Life with dogs is shaped by daily routines, individual personalities, and a lot of learning along the way. This section reflects the perspective of people who live with dogs of different breeds, sizes, and stages of life.
The articles here focus on practical care, behavior, health, and everyday decisions, grounded in real experience rather than rigid rules.
Scroll on to explore the articles below.
The World’s Richest Pets … and How to Ensure Your Privileged Pooch is Always Properly Pampered
A cat with a $200,000 trust fund … and how to make sure your pet is well-provided for by avoiding any of the 101 BIGGEST ESTATE PLANNING MISTAKES, written by estate attorney Herbert E. Nass.
Last month we mentioned a pretty neat contest, twice. See AKC/Eukanuba Nat’l Championship Will Be A Family Fun Event and $5,000 To Be Awarded For Best Amateur TV Commercial.
There’s now an official contest website with links to facebook and twitter – and a link to upload your commercial video on YouTube!
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, California.
FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine Alerts Veterinarians About Problems with Vetsulin® to Treat Diabetes in Dogs and Cats
Nov 2, 2009: The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health are alerting veterinarians and pet owners that Vetsulin®, a porcine insulin zinc suspension used to treat diabetes in animals, may have varying amounts of crystalline zinc insulin in the formulation.
Get out your cell phones, video camera, film gear or DVD equipment and prepare to produce your first television commercial in a “dog-eat-dog” competition. A $5,000 first prize will be presented to the individual with the best/most popular TV ad promoting the 2009 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship to be held in Long Beach, Calif. December 12 & 13. The top five finalists (four $1,000 runners up prizes also will be awarded) will be honored and their commercials shown during the two-day event, which is expected to draw more than 25,000 attendees.
by Jennifer Martiny
“Forsooth and alack, ’tis an awkward plight . . .” muttered Will, the English Mastiff as he tried to maneuver through the doorway and into the lobby after being stitched up. The difficulty caused by the slight sway and stagger from the anesthesia that hadn’t quite worn off was exacerbated by the giant plastic cone — Elizabethan collar — that encircled his head like a . . . well, like an Elizabethan collar.
WORLD’S EYES TO BE FOCUSED ON LONG BEACH, CALIF. DEC 12 & 13 AS CITY GOES TO THE DOGS 2009 AKC/Eukanuba Nat’l Championship To Offer Massive Dog Mall, First-Ever Dog…
Connie Janzen shares her experience fostering dogs here in hopes of inspiring and encouraging others to consider being fosters . . . pound pups; my first fosters! “What if it’s…
It’s Puppy Time!
From a bundle of love to full-grown canine, Cesar shows how to raise the perfect dog.
(WASHINGTON, D.C. — SEPTEMBER 16, 2009) In five seasons and more than 100 episodes, Cesar has seen every canine case imaginable — red-zone aggression, fearful anxiety and just plain weird. But never before has he shown viewers how they can avoid these problems from the very start!
by Susan Wright
Susan Wright is a veterinary surgeon associated with Dog Fence DIY LLC who offered to do a guest post here on PETSblogs in response to Stem Cell Treatment Helps Canine Hip Dysplasia & Arthritis. Of course, we jumped at the opportunity to learn more about how veterinarians in the field are using this treatment.