15 Feb 2016
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Have you taken a good look at your pup’s poop recently? It may not be at the top of your to-do list and certainly isn’t on your WANT to-do list. However, while cleaning up after your pet, you’re going to get up close and personal with it on a daily basis. And, as it’s an excellent indicator of health,...
Read more → 12 Jan 2016
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
By Dr. Karen Becker For many couples, their dog or cat is the first ‘baby’ in the family. Then one day a human baby arrives on the scene, and the family dynamic changes. Getting your dog ready for the new baby is important. This is often not a happy state of affairs for the furry,...
Read more → 15 Jul 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Last week, the Maryland Department of Agriculture issued a stop sale order on Stella and Chewy’s freeze dried chicken patties dog food, which tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Yeah, I agree that listeria and salmonella in dog food can be an issue for us (but not really for our pets) … but...
Read more → 26 Jun 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
At the National ID Expo in Kansas City, Arkansas Animal Producer’s Association President Michael Steenbergen asked, “What safety studies have been conducted on the chips that are inserted into animals?” His question was met with total silence. Did these manufacturers not know, or were...
Read more → 23 Jun 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Today’s topic is something WE ALL need think about. Please don’t accept what I recommend or what your vet (or your doctor) tells you to do without undertaking some additional investigation on your own. Whether or not to vaccinate is a topic that pertains not only to our pets but to our children...
Read more → 19 Jun 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
If you’ve jumped on the juicing bandwagon, you’re enjoying amazing, fresh, homemade juices, but likely wondering: isn’t there something I could be doing with all the leftover juice pulp? Well wonder no longer! You can make these little, healthy, fiber-rich, low-calorie dog treats! Rawmazing.com,...
Read more → 20 May 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
More and more vets are prescribing mind-altering psychiatric drugs for dogs they've diagnosed with depression or anxiety. These drugs come with a whole busload of side effects and warnings, including, according to the ASPCA ironically, increased anxiety.(1) Dogs who react to stress with aggression...
Read more → 18 May 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
By: Dr. Peter Dobias, DVM, IVC Journal, Integrative Medicine For any practicing veterinarian, paw licking and chewing is a very common complaint and often, even with holistic approaches can be difficult to treat. Conventionally, this is considered an allergic response. Most dogs are taken...
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