Children Give Up Birthday Gifts in Battle Against Canine Cancer
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 4/08 Posted Under: Dog Health, Pet HealthThree years ago, 11-year-old Courtney Frost of Greensboro, N.C., gave up birthday presents. Instead, she asked friends for donations to honor the Frosts’ family dog, Sampson, who had died of cancer. Leah Frost soon followed in her big sister’s footsteps, and the two became crusaders against canine cancer. They donate their birthday “gifts” to Morris [...]
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What’s The Deal With Hybrid Dogs?
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 4/08 Posted Under: Dog Advice, Dog Articles, Dog HealthWritten by Melissa Gette
Searching Google one may stumble across this baffling list: Affenhuahua, Rottaf, Lab’Aire, Bulloxer, ShiChi. Mistakes? Not likely. It sounds a bit like gibberish, but these are actually the next step in man’s search for the ultimate best friend. Unfortunately, it is also a vehicle for the more enterprising and less scrupulous to [...]
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Designer dogs or just dodgy mutts ?
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 4/08 Posted Under: Animal Welfare, Dog Advice, Dog Healthwritten by Karen Clark-Stapleton
Ok so you have been looking through the many doggy websites offering pups for sale and see many many cross breeds, some will try to baffle you with science (Hybrid #1 etc)when in reality the progeny have simply been bred by greedy uncaring and uneducated owners who simply want your hard earned [...]
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Dog Owners Unaware of Heart Disease Risk
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 30/07 Posted Under: Dog Advice, Dog Health, Pet Health, Pet IndustryNew study provides hope in the quest to help dogs live longer -
Recently released global research shows that over 50% of dog owners in the UK are unaware that their dog may be at risk of heart failure. Heart disease affects one in four dogs over seven years of age1, yet the lack of knowledge [...]
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Vet Charity Warns of BBQ Dangers for Dogs
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 24/07 Posted Under: Dog Advice, Dog Health, Pet HealthBBQ fun can spell danger for pets, warns PDSA (Alfresco Eating Fortnight runs until 3 August)
As the UK barbeque season hots up, leading veterinary charity, PDSA, is urging pet owners to ‘paws for thought’ in order to prevent summer mealtimes turning into an alfresco nightmare for household animals. (Alfresco Eating Fortnight runs until 3 [...]
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