Free Dog Screensaver!

Here's a Free dog related screensaver for you from a site that has information on dog health.

http://www.advancesinhealth.com/Ebook-And-Screensaver.html

Canine Couture

Designers such as Ralph Lauren, Tiffany, Vuitton, are marketing their line of doggie clothes to owners with lots of disposable income. One fortunate King Charles spaniel owns a Burberry raincoat and trots around in a faux fur coat. No off-label junk for her!

You can buy your poochie a Louis Vuitton monogram collar for $225. But if you're slumming you can get a "Juicy" parka for only $45.00.

Don't forget the perfume, shoes, nail paint, and handbags for Fido or Lady! What dog worth their biscuits would be seen in public without these necessities. :-D

Story: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/us-high-fashion-goes-to-the-dogs/2006/01/30/1138590441198.html

Can Pets, Specifically Dogs Improve Your Health?

The online “Science Daily” focuses on how pets (dogs) act as a catalyst in our lives. They act as “social catalysts, causing us to take action we might not have taken. Your dog needs to be walked, mine certainly loves it, during a walk we might strike up conversations with others. The act of walking the dog gives us exercise that our bodies desperately need as well as possible social interaction.

One study found that people who regularly walk their dogs were more likely to survive one year after a heart attack than cat owners or non-pet people. Also findings indicate that owning a pet can emulate a close emotional relationship with another person. Therefore, reducing stress and anxiety. A problem arises among the elderly who are so close to their pet that they sometimes refuse to get medical examinations and treatments thinking that will mean the end to their relationship with their pet.

The bottom line is people value their relationship with their pets as because they make an important contribution to their lives.

The Story:Do Pets Make Owners Healthier?

Extensive Training For Service Dog

A fifteen year old girl who has cerebral palsy is benefiting from a “service dog” that she is being trained to work with. The dog “Precious” is being trained to help the girl when nobody else is around to help her. Tasks such as opening a dresser drawer, handing money to a cashier, and so forth. The girl and dog must be trained in how to interact with each other. The dog needs two years of formal training and the cost ($25k) is being picked up by a non-profit dog training center and the girl’s classmates.

The Story:Service Dog Helps Girl

Tainted Food-Over 100 Dogs Dead

There is a story in the New York Post about dogs that have died as a result of eating tainted food. The brands in question are “Diamond, Country Value, and Professional”. Vets at Cornell Univers. believe that over 100 dogs have died as a result of eating these foods that contain “aflatoxin” that injures the livers of dogs. Diamond Pet Food has recalled varieties of their foods. If you feed your dog or know someone who feeds their dog these foods contact them and alert them to stop.

The Story: Tainted Food Kills Dogs

Pro vs. Backyard Breeders

Check out this site not only for breeders of dogs but their checklist regarding how to evaluate a breeder has useful tips also. Be on the lookout for “backyard breeders”. These are people who get a purebread dog and mate them with another supposedly purebread. These people aren’t pros so they don’t necessarily know what they’re doing. Will backyard breeders know what health and behavior problems plague their breed? If not and you buy a pup from them to save a few bucks, you could spend a lot more in vet bills when you find out your dog needs expensive treatment for genetic diseases. Stay with known pro breeders. You’ll just have to be patient and wait for your future pup to be born if none are available. A healthy puppy from a pro breeder is worth the wait.

http://www.breeders.net/checklist.html

Dog Fans Rejoice! The Dog Zone is Here...

Welcome To The Dog Zone!

This blog will be about dogs. The good, the bad, and the mysterious. Dogs are wonderful and exasperating at the same time. They probably think the same about us! They are full of life, love and forgiveness. Humans and dogs are meant to be together, they are a blessing.

We’ll also explore the marketplace built around dogs and their owners. It’s filled with both useful and rediculous items and fun to sort through. We’ll look at health issues, recreation, travel, service dogs, and anything else of value to dogs and their owners. The “Dog World” is varied, exciting and fun.

There’s a little knick knack I have in my home that says “Home is Where The Dog Is”. That’s a good thought to end this post.

Patricia Kirkcaldy