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It is summertime here in the USA, when the living is easy — unless you have a dog who spends lots of time in the outdoors. Spring and summer are the most active and prolific seasons for ticks, especially this summer. Ticks are going to be a big problem this year because of the relatively [...]

Hot cars are deadly for dogs, even with the windows rolled down. It is that time of the year again.  Summer is no time to take our dogs along as we run our errands.  With this record heat, it becomes even more dangerous even faster. As we go about our [...]

A Dog-Owner's Story of Loss and Raising Awareness This article has been reprinted with permission by Ashley Sassaman.  One of our beloved dogs, Jack, a 6-year-old, chow-lab mix, died yesterday. His death was very unexpected and traumatic. Although, our dogs did not receive the same amount of attention as they [...]

Written by Dr. Patty Khuly, contributor to VetMD and the blog Fully Vetted. Reprinted with permission. FEB 07, 2011 I've written about the dog-toxicity of the popular sugar substitute xylitol so often and so fervently that a Google search for "xylitol and dogs" digs up my past posts on the [...]