January is Walk Your Dog Month. Not only is walking important to our well-being, it also helps our canine companions get some fresh air and time with the ones they love. Walking helps your furry best friend maintain a healthy weight which is beneficial for their bones and joints. Weight on dogs is similar to ours. They are susceptible to all the same side...

With the start of a new decade just a day away, it’s the perfect time to set New Year’s resolutions for a happier, healthier 2020. The start of a new year not only means new beginnings and goals for people, but also for their pets. Exercise Regularly. One of the most popular human resolutions applies to pets, too. And while all pets need exercise,...

In the past couple of weeks you may have read some news stories about some folks being hospitalized due to an infection called campylobacteriosis after coming into contact with puppies in pet stores. So, this week I wanted to share information about this under-appreciated disease. I hope you find the post informational and that you’ll consider sharing it with other dog owners. Happy reading!...

Exotic ingredients and boutique brands may also be linked to the health issues. By Linda Carroll Debbie Turner remembers the shock when a veterinary specialist said her beloved dog, Kanga Lu, had severe heart damage. For weeks, Kanga had been experiencing odd symptoms, including fatigue, breathing problems and what her local vet assumed were seizures. But now Turner was being told that the Maltese-Chihuahua...

New therapies for beloved pets are getting developed in hopes of treating humans as well. By Amy Sutherland Truman’s owners first thought he had twisted his ankle: The Bernese mountain dog was limping and might have landed awkwardly after jumping off the couch. But when he was still hobbled a few days later, they got an x-ray. The scan revealed that Truman had osteosarcoma,...

The pooch is part of a wave of support animals for individuals and medical facilities.   By Jeremy Olson Star Tribune Rocket might seem an overly energetic name for the new service dog at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, given that the golden retriever’s go-to move is to hop onto hospital beds and flop onto children so they can pet him. But...

Serena Gannon-Lodge and husband, Andrew, were devastated when they found out their six-year-old cocker spaniel Millie had cancer. She was given just six months to live after the lymphoma diagnosis. But to save her life, her owners flew her mum Coco to America, where the family had moved to from London, to harvest her stem cells and transplant them into Millie’s body. Amazingly, the...

Lack of adequate shelter a winter concern Griffin Hewitt The Argus Observer   ONTARIO — Pets need their human counterparts to keep a close eye on them during the winter months. The Argus recently asked Code Enforcement Officer Dallas Brockett to share his insights into what can be done to better protect those furry friends. Following is a question-and-answer with him. Argus: What is...

By Martyn Smith   WITH the holiday season in full swing people are being warned to make sure their dogs don’t consume festive foods which might endanger their health. Pet food experts from PurePetFood.com have revealed a list of seven common Christmas foods and ingredients that could poison canine companions. Christmas pudding, alcohol and even gravy can be detrimental to dogs’ health, potentially causing...