If you like The Dog Files please join our Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/dogfiles Also, follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dogfiles A PET’S TEN COMMANDMENTS 1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years… Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me. 3. [...]

By Jennifer White For K9 Magazine Gone are the green days of summer, replaced by the changing leaves of autumn – a reminder that it’s the perfect time to refresh your pet IQ before any winter-related dangers come to haunt you! Most savvy pet owners know the usual pet-safety tips about poisonous items in the [...]

Once again I have to report on a company that just doesn’t get. This time it’s Jim Beam. With all of us out there trying to spread the word about how important it is to be an educated, knowledgeable dog owner, Jim Beam has thrown it all out the door for a quick buck and [...]

By Lisa Fernandez For MercuryNews.com On the heels of a deadly freak accident, San Jose is exploring a law to make the city the first in California — and possibly the country — to address the issue of bicyclists riding with leashed dogs. Councilwoman Nancy Pyle is convening a meeting Wednesday night to gauge public [...]

By Jacques Von Lunen For OregonLive.com Halloween’s a lot of fun, at least for people. For pets, not so much. The last day of October is one of the busiest of the year at Portland’s Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital, as it is at other pet services. Al Holzer, local dog behavioral therapist with Bark [...]

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From KTLA.com Ventura County Police Dog Accidentally Inhales Meth VENTURA, Calif. — A police dog for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is recovering after he ingested a toxic amount of methamphetamine during a drug search. Officials say Balu, a 4 1/2-year-old German shepard, was rushed to an emergency veterinarian clinic early Monday after suffering a [...]