Month: April 2015

DR. NICHOLAS DODMAN: BITING THAT HAND THAT FEEDS

Many dogs display some level of aggression to their owners over food. Resource guarding – for that’s what it is – is one aspect of what is now referred to as conflict aggression. It is not so much a condition in and of itself but rather reflects an uncertain situation that the dog finds itself
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BRAVE MAMA DOG SAVES HER NINE PUPPIES FROM FOREST FIRE

A while ago, one mother dog and her new puppies were caught up in wildfires in Valparaiso, Chile. According to ABC 11, this smart stray dog knew she couldn’t escape the fire with her pups so she dug a large hole under a metal container and hid her precious babies inside. When firefighters found the
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: THE NEW DOG FLU – WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW

By now you’ve probably heard about the brand new H3N2 strain of dog flu that has swept through Chicago, sickening and killing dogs. Halo’s own veterinary expert, Dr. Donna Spector, happens to practice in Chicago, where she is a board certified internist so I asked for her help in giving us reliable, up-to-date information. She
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