Dear Readers,Sorry to be the bearers of worrisome news but this is important. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and state and local officials to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections. A total of 14 individuals infected with the outbreak strain have been reported from nine states.The FDA became involved in .. more …
If you’re considering receiving a Yorkie Bichon mix puppy but are undecided whether you want one, and more importantly are not sure what the mixed puppy will wind up like, well, there’s only one thing to say: you’re not on your own. No one may correctly predict what a mixed breed dog will turn out to be like, and it’s spot on in all cases of mixed breed, or cross bred dogs. To state the obvious, .. more …
After all it’s very easy to get lost in s big pet store. The sea of products that we have today, aisle after aisle is very confusing and also time consuming. However keeping your dog healthy need not be a career option for you. All we need to use is a little commonsense and good information regarding the breed and age of your dog. Let’s divide the dogs into two categories – small & adult. For .. more …
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) ” A 30-year-old Twin Falls man is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after a neighbor was beaten with a baseball bat, suffering a concussion.The Times-News ( ) reports Jacob T. Freeman was charged Monday in 5th District Court.Police responded at 10:30 p.m. Friday and found a blood-covered man regaining consciousness. Court records say the man had a .. more …
“Gunnar is the third pup we’ve gotten through the German Shepherd Rescue Program ,” said his owner Kevin Nolan. Gunnar joins two other older dogs in the Nolan home.The Washington State based organization’s mission statement reads,”To find loving homes for surrendered, abandoned or neglected dogs and puppies. Washington GSD Rescue hopes to ease the problem of the population overflow occuring in .. more …
The male and female dogs were put down Friday after the city’s bylaw office determined they were dangerous.But their owner, Dave Dhuga, believes the city acted too quickly and did not give him a chance nor advise him of his right to appeal.”I only found out I could appeal after calling the mayor on Monday,” said Dhuga, whose family is devastated by the loss of the two pets.The pit bulls were .. more …
Jeannette cor Gladwell, with Thomas her Lhasa Apso, who was attacked by another dog and lost an eye. Picture: Denise Bradley Campaigners battling to curb dangerous dog attacks in Norwich have welcomed today’s advice urging courts to give irresponsible owners tougher punishments.Dog owners who allow their dog to be “dangerously out of control” and causing injury, particularly against a children, .. more …
Fear can induce aggressive demeanor in dogs. Dogs would easily react with aggression to the actions and patterns that their owners take – especially when those actions strike fear. When that happens, it can sometimes be very difficult for an untutored owner to handle their dogs. Let us, for a second, take a look at the case of family pet named Lucy. She was a very mild mannered family pet and she .. more …
CLEMSON “Some dogs jump through hoops, and some dogs just want a pat on the head.But all the dogs who pranced across the dirt floor of the T. Ed Garrison Arena on Sunday seemed to like the attention they received. Barks of every pitch filled the arena, which is usually home to livestock, but last weekend it hosted the animals that keep cows and sheep in line.Around 220 dogs representing about 40 .. more …
A few weeks ago, someone dumped a red pit bull in a stranger’s yard in north Minneapolis. Scars and puncture marks ran up and down the cowering dog’s front legs and around her ears and muzzle.”Timid shy and scared of shovels,” a volunteer at Minneapolis Animal Care and Control noted.”Honey,” as she was called, is one of the ever-increasing stream of pit bulls and pit bull crosses that end up at .. more …
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