Monthly Archives: May 2008

Dog Bite Prevention Week

It’s Dog Bite Prevention Week, so in honor of this, I’m going to talk about teaching your children the proper way to approach a dog. Did you know most dog bites occur between a child and a dog that know each other? Teaching your child to understand basic behavior will also help prevent dog bites.
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Your Car is Like an Oven

Warm weather is fast approaching, so I thought this would be the proper time to talk about leaving your dog in a hot car. We all know that when it’s warm outside, it’s even warmer in the car. Every year thousands of pets die from being left in hot cars while their “parents” go to [...]

How to give your dog the boot

Your dog loves to go for rides, but he’s a holy terror when it comes to getting out of the car. Sound familiar? You stop the car, get ready to let the dog out and when you open the door, he’s off like a bullet into busy traffic with no need to listen or come [...]