Month: May 2011
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Is There an Inexpensive Way to Deal With Periodontal Disease?
A Dogster reader in Florida recently sent this question on dental disease to our resident vet, Dr. Eric Barchas: The Question Hi, we have a 5-year-old Boston Terrier. He is quite the active, fun-loving dog. He is a great family pet, and great...
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Dental Disease in Dogs: Prevention is Key
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), some 80% of dogs start showing signs of gum disease by the time they turn 3. "Veterinarians report that periodontal disease is the most commonly diagnosed health problem in dogs," says...
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When Good Recalls Go Bad, Part Deux
Welcome back, dogsters! I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. Jim, Mokie, Cuba, and I certainly did. We got all the sunshine I'd been wanting and...
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Attention Dogsters: Documentary Filmmaker Seeks Your Stories
My fellow Dogsters, I know you fully relate to any dog lover who goes to the matfor their best friend, blowing life savings onveterinary medical...
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Video: From Pup to Full-Grown Dog in 40 Seconds
Time flies, especially in retrospect. "Where did last year go?" you'll often hear around New Year's Eve. Thanks to his forward-thinking person, Dunder the German...
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Help Veterans Get Service Dogs With a Quick Facebook Click
For veterans with PTSD, the world can become a much more livable, less stressful place with a service dog helping navigate civilian life after the...
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Putting a Rescued Dog’s Happy Face on the Tornado Tragedies
Look at this adorable dog: She's an all-American mixed breed, a.k.a. mutt, who looks to be part black Lab, part terrier, and part clown. Aren't...
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Play Santa Claus to Canine Heroes this Memorial Day (and Beyond)
Four-legged US military heroes have been saving lives even before they were even an official part of the military in World War II. They've been...
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Purebred Dogs Being Dumped in Advance of Wisconsin Puppy Mill Law
Wiscnews.com reports that Wisconsin shelters are seeing a marked increase in unaltered purebred dogs. Many dogs have been dumped at the end of rural driveways...
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Study Casts Doubt Upon Use of Blood Test for Canine Heart Disease
A couple of years ago, a clinical laboratory made use of the fact that canine heart disease leads to an increase in a product (called...
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Rescue Dog Saves Dog in Tornado Rubble
A search-and-rescue dog named Javier found signs of life in the rubble of the tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri and alerted his human counterparts. As...
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How Many Fleas do Dogs Normally Pick up on Walks?
photo 2008 T. S. Smith | more info (via: Wylio)I rescued my 6 lb. Maltese about 3 weeks ago. When I got her she had...
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Good Newz for Vick’s Bad Newz Kennnels
Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennels, where countless dogs died or were tortured as part of his dogfighting operation, is one step closer to become a...
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When Good Recalls Go Bad
We've been talking about recalls a lot these last couple of weeks here on the dogster blog. That is not a coincidence - recall training...
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Photo Caption Contest: Stop Clowning Around
Note from Maria: Dogsters, last week I had to juggle things around a bit and didn't get to run Mark Rogers' weekly caption contest. So...
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Protect Dogs from Sunburn and Cancer on “Don’t Fry Day”
May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. And May 25 - the Friday before Memorial Day - is "Don't Fry Day," a day devoted...
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At Least the Goldfish is OK?
(Thanks Billy B for sending this my way)...
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Panhandling Pooch Not Mistreated, Says ASPCA
As promised, an update on Coffee, the NYC dog who sits outside the city's major-league ballparks and panhandles in costume for hours at a time...
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My Dog’s Blood Sample Arrives at the DNA Lab
Call it "Roots: The K9 Conundrum" (apologies to Alex Hailey): I'm very excited to learn about my mysterious mixed-breed dog's ancestry. Yesterday, we got one...
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Therapy Dog Helps Relieve Anxiety in Human MRI Patients
photo 2008 digital cat | more info (via: Wylio)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a very powerful diagnostic tool. However, even the most advanced MRI machines...
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Recall Training: Dealing with Distractions
If you joined us yesterday on the Dogster Guide to Behavior & Training, you were asked to create a distraction hierarchy for your dog as...
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Making Room for Another Foster Dog
Last Friday, the time came toadvanceone morefoster dog one step further on her journey toward a forever home. I've saidthis before: Letting go of a...
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High-Speed X-Ray Video Reveals Secret to How Dogs Drink
Dogs aren't the world's most dainty drinkers. Give a thirsty dog a bowl of water and get out the umbrella. The tongue scoops, the water...
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Panhandling Pooch’s Owner Interviewed, Says No Abuse
Earlier today we brought you the story of Coffee the Dog, who baseball fans say is forced by her owner to sit outside New York...
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New York Times Publishes Pet Travel Guide
photo 2007 Poorna Kedar | more info (via: Wylio)As the summer travel season ramps up, the New York Times has published a guide to traveling...
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Baseball Fans Cry Foul Over Treatment of Panhandling Dog
The ASPCA is investigating the well-being of a costumed dog who sits outside New York City's professional baseball stadiums for hours at a time, pipe...
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Recall Training: Let’s Take this Outside!
Last week, we reviewed the steps needed to classically condition an enthusiastic response to your whistle or other recall signal through a variety of games...
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Please Help Me Rename a Dog Named Buttercup
In case any of you were thinking, Enough about the man who brought you Buttercup already, I'd like to talk about this extraordinary dog and...
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Periodontal Disease in Dogs: A Primer
Periodontal disease (also known as dental disease) is by far the most common major health problem in dogs, and cats, too. Despite its name, dental disease does not merely affect the teeth and mouth. Periodontal disease impacts the entire body, with...
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X-Ray Images Provide Another Reason to Keep Dogs Supervised and Cats Indoors
photo 2009 Aine | more info (via: Wylio)Every once in a while I take radiographs (X-rays) on a patient and make an unexpected discovery: at...
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