I researched and wrote about what contemporary …
A veterinary genetics company has come out with a new DNA test kit that claims to tell you not only a dog’s breed makeup, but also how big a mixed-breed puppy is likely to get and his risk for more than 100 genetic diseases. The Embark Dog DNA Test from Embark Veterinary is a simple …
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Editor’s note: Have you seen the new Dogster print magazine in stores? Or in the waiting room of your vet’s office? This article appeared in our August-September issue. Subscribe to Dogster and get the bimonthly magazine delivered to your home. As dusk approached, the smell of dust and burning trash filled the air while we drove …
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Dog breath. Sometimes, it’s just not very pleasant. Whether because of the food they ate or the nasty old chew they dug up, a dog’s breath can be rank! Sometimes, that breath has more dangerous causes: tooth decay and gum disease. If your dog’s breath stinks, start with a visit to the veterinarian. If your dog is like mine, though, and …
Wild dogs in southern Africa are currently one of the continent’s most endangered species. Known locally as painted dogs, there are now only 660 packs of these distinctive free-roaming canines left. A recent online crowdsourced fundraiser, which will donate proceeds to the African Wildlife Conservation Fund, is stepping up efforts to help address the situation …
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