Safety
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Ask a Vet: Ladybugs or Asian Lady Beetles in a Dog’s Mouth? What to Know
Ladybugs in a dog’s mouth? Yes, bugs embed in dogs' mouths but they’re likely not ladybugs. Get the facts about Asian lady beetles in a dog's mouth.
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How to Keep Your Dog Safe and Comfortable in the Car
Don’t let your dog take the wheel — follow these 19-plus tips from car travel experts.
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Editor’s Pick: The Hedz UP Watercollar
This personal flotation device attaches to a dog's collar, keeping their head above water unlike traditional life jackets.
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Keep Your Dog Safe From These 10 Outdoor Dangers
From heat and heartworms to barbecues and boredom, your pups face many dangers in the great outdoors. Here's how to keep them safe.
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Is Your Dog’s Vet Ready for Rattlesnake Season?
Many vets don't stock antivenin, due to its high cost, but cheaper alternatives recently have come on the market.
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We Go Behind the Scenes at an Emergency Vet Hospital
At an animal hospital in Texas, Arden Moore spent two midnight shifts observing an amazing staff and the dogs they treated.
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9 Tips for Keeping Your Dogs Healthy and Happy During Winter
Our winter health guide tells you how to keep your dogs active and engaged, indoors and out, when the weather turns cold.
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This Year, I’m Setting Monthly Resolutions for My Dog and Me
I plan to do something to better my dog's life every month, from making our walks more fulfilling to going to an Atlanta Braves game together.
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8 Tips to Help You and Your Dog De-Stress During the Holidays
Keep your dog calm and collected through the holidays -- and year-round! -- with these tips.
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How to Take the Howl Out of the Holidays
‘Tis the season is right around the corner. Reduce your dog's anxiety during the hustle and bustle with these helpful tips.
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How Dogs See Holidays — and How You Can Make Celebrations Less Stressful for Them
Christmas, New Year's, and other holidays can be frantic, even scary times for dogs. Here's how to change that.
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A New Report Ranks Car Crates and Carriers for Pets. How Did Yours Do?
Using crash tests, the Center for Pet Safety and Subaru of America ranked how four crates and eight carriers withstood simulated collisions.
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Tennessee Makes It Legal to Save Dogs Who Are Locked in Hot Cars
In Tennessee, a new law allows a bystander to break into a car to save a dog or other pet from life-threatening heat. Let's hope this spreads to more states!
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A Cop Whose K-9 Partner Died in a Hot Car May Have to Face Charges After All
When an Alabama police officer left his K-9 partner in their cruiser, the county initially wasn't going to press charges for the dog's death. Now a grand jury will decide.
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Charges Dropped Against Army Vet Who Broke Car Window to Save Dog
After a Ford dealership offered to fix the window for free, the owner of the car and the dog dropped criminal trespass charges against Michael Hammons.
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Athens Man Arrested After Rescuing Dog From Hot Car
Veteran Michael Hammons may have saved the dog's life by breaking the car's windows. The owner disagrees; she had him arrested.
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ASPCA Has the Cold, Hard Facts About Winter Weather Dangers
Its new animated infographic offers tips for keeping dogs and cats safe in extreme temps.
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Protect Your Dog with Some TLC: Tag, License, and Chip
One in three pets will be lost in his or her lifetime. Make sure your dog is prepared.
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If 420 Means Something to You, Read This for Your Dog’s Sake
For some folks, April 20th is a day of celebration. If you're one of those people, be sure to keep your dog out of your stash.
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How to Keep Your Dog Safe During Rattlesnake Season
Rattlesnake venom is dangerous for dogs. There's a vaccine, but avoiding snakes works better.
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Would You Tether Your Dog in Front of a Store Unsupervised?
I would never. Would you tie your dog to a post, tree, or bench and go about your business?
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New Year’s Resolutions for Dog Owners — One Per Month
Twelve new year's resolutions for dog owners in 2013 -- one per month.
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Are Car Restraints for Dogs Just One Big Farce?
It seems so: A recent test shows popular brands utterly failed in crashworthiness. So now what?
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In Humboldt, Dogs Are Getting Sick from Eating Marijuana
Vomiting, seizures, losing bladder control -- this is what befalls dogs with canine marijuana toxicity. It's a growing problem in California's pot hotspots.
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Dog Mannequins Make Bloomingdale’s Sonia Rykiel Window the Height of Chic
Attention, fashion hounds: This window, currently available for your viewing pleasure on the Third Avenue side of Bloomingdale's in New York City, is a real...
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How Savvy Dogsters Can Spot the Safest Dog Leashes
After years of walking strong pulling dogs, I've had several instances of collar malfunctions we're talkingpoorly stitched, brittlecollars that actuallybroke in the middle of a...
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A Simple Way to Keep Dogs Stay Safe in Snowy Weather
The lovely powder started falling early this morning, and by the time my dogs and I awoke from our luxuriousnine-hour hibernation, the streets and grassy...
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New York Dogs Invited to Make TV History Tomorrow Morning!
Dogsters and their best four-footed friends are invited to make history on TVtomorrow, Thursday, December 22! To celebrate National Keep Pets Safe in Winter Day,...
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The 6 Savory Snacks Safe Enough to Share with Dogs This Holiday
Every Thanksgiving, the temptation is there to give Spot a heaping helping of snacks and scraps from the holiday feast. After all, he's been sniffing...
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New York City Gets Cold, Hard Proof That It’s Never Too Early to Start Winterizing Your Dog
On Saturday, two days before Halloween, New York City got several inches of snow, surpassing a meteorological record set in 1925. In case NYC Dogsters...
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