Why Your Dog Should Learn to Wear a Muzzle? - Teaching Your Dog to Wear a Muzzle

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says, that if you teach your dog to accept one, a muzzle can be an effective, humane tool for managing your dog’s behavior. For most situations, we recommend a basket muzzle. Although a dog wearing this kind of muzzle looks more frightening than a dog wearing a snug-fitting nylon muzzle, the basket style is safer because it allows the dog to pant (which is how dogs regulate their body temperature) and to drink water. The wire basket muzzles sold at www.morrco.com are sturdy and come in a wide range of sizes and shapes to fit any breed.








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Do Cats Wear Muzzles? - Yes, But Only for Temporary Use

Unruly cats are a danger, and while controlling them is never easy, there is something that can help. Cat muzzles can help protect the handler of an aggressive cat from bites, though they are not 100% protection. Aspen Cat Muzzles come in three different sizes, and finding the right size is the key. They can be a useful tool, but require some caution, depending on the level of aggression of the cat.

Cat Muzzle - Vet’s Advice on Cat Muzzles

What is a cat muzzle? 

A cat muzzle is a device that goes around a cats face used to prevent them from biting. It is primarily used in veterinary hospitals to prevent cats from biting when they are in pain or when they acting aggressive.

For people at home, muzzling a cat can be a very difficult thing to do. Cats typically do not like things on their face and will try to paw it off as soon as the muzzle was placed on. There are commercially available cat muzzles that prevent the cat from biting. The best type of cat muzzle is one that covers the eyes as well as the mouth. This can sometimes calm the cat if he/she cannot see. Muzzles are only for temporary use and you must watch your cat closely and be ready to remove the muzzle immediately if the cat starts to vomit or has difficulty breathing.

A cat muzzle can be a part of a first aid kit for cats or something to carry in your trunk along with a towel and a cat carrier. A cat muzzle can come in very handy if you happen upon an injured cat that is in pain in order to take him for help.

If you are looking to buy a cat muzzle, buy the type that does cover the eyes as this can be soothing. The style that is nylon, machine washable, with an adjustable Velcro closure seems to work very well. It should also have a good hole by the snout area that allows your cat to breath. After you place the cat muzzle on a cat, make sure the nostrils can be seen, and thus your cat can breathe, with the cat muzzle on.

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A Photo Posted to Facebook of a Dog with its Muzzle Taped Shut has Gained Worldwide Attention

A photo posted to Facebook of a dog with its muzzle taped shut has gained worldwide attention and created a social media frenzy.

The photo with the caption "This is what happens when you don't shut up!!!" was posted to a Facebook page belonging to a woman named Katie Brown, who according to her page lives in South Daytona.

Brown's post was shared more than 260,000 times since it was posted Friday morning.

The South Daytona Police Department received hundreds of calls from around the state, country and world including people from Canada, Germany and Australia, which spurred them to investigate the case.

Police learned the woman was out of state with the dog when the photo was posted.

"Police will be contacting this person once she returns to our city," police posted on the City's Facebook page. "Rest assured that a full investigation will be done and appropriate action will be taken. Again, thank you for the outpouring of concern and sharing of information."

Police later confirmed Brown has not lived in South Daytona for more than a year.

Police are now asking people to stop calling, sending emails and Facebook messages because their system was overwhelmed.

"Our email server has gone down, our station computers have gone down and out phone lines are having issues due to all the attention," said South Daytona Lt. Daniel Dietrich on Saturday.

After hearing the woman wasn't found, activists on social media then took it upon themselves to continue investigating.

Soon tips started rolling in to South Daytona police that the woman could be in Connecticut. Dietrich said the woman's family confirmed she had moved to Avon, Conn. about a year ago.

Calls then started flooding into agencies there including the Connecticut Emergency Animal Response Service (EARS) with tips about the woman's possible whereabouts.

"It has amazed us at how quickly this story is spreading and how many people are aware of it," said Jon Nowinski, Director of Operations at EARS. "It's great to know there are so many who care about the welfare of animals in situations like these. It's important people know their voices are heard and make a difference."

Nowinski said they received 70 calls within a few hours Saturday afternoon with tips. He said they're working with law enforcement to locate Brown.

"Her residence is listed as Florida, but apparently she has family here and that's why it is believed she may have been in our state," he said. "She apparently has family in Avon and Torrington and recently posted things from that area."

Brown posted again to her Facebook page shortly after people began to comment on the photo: "I can't lie. I did it for sixty seconds. It was time out and no more barking."

Then after the post garnered more attention she posted again.

"Don't panic everyone it was only for a minute but [the dog] hasn't barked since... POINT MADE!!!" the post read.

Dietrich said officers checked the woman's previous address in South Daytona and spoke to her son.

"He said the dogs are in good health and cared for," Dietrich said.

Brown could not be reached for comment.

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