Bowls, Biofilms, and Pyometra Lately, I’ve been thinking about biofilm. I know, it’s an odd topic. Several bloggers have been making seemingly outlandish claims relating biofilm to a huge array of dog problems. To check these claims out, I had been digging...
How To Teach Your Dog To Take Pills One of the biggest challenges a dog owner faces is to teach your dog to take pills, happily and willingly. At some point during every dog’s life, it’s likely it will need to take pills, such as antibiotics, supplements or pain...
Research on the Effects of Spaying and Neutering There is a growing body of research showing that the decision regarding spaying and neutering dogs is not the straightforward one often presented to dog and puppy owners. For some breeds, whether and when to spay and...
Canine Physical Therapy Our thanks to Danette Weich, DVM for this blog post on canine PT! There are many types of non-traditional therapies that benefit dogs! Canine sports medicine and rehabilitation is a relatively new specialty in veterinary medicine. Physical...
The Importance Of Weight Control For Breeding Animals Our thanks to Danette Weich, DVM for this post on weight control in breeding dogs. Other than an accidental breeding a/k/a an “oops litter” most people plan their breedings well in advance. Some of the early plans...
How Badly Do We Need to Know? Would you knowingly expose your puppies to a known cancer-causing agent? Would you trust claims that this product is safe for use in puppies despite NO research supporting this claim? Would you use it just because other breeders have done...
