Monthly Archives: June 2008

DogPause – Healthy Dog Bowl

The DogPause dog bowl is made by Long Tail Pet Products in Evergreen, CO. “While advances have been made in what dogs are being fed — from organic to raw diets — little attention has been given to how dogs eat,” said John Funk, president of Long Tail Pet Products.
“Our bowl redefines what it means [...]

Help! My dog has separation anxiety!

Dogs with separation anxiety have behavior problems when they are left alone. The most common of these behaviors are:

Digging, chewing, and scratching at doors or windows in an attempt to escape and reunite with their owners.
Howling, barking, and crying in an attempt to get their owner to return.
Urination and defecation (even with housetrained dogs) as [...]

Pinnal-Pedal Reflex – Diagnosing Scarcoptic Mange

Has anyone heard of the Pinnal-Pedal reflex before? I hadn’t heard about it until just recently when our staff veterinarian was talking about diagnosing Scarcoptic mange. Scarcoptic mange is hard to diagnose with traditional testing because as the dog scratches, the tunnels that mange mites make are broken open and the mites die, leaving no [...]

Running Dog, Treadmill Hog

We all live hectic lives and having pets can make it even more hectic, so what’s a busy pet owner to do? I have recently been seeing a lot of people using their treadmills to help beat doggie boredom and exercise them at the same time. We all know that daily exercise helps reduce dog [...]