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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Did You Know? More Than 75% of Pets Over Age 3 Have Some Level of Dental Disease - Take a Look at These Pictures

More than 75% of pets over age 3 have some level of dental disease. Regular cleanings are an important part of your pet's oral health.

Take a look at these before and after examples:
























Thursday, February 5, 2015

Controversy Over "Lost Dog" Super Bowl Spot

It appears not everyone is happy with Budweiser’s “Lost Dog” Super Bowl commercial. The Center for Biological Diversity has started a petition urging Anheuser-Busch CEO Thomas W. Santel to pull the spot because it’s “demonizing an endangered species” — namely, the wolf.

In the commercial, a Labrador makes a perilous journey to his home — a farm that was featured in “Puppy Love” and “Brotherhood” Budweiser Super Bowl spots. But when the puppy gets close to home, a wolf blocks his path. Fortunately, the dog is saved by the farm’s Clydesdales, who force the predator to flee.

To read more on this story, click here: Controversy Over "Lost Dog" Super Bowl Spot

Humping: Why Do Dogs Do It?

At a local dog park in Atlanta, the other dog owners have a nickname for Lois Gross’ dog, a Dutch shepherd. “They say ‘Here comes Humping Taz,’” the Atlanta resident says of her 5-year-old, spayed female, Taz. “She doesn’t want to play or run, she just wants to hump all the other dogs in the park. We kind of joke about it, but some people get really upset when she gets on their dog so I have to watch her constantly.”

Although the image of a dog humping a person’s leg, a pillow, or another dog can draw a laugh in a movie or on television, in real life it can be annoying, embarrassing, and even cause fights between dogs.

To read more on this story, click here: Humping: Why Do Dogs Do It?

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Diabetes in Dogs - Treatment and Prevention - Holistic Approach

Diabetes falls into the category of hormonal diseases where the body, more precisely the pancreas, loses its ability to produce insulin, or there is an overproduction of glucose releasing hormone - glucagon.

To read more on this story, click here: Diabetes in Dogs - Treatment and Prevention - Holistic Approach