World’s Fastest Skateboarding Dog, Tillman, In New York For ‘Bark In The Park’ At Met’s Citi Field
April 22, 2010 in Events, Fun Videos, News
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by Melody Chen
by Melody Chen
FDA: Don’t Give Your Dog Bones Of Any Size
April 22, 2010 in Dog Safety, Endangerment, News
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WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) — Many people believe it’s OK for dogs to chew on bones but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the practice can cause serious injury.
“Some people think it’s safe to give dogs large bones, like those from a ham or a roast,” said Dr. Carmela Stamper in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. “Bones are unsafe no matter what their size.”
Here are 10 reasons why Stamper says it’s a bad idea to give a dog a bone. Most of the reasons most require either a visit or an emergency trip to a veterinarian:
– Broken teeth.
– Mouth or tongue injuries.
– Bone becomes looped around the dog’s lower jaw. This can be frightening or painful for the dog.
– Bone becomes stuck in the dog’s esophagus.
– Bone blocks dog’s breathing.
– Bone gets stuck in the dog’s stomach and might be too big to pass into the intestines.
– Bone becomes stuck in the intestines and causes a blockage. Such an event can require surgery.
– Constipation due to bone fragments. The fragments can be very sharp and can scrape the intestine or rectum, causing the dog much pain.
– Severe bleeding from the rectum. This is very messy and can be dangerous.
– Peritonitis, a difficult-to-treat bacterial infection of the abdomen caused when bone fragments poke holes in a dog’s stomach or intestines. Peritonitis can kill the animal.
“Talk with your veterinarian about alternatives to giving bones to your dog,” Stamper said. “There are many bone-like products made with materials that are safe for dogs to chew on.
“Always supervise your dog with any chew product, especially one your dog hasn’t had before,” he added. “And always, if your dog ‘just isn’t acting right,’ call your veterinarian right away!”
by Melody Chen
Dog Stayed By Owners Side For Seven Days
April 22, 2010 in Heroics, News
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Through the last six years of his life, Parley Nichols, 81, never left his Hartville, Ohio, home without his dog Lady. The two were best friends, soul mates and constant companions who took care of each other.
So when Parley, who had developed dementia, went missing on April 8, it was no surprise that Lady, his 6-year-old golden retriever that he bought as a puppy, was also gone.
“Dad had been wandering around, and we kept looking for him for a solid week, sending out flyers, doing whatever we could,” Terry Nichols, one of Parley’s two sons, tells PEOPLEPets.com. “With his dementia, he would struggle to hear you talk to him, then four hours later he seemed okay. We were very worried.”
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by Melody Chen
More On The Supreme Court’s Animal Cruelty Ruling
April 22, 2010 in Government, Law Enforcement, Legal News, News
by Melody Chen
Tina Humphrey & Chandi: Canine Freestyle Video
April 22, 2010 in Entertainment, Fun Videos, News, Tricks
by Kenn Bell
Abandoned Puppy Finds A New Mom: Video
April 21, 2010 in Adoption News, News
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How, In Writing One Good Dog, I Inadvertently Became A Pit Bull Advocate
April 21, 2010 in Lifestyle News, News, Products
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By Susan Wilson for The Huffington Post
I have never been afraid of dogs. I’ve been a collie fancier, a dog show fan; and the kind of kid that missed my dog instead of my parents when staying with my grandmother. I’m that annoying person who comes up to you and wants to pet your dog. There was only one type of dog that I never approached, and when the subject came up on town meeting floor, I added my voice to the vote requiring their owners to restrict them behind tall fences. That fear wasn’t based on any actual experience, but on the stories of attacks on children and owners and I, like many, accepted the conventional wisdom that pit bulls were bred mean and are unpredictable. When a friend’s teenage wannabe gangsta son came home with a full grown pit bull, I told her that her insurance rates would go up and that she might even be denied homeowner’s insurance. The dog went back.
The day that I picked out my tan and white puppy from a litter of ‘terrier mixes’ born in a southern shelter and imported north, I noticed that two of the four puppies were smooth-haired and lantern-jawed. They looked like, gasp, pit bulls. I had a moment of buyer’s regret, thinking that this cute little Jack Russell-like dog was actually a pit bull cross with wire hair. I discretely smoothed out her beard until I was satisfied that her jaw was narrow and her muzzle long. I sure didn’t want my insurance rates to go up.
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by Melody Chen
Dog ‘Isn’t A Person,’ Can’t Run For Mayor Of Clarington, Ontario
April 21, 2010 in Government, News
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Genny the dog, whose owner tried to register her to run for Mayor of Clarrington, Ont. Photo Credit: Marven Whidden
By Kenyon Wallace for GlobalToronto.com
The municipality of Clarington, about 80 kilometres east of Toronto, says dogs aren’t welcome in local politics, after Genny, a three-year-old black Lab, was defeated in her bid to run for mayor.
Genny’s owner, Marven Whidden, says he tried to file election nomination papers for his friendly canine on Monday, but was told that Genny “isn’t a person” so does not qualify to run under the municipal elections act. Mr. Whidden says he is contemplating putting together a petition or a letter-writing campaign to get Genny’s name on the ballot.
“People find dogs adorable because they wag their tails and not their tongues.”
“Maybe there’s a law student or a political science class out there that could take this on as a project,” he said.
In the meantime, Mr. Whidden says Genny is content to continue fetching balls and sticks and chasing rainbow trout in the creek near her house.
