Articles: dogs
Cold Enough for You? Keeping Pets Safe in Winter
cats , dogs , pets , Steve Dale , veterinary health
Keeping pets safe in the cold. I offer several general tips. Short-haired dogs need a coat or sweater, it’s the right thing to do. When it’s TOO cold, even Malamutes, Huskies, Newfoundlands, Samoyeds and other dogs who relish the cold can actually get too cold. It’s possible. Use a de-icer or salt that is pet-friendly,…
Pets and Vets Program Benefits from Purina Contribution
animal shelters , dogs , human animal bond , service dog
The Animal Rescue Foundation Pets and Vets Program is quite incredible really. Taking homeless dogs and training them appropriately – with additional training from a veteran in need of a service dog for PTSD. That dog is paired with the veteran, which not only finds that pup an important home but also makes more space…
Delta Airlines Adds Additional Flight Restrictions for Comfort/Service Dogs
dog behavior , dogs , Featured , human animal bond , service dog , veterinary health
Flying with comfort animals/service animals has become very complicated in recent years. In part, because some abuse the system. However, in my view, the airlines themselves are also responsible as are ignorant pet caretakers. Delta Airlines said Monday that it will ban all emotional support animals on flights longer than eight hours and will ban…
From Training Elephants to Training Dogs on WGN Radio
cats , dog training , dogs , elephant , human animal bond , pets , Steve Dale , WGN Radio
Returning from Thailand, on my Steve Dale’s Pet World WGN Radio radio show, HEAR how it was to visit Kanta Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand. I offer tips on visiting elephant sanctuaries in Thailand, and describe a bit about how they’re not all the same. In Thailand, those who work with elephants and training elephants consider that…
Pets Safe in Winter
cat behavior , cats , dog behavior , dogs , Featured , human animal bond , pets , veterinary health
Keeping pets safe in winter can be a challenge. Some dogs delight romping in the snow and appear as impervious to frigid temperatures as snow is to polar bears. Malamutes, Great Pyrenees, Huskies and many other large dogs seem friskier in weather that chills us to the bone. On the other paw, Toy Poodles and…
Canine Lymphoma, It’s Treatable: Dr. Sue Cancer Vet
dogs , Featured , Steve Dale , veterinary health
Veterinary oncologist Dr. Sue Ettinger talks about canine lymphoma on my national Steve Dale’s Pet World national radio show. Here are two interesting bullet points which she offers far more detail on: At least half the dogs diagnosed with canine lymphoma are asymptomatic. We want to ideally treat fast. Without treatment, most dogs succumb at about…
Future of Canine or Human Flu Vaccines Could be the Llama
dog flu , dogs , One Health , veterinary health
Worried about the dog flu or even ourselves getting the flu? Certainly, a vaccine can help to prevent the flu in both species. Now, there’s a new idea Get yourself a llama. Llamas have been used to produce a new antibody therapy that has the potential to work against all types of flu, including new…
Sully Bush Mourns the Loss of President Bush
dog behavior , dogs , human animal bond
If an image tells a thousand words – this one is it as Sully Bush mourns. THIS is the human-animal bond. President George Herbert Walker Bush’s service dog, Sully, lays by his companion’s casket. Sully doesn’t know or care that Bush 41 was a good President or not, or what his legacy will be. Dogs…
Steve Martin’s Comedy for Dogs (Classic Comedy)
dogs , entertainment
Steve Martin’s comedy for dogs. Warning: If you’re a human being, you won’t get the jokes Still funny. 🙂 from 1973 “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.”
One Dog Helps to Save an Endangered Parrot Species
birds , dogs , human animal bond , Parrots
It’s astounding what dogs can do. Ajax is the only dog that is training for finding kea birds. The kea is an endangered flightless parrot species only found on New Zealand’s South Island. And researchers need to keep tabs on how many there and where they area. And Ajax is the nation’s official and the…
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