New Index for Tummy Problems in Dogs

The graphic I found to modify for this post alone is worth the trouble. Cracks me up. Let's face it tummy problems in dogs are NO fun --

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Dog Vasectomy and Ovary-Sparing Spay Study

With increasing interest in the benefits of dogs' longer exposure to gonadal hormones and demand for options other than traditional spay/neuter, a study published in early 2023 caught

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Itchy Dog Relief Guidelines

With a major veterinary magazine deadline looming, I spent time reading in full the latest thinking in itchy dog relief from the new 2023 AAHA Management of Allergic

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Why Puppies Pee When Excited

Through my teen years, my family included a cocker spaniel named Brandie. My friends, however, likely thought her full name was "That's Brandie. Don't pet her. She'll pee."

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Fun Dog-Centric Mystery Book Series

Are you sitting down? I'm going to recommend a mystery book series that repeatedly breaks my #1 rule about including debunked, outdated, and total BS dog training and

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Dog Cancer Diet and Quality of Life During Chemo

A veterinary nutritionist friend served as the lead author on a study of a specific dry diet for dogs going through chemotherapy -- a dog cancer diet, if

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When Your Heart Dog Dies Reflections 10 Years Later

When your heart dog dies, it leaves you gutted in ways words can't truly describe. I sliced myself open to write Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of Your

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New Dog Anxiety Supplement

Thanks to our longtime leadership in the dog media world, I get to be one of the first to tell you about a dog anxiety supplement with new-to-market

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Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC)

For now, I'm not going to attempt to write extensively about the weird (and maybe new / maybe not new) Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC) cases all

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Pet Loss Guided Meditation for the Holidays

Wow! The holidays pose extra hardships on grieving hearts. I decided to create a pet loss guided meditation to help those hurting this time of year due to

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