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Dog Obesity & One Dog’s Weight Loss

 

Dog Obesity & One Dog’s Weight Loss

We checked in with one of our favorite vets, Jackie Sehn at Mercy Vet on Mercer Island in Washington. Ouch. Olive was more than a few pounds’ overweight.

Safe Bones for Dogs

 

Safe Bones for Dogs

There is a reason dogs and bones is such a cliché – Dogs need bones. However, it’s not as simple as just “throwing your dog a bone”. Here is what you can do to keep them safe.

Turmeric for Dogs

 

Turmeric for Dogs

Those of us who are familiar with the delicious tastes of Thai, Indian, and Persian food are probably familiar with turmeric. However, do you know it can also be great for your dog?

Can My Dog Eat Raw Meat?(part 1)

 

Can My Dog Eat Raw Meat?(part 1)

Conflicting information – It’s been my experience that when you get 10 “experts” (including your mother) in a room you’re going to get 10 different opinions. Having said that, I naturally fall on the side of the experts that endorse feeding raw.

Raw Pet Food Safety Tips

 

Raw Pet Food Safety Tips

Raw pet food uses the same ingredients found in the average grocery store. This means the raw meat you feed your pet should be handled the same way you would handle raw meat for the rest of your family.

Why Does My Dog Eat Grass?

 

Why Does My Dog Eat Grass?

Most vets I’ve asked about eating grass – say generally speaking it’s OK if our dogs eat a little bit of grass. Today on a hike, Walter couldn’t get enough of it so I thought I’d look at some articles to see what folks are saying across the board.

Raw Food for Cats?

 

Raw Food for Cats?

Do cats really like your raw food? I mean, really like your raw food. Not a sales pitch but the real deal.

Yes; Vegetables for Dogs!

 

Yes; Vegetables for Dogs!

I always strive to make canine diets complete and balanced, using whole foods and that includes vegetables. Some people who feed “prey-model diets” think that vegetables don’t belong in the canine diet, and question my recommendation of feeding vegetables to dogs, and a much lesser amount for cats.

Complete and Balanced Dog Diets

 

Complete and Balanced Dog Diets

Simply, it means it meets the latest scientific standards. Or that the food’s nutrient content meets or exceeds standards developed by various American and European agencies based upon the latest scientific studies of nutrient requirements of dogs and cats.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

I live with three dogs – two doxies and a beagle/basset mix. The one characteristic that they are share is that they are incredibly picky eaters!

Stool and Drool Solutions

 

Stool and Drool Solutions

I have a large breed mix that drools and has huge smelly stool. We have tried lots of things and nothing changes. I

Buying Raw Pet Food

 

Buying Raw Pet Food

It’s a basic law of the universe that everything degrades over time. This applies to raw dog and cat food too.