Keep your head on Halloween
One last doggie costume, and some final words of advice and — in a couple more nights, anyway — we can put Halloween behind us. To find this one, I had to venture into the unfamiliar yet very tidy...
View ArticleWondering where the Greenies went?
If you’re not noticing Greenies on your store shelves these days, that’s because their maker, Nutro Products, Inc., has restricted those selling them to veterinary hospitals and pet specialty...
View ArticlePETA’s 15 reasons not to chain dogs
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this PETA pictorial on the hazards of chaining dogs is worth about 15,000. Judging from some of the comments we receive when we post about tethering and the...
View ArticleHas costuming dogs gotten out of control?
We did it. We managed to do what I suspect no other dog blog pulled off — we got through Halloween 2011 without running a single picture of dogs in costume. I am not strictly opposed to dressing dogs...
View ArticleStaying hydrated, and other 4th of July tips
From hungry ticks to shish kabob sticks, from sweltering heat to booming fireworks, the trappings of the 4th of July hold more than a few perils for dogs. So, before enjoying Independence Day, it’s a...
View ArticleMight your dog’s toys be harming him?
Using stainless steel salad tongs and simulated doggie drool, a Texas Tech researcher conducted tests on dog toys and determined some of them, under chewing-like conditions, leach chemicals that could...
View ArticleTwo companies pull Chinese jerky treats
OFF THE MARKET AT LAST It was a long time and hundreds of dog deaths coming, but Del Monte and Nestle Purina announced this week that they will cease to market Chinese-made chicken jerky treats sold...
View ArticleCat falls from 43rd floor balcony to its death; three days later, dog does...
It shouldn’t take a whole lot of common sense to realize high-rise living can be perilous for pets, but this story out of Chicago serves as a vivid and tragic reminder. A dog named Duke fell to his...
View ArticleHow to keep dogs out of tree wells — NOT!
Here’s a handy tip to keep dogs from doing their business in those sidewalk tree wells — one that works better than bricks, better than fences, and is all but guaranteed to keep those disease-carrying...
View ArticleDiablo, a Doberman, rescued from icy lake
We’re not sure every firefighter in America would, without so much as a second thought, rush into an icy lake to save a panicky Doberman named Diablo. But these two members of the St. Louis Fire...
View ArticleFireworks: Do we really need the bang?
There are only two possible explanations for this stand I am about to take: One, I have come around to my dog’s way of thinking on the matter of fireworks, which is that they are to be feared, freaked...
View ArticleWhen drones deliver will dogs get to growling? Amazon wants to know
Reports surfaced this week that Amazon, as it continues to develop its top secret project to someday deliver packages by drones, has obtained a “simulated dog” so they can assess what obstacles dogs...
View ArticleFDA warns consumers about feeding dogs cooked bones, or bone treats
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning dog owners to steer clear of bones — not just those inside your turkey but those packaged as dog treats and sold in pet stores. “Bone treats,”...
View ArticleWhen is it too cold to leave pets outside? Whenever it’s too cold for you to...
Reports popped up across the country last week — both in the north and south — of dogs freezing to death after being left outside during a bitterly cold stretch of winter weather. As single-digit...
View ArticleDog’s tongue freezes to manhole cover
Be prepared to cringe a bit at this — just like you did with that flagpole scene in “A Christmas Story.” The unlucky dog was spotted attempting to pull her tongue free after it froze to a manhole cover...
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