Pocatello Kennel Club and Eagle Rock Kennel Club will be hosting a movie screening of Best in Show on Friday, June 13th at 7:00 pm in their hospitality room. There will be concessions and a no host bar available. The club encourages those who are familiar with the movie to dress up like their favorite […]
By Donna Soloman, DVM Today I started thinking about the grain-free pet food trend that is currently in vogue. First, I wondered how this craze evolved. I know it definitely did not originate in the professional veterinary community. I speculate that this movement was triggered in part by a pet food company’s advertising campaign to […]
The temperature inside a vehicle can rise almost 20 degrees in just 10 minutes. In 20 minutes, it can rise almost 30 degrees, and the longer you wait, the higher it goes. At 60 minutes, the temperature in a vehicle can be more than 40 degrees higher than the outside temperature. Even on a 70-degree day, that’s 110 degrees inside the vehicle.
Summer is right around the corner and with the warmer weather and longer days comes more time spent outside with your four-legged friends. Summertime can, however, pose certain dangers to dogs. The American Kennel Club (AKC®) offers the following tips to help dog owners have a safe summer season with their pets. DO keep cool […]
by Moira McGarvey If you love dogs, you’ll be thinking about where you retire with an additional filter. Is the city or town friendly to Fido? Are there active 50+ communities that are especially tailored to pets? On our retirement planning site, GangsAway.com, we’re big fans of the canine. All kinds of them. Pets are great […]
Petco today announced it will stop carrying China-made dog and cat treats at its more than 1,300 store locations nationwide, including Unleashed by Petco stores and online at Petco.com, by the end of 2014. The move makes Petco the first national pet specialty retailer to take this step in support of the health and well-being […]
by Beth Wictum & Trina Wood Her body was found nude in a wooded area of Florida, wrapped in a bed sheet and shower curtain that was secured at the head and feet with duct tape. Shantay Leann Huntington’s cause of death: asphyxiation. Male DNA was recovered from the duct tape and shower curtain, but […]
The Huffington Post highlighted several universities that have “gone to the dogs” during final exam week. Emory University, Kent State University and Macalester College are just a few of the many colleges that have brought dogs on campus to help ease and relax students during exam week. Some universities have dogs in counseling centers open […]
The Midwest Eukanuba Breeder’s Stakes will be held at the Waukesha Cluster on Friday, July 25th. Entry rules include entering three dogs over six months of age from at least two different litters of the same breed. The breeder must be the breeder of record on all three dogs and show the first dog to enter […]
by Gerard Raymond The audience at the Circle in the Square Theatre goes “Aww!” when, midway through Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Tony nominee Audra McDonald, playing the troubled singer Billie Holliday, brings on stage a Chihuahua, who kisses the star and shares a drink with her. A few blocks away, at the St. James […]
