Dogs and Dames

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs Though the Yorkshire Terrier has only once — in 1978 — won “Best in Show” at the venerable Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Yorkie remains one of the most popular dog breeds in the country. For 30 years, our expert Sharon Jones has been involved in breeding and [...]

Grabbed from link Robin WallaceCats are victims of rabies more than any other domestic pet in the United States. Know the signs — and learn how to protect your pet.… full story Discussion Deja Vu?? (by Kelly (nitewisp)) Especially since the rabies vaccine is one of the ones implicated in the vaccine-associated sarcomas… (by Kelly [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pet Health “I’m chillin’.” α, Flickr With temperatures in the triple digits in many parts of the country, pet owners need to be extra vigilant about keeping their animals cool. Dogs are much more prone than people to develop heatstroke, because they are only able to sweat through their [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pets News Yasuhiko Ito, Flickr It’s bad news for the snarling, angry dog on the corner, but good news for the mailman he terrorizes. Scientists have discovered that bold, aggressive dogs live much shorter lives than shy, obedient pooches, the New York Times reports. Vincent Careau, of the University [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pets News Loic Venance, AFP / Getty Images In January, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine quietly embarked on an important new study to investigate a curious phenomenon: trained service dogs suddenly quitting early on in the job for no apparent reason. Until now, the [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pets News CBS Since launching pet lifestyle and animal rescue magazine Animal Fair more than 10 years ago, Wendy Diamond has been dubbed “Canine Queen” by Forbes, and described as “the Martha Stewart of the bone and milk dish,” by “The New Yorker.” She has published several books, is [...]