12 May 2016
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Medically reviewed by Jennifer Garcia, DVM Sure, dog is man’s best friend — but our furry companions are more like us than you may realize. Case in point: To maximize dog health, it’s critical for Fido to get regular exercise. Keeping your pet healthy has a lot to do with good nutrition,...
Read more → 22 Dec 2015
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Those big brown eyes... We have all done it...over-indulged during the holidays. It is not necessarily that we’ve eaten too much (although that’s entirely possible), but the combination of different foods, rich desserts, and treats can cause uncomfortable results. Is there any reason not to believe...
Read more → 28 Jul 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
By Dr. Bill Ormston, DVM Overweight dog? It may be what you are feeding rather than how much... Feeding your dog is a necessity, not an optional part of owning a dog. Dogs that gain weight easily when fed high carbohydrate rations have lowered metabolisms compared with normal dogs. This predisposes...
Read more → 14 Jul 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
If you think of your dog as your “fur baby,” science has your back. New research shows that when our canine pals stare into our eyes, they activate the same hormonal response that bonds us to human infants. The study--the first to show this hormonal bonding effect between humans and another species--may...
Read more → 08 Jun 2015
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Short-term memory The first test looks at short-term memory. You may observe failures in your own short term memory in situations when you ask for a phone number from an operator and correctly dial it immediately, meaning that the number is stored in your short-term memory. However, when you get a busy...
Read more → 08 Jun 2015
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For humans, a source of vitamin C in the diet is literally necessary for survival. Early sailors deprived of fresh foods for extended lengths of time often suffered from “scurvy,” a nasty affliction characterized by bleeding gums, loss of teeth, a weakened condition, and sometimes death....
Read more → 20 May 2015
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We enjoy listening to it at home, at work, in the car, in the store, and almost any place we go. Music appears to hit upon our stressful lives pretty much every single day. No wonder, songs and tunes can be vitally important to many humans. It can make us calm, content, and happy despite our demanding...
Read more → 15 May 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Fifty percent of dogs over the age of 10 develop cancer at some point. We see malignant lymphoma, which is a tumor of the lymph nodes. We see mast cell tumors, which is a form of skin cancer. There are mammary gland tumors, or breast cancer, and soft tissue sarcomas. An excerpt from Raw Meaty...
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