Category: Pet Obesity

TRACIE HOTCHNER: NOBODY LIKES TO HEAR THEIR DOG IS FAT!

Canine etiquette question: what do you say when you encounter someone whose dog is seriously overweight? I have been in this predicament more than several times and am torn between not wanting to offend or alienate the person, and advocating for a diet and change in feeding habits on behalf of the dog’s long term
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: EVERYONE CAN BE A WINNER: JUST SWITCH TO HEALTHY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOOD

I wanted to dance a little jig today when I learned that an old friend of mine (he’s literally old, too – a very vibrant 80 years old!), was inspired by listening to THE EXPERT VET to put his own 12-year-old Lab Maverick on Halo’s Healthy Weight food. Bob heard me on the show, discussing
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: LEVI THE PUG IS A CHAMPION AT LOSING!

This is a shout-out to Levi, the not-so-chubby-anymore Pug in South Dakota, who is the lucky newest member of the Halo Healthy Weight Challenge Club. Levi needed to drop some pounds before his vet would consider doing the sight-saving eye surgery he needed, and his mom Kimberly jumped at the chance to join our weight
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: CO2 MONITORS WILL SAVE YOUR PETS’ LIVES (AND THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY, TOO!)

Everybody is aware by now of the importance (and legal necessity) of having smoke alarms in their homes – and we’ve heard those amazing stories of dogs (and even cats) who awaken their sleeping owners when they smell smoke in the house where smoke detectors are absent or they are not working because of dead
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: WELCOMING LEVI THE PUG TO THE HALO HEALTHY WEIGHT CHALLENGE

Dr Donna and I are especially happy to welcome Levi the Pug in South Dakota to our Halo Healthy Weight Challenge, because Levi needs a corrective eye surgery to retain his sight, but for safety’s sake, his veterinarian will not perform the surgery until Levi drops some weight. Therefore being chosen as our Halo candidate
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