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As My Bloodhound’s Eyes Gently Weep
So I was noodling around on the Interwebs and came across this video. Cute, huh? Well, not so much. Did you look at the dog’s eyes, especially at the beginning of the video? This dog suffers from...
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Is Veterinary Pre-anesthetic Testing Worth The Money?
Good question. While I am not a vet, I don’t think it is for the simple reason that before your pet undergoes a surgical procedure, the vet makes you sign a waiver of liability so in the off-chance...
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How To Avoid Dog Food Recalls
The only absolutely, positively sure-fire way to avoid a dog food recall is to make your own pet food. Something that I kind of sort of do, I use the Sojos Original Mix and add my own cooked meat for...
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What Do Honest Kitchen And A Bird Food Company Have In Common?
They both issued product recalls due to possible Salmonella contamination of dehydrated parsley flakes used in their pet food products. Since these recalls were issued within two days of each other,...
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Blind Puppy And Deaf Puppy Are BFFs
The picture of these two not-so-little guys came up on Reddit last Wednesday. Both of them are Great Danes with the merle coat pattern, one is deaf, one is blind and they came from rescues in...
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Crufts Hound & Terrier Group Judging Dominated By Inbred Dogs
Today was the first day of judging at the Crufts dog show with the hounds and terriers getting their turn. To say that I’m disappointed with the results is an understatement. So what is inbreeding?...
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Winner Of Crufts Toy Group Has A Breed Standard That Permits Fused Toes
This is the winner of Crufts Toy Group, King Charles Spaniel Maibee Theo. Does he have fused toes? I can’t tell since his feet are so furry, but if he does, it would be considered “okay” by the breed...
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Crufts Clumber Passes Vet Check But Shouldn’t Have
This is the Best of Breed Clumber Spaniel Big Boom’s Banditos Dex. He passed his vet check today. This is his mother, Chervood’s Snowsun, who failed her vet check last year with the cause being...
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What Exactly Goes On During A High Profile Breed Health Check?
That’s a good question because I was wondering why ALL High Profile Dog Breeds passed their health checks at the Crufts dog show this year. Personally, I thought that there were a few dogs that DID...
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Cleft Palate In Brachycephalic Dog Breeds
Cleft palate is a fissure in the roof of the mouth, resulting from incomplete fusion of the palate during embryonic development. There are two kinds of cleft palate; A primary cleft (hare lip) occurs...
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