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Temperament / Personality / Behavior . . . What can I change and what can I not?

Temperament refers to those aspects of personality, such as introversion or extroversion, often regarded as innate rather than learned. -Wikipedia These innate/inherent traits are the permanent mental and neurological characteristics of a dog that shape an approach to the world; described as naturally occurring and therefore cannot be learned or eliminated. Temperament can however be influenced [...]

2024-09-13T15:32:20-05:00

A Nose is a Nose is a Nose . . . or is it?

Your dog’s sense of smell is fascinating, remarkable, and is currently getting a lot of attention from researchers. The scent ability of your best friend beats humans, paws down. I think about it this way. When you make pizza, you smell pizza. Us dogs . . .  we smell every [...]

2024-09-13T15:30:53-05:00

The Dirt on Anal Glands

In my 10 years of working with dogs, anal glands have become, sort of, a normal topic of conversation for me.   While I still find it disgusting, it’s not as terribly repulsive as it used to be.  And as common a topic as it is for me, I’m finding some [...]

2024-09-13T13:50:33-05:00

Vaccine Titers

For those of us whose lives are blessed by our dogs, their health is very important, and vaccinating for disease is part of our routine care regimen. Vaccines are given to introduce the disease to the dog in a weakened or modified state (a live vaccine) or a killed state, [...]

2024-09-13T15:22:21-05:00

Do dogs have blood types like humans?

Like humans, dogs have different blood types that are inherited. Human blood types are based on 3 antigens, A, B, and O, resulting in possible blood types of A, B, AB and O, and each one of these can be either positive or negative. Type O negative blood is generally [...]

2024-09-25T16:56:16-05:00

The Canine Influenza Scare

What you need to know   Our dogs are family members and we want to do the best that we can to keep them happy and healthy. There is a lot of buzz going around about canine influenza . . . causing a lot of concern. I believe that knowledge [...]

2024-09-13T15:27:07-05:00

Common Household Poisons

Foods to avoid feeding your dog We all want the best for the four-legged members in our family.  It’s always heartbreaking to see someone you love not feeling well, and it’s even harder when they can’t tell us what’s hurting them.  Sometimes, the answer is right in front of us.  [...]

2024-09-13T15:29:29-05:00

Do We Dogs Get Jealous?

By Resident Dog Blogger, Ziggy Jealousy over toys . . . over food . . . or attention??? jeal·ous·y  noun According to Wikipedia; jealousy is the protective reaction to a perceived threat to a valued relationship. Is it just resource guarding or are we furry kids really capable of an [...]

2024-09-13T15:34:03-05:00
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