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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Dogs Can Sniff Out Diabetes and Cancer
The scent of a person about to have a hypoglycemic attack or one who has bladder cancer is detectable by dogs, according to a recent article in National Geographic News. A British organization called Cancer and Bio-Detection Dogs is doing … Continue reading
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Mouth-to-Mouth For Dogs?
Sixty-three percent of dog owners polled about pet safety by the Associated Press answered yes to the question of whether they’d give their pet mouth-to-mouth. One woman even claimed she would be willing to give mouth-to-mouth to her parrot when … Continue reading
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Canine Cops Wear Bulletproof Vests
As dogs working in law enforcement take on increasingly more serious tasks (including tracking felon criminals and “disabling” them), they’re put in harm’s way. K-9 units in places like Oakland, California, are starting to protect them with bulletproof vests. Read … Continue reading
Hero Dog To Hit the Big Screen
After reading the review for Endel: How One Extraordinary Dog Brought a Family Back from the Brink, a book about the relationship between a lab named Endel and his Gulf War veteran owner, we’re looking forward to the movie, which … Continue reading
Should You Get Pet Insurance?
Is pet insurance worth it? We’ve had this discussion with many friends and some industry experts, and the answer is still unclear. Here’s what the New York Times’ Puppy Diaries blog has to say about the decision.
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Is Your Dog Getting Enough Exercise?
“Just as we’ve become a nation of couch potatoes, our pets have become a nation of lap potatoes,” says Dr. Ernie Ward, president of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, which estimates in a recent report that 7.2 million dogs … Continue reading
