Bully Stick Dog Treats High In Calories, Bacteria: Study
Bully Alert Pawnation.com wrote a piece on the study on Bully Stick dog treats by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in the U.S. and the University of Guelph in Canada. Bully...
View ArticleDog Life Spans
Average Life Spans for Dogs We are often asked about the average life expectancy for different breeds of dogs so we started to compile a list for our readers. This data was pulled from several sources...
View ArticlePrimer on Calories
A Primer on Calorie Expenditures. In our last post, we discussed some of the common behaviors (in humans) that lead to an overweight dog and some tips on how to change them. Today, we will talk about...
View ArticleCalorie Requirements For Your Dog
Calorie Burning 101 In our last post, we discussed the kcal and the difference between basal/resting calories burned and activity fueled calorie burns. Today we will present the basic formulas that are...
View ArticleCross-Breed to Avoid Inbreeding
For all the lovers of ‘pure-bred’ dogs, I wanted to make sure that you haven’t missed the recent and controversial piece in the NY Times about breeding to standards. The author, James Serpell,...
View ArticleGetting high with your dogs
Recent study shows that dogs, like people, get runner’s high! As discussed by Dr. Ernie Ward here, Raichlen et al , in the Journal of Experimental Biology report that dogs and humans are both wired to...
View ArticleWorld Spay Day
February is dedicated to Spay/Neuter Awareness and February 26th World Spay Day. Join us along with our friends in the pet community to raise awareness of the health and well-being benefits from...
View ArticleLeanness Rules
Lean Dog = Longer Living Dog We kickoff our “Daily Reader” with an oldie but goody that refers to the Purina Study that showed how keeping your dog lean can add 15% to their lifespan. Yes, I said 15%....
View Article2012 National Pet Obesity Survey Results | Pet Obesity Prevention
Dr Ernie Ward and the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention published their annual survey data yesterday. Let me say up front, a big thank you for doing this and raising awareness to this problem! As...
View ArticleMusic that soothes the savage beast
We’ve been working with a new trainer lately, getting Jack a little more sociable with strangers and she introduced us to Through a Dog’s Ear, Music to Calm you Canine Companion. Now, many of you may...
View ArticleSources of Fat in Dog Food
Just as protein is a crucial component to a dog’s diet, so too is fat, which provides many health benefits as we discussed last week. Talking about fat may not be too “Tasty”, but it is important. So,...
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Dear Labby on Doggie Breath
Dear Labby Dear Labby: Everyone says their dog has smelly breath, but what’s your opinion on dog teeth cleaning? When should the procedure be considered? Do some dogs have weak teeth/gums? I’m sure...
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Ingredients A to Z: Biotin in Dog Food
What is biotin? Biotin is water soluble B vitamin that is essential for protein and fatty acid metabolism. Water soluble means that the body will not store excess amounts which are eliminated during...
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Dog Food Ingredients A to Z: Enterococcus Faecium
Today we move to the letter E in our ingredient A to Z series and are featuring Enterococcus Faecium as our ingredient of the day. Admittedly, this is one tough ingredient to understand and there is...
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Challenging a Dog’s Mind and Senses for Overall Fitness
This week, we are participating in two blog hops. Our FitDog Friday hop (of course) and also the Zukes Fuel the Love Blog Hop. We often use Zuke’s treats when training our dogs and when we play games...
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Jack Takes the Dognition Test
We’ve read about Dognition, a cognition & personality assessment for your dog, since it was released early last year. It sounds like a really interesting concept – using brainteasers and puzzles,...
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Fear Aggression in Dogs
Don’t misunderstand, I am no expert when it comes to working with dogs with fear aggression. Jack had a touch of this problem, but with hard work and a good trainer, he’s worked through most of it and...
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MythBuster #8 Do Dogs Remember?
Last spring they planted a crop of peppers in the fields at the end of our street. At the time, I posted a picture of Jack looking over the field wishing and hoping they were growing bacon. Well, the...
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What are the nutritional needs of your dog with cancer?
We are joining the Give Cancer the Paw Blog Hop today. In our post for the Hop last November, we provided a list of general resources for pet owners on the initial diagnosis and treatment of canine...
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Dognition Part 2
We finished up Jack’s Dognition exercises this past week and wanted to report on our results. Since it’s not really called a ‘test’ he didn’t really graduate, but he wanted to wear the cap, so what the...
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