Exercising with Dogs

By 5dmin | February 28, 2014

Florida State University reports on a new program designed to discover whether exercising with a dog yields a more positive outcome than exercising without one… by KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY Lola, Stryker and Bogey aren’t your regular gym rats. In fact, they’re dogs. But three times a week, they’re breaking a sweat with Florida State University doctoral students Ashley Artese and…

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Saving Lives with Photography

By 5dmin | February 21, 2014

From the Huffington Post, how a great idea gives new hope to shelter animals… by MEGAN GRIFFO A terrified dog walks into a rescue shelter. He’s dirty, disoriented and unsure of what’s about to happen. A person he doesn’t know stands over him with a camera, snaps a photo and posts it on an adoption website.…

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Happy Presidents’ Day!

By 5dmin | February 17, 2014

From George Washington’s hounds to President Obama’s Portuguese water dog “Bo”, canine companion have been popular with American Presidents… A list of U.S. Presidents who owned dogs here…

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Stray Dogs of Sochi

By 5dmin | February 14, 2014

A report from the New York Times on the continuing Russian stray dog situation… by DAVID M. HERSZENHORN A dog shelter backed by a Russian billionaire is engaged in a frantic last-ditch effort to save hundreds of strays facing a death sentence before the Winter Olympics begin here. Already, hundreds of animals have been killed, with the local authorities apparently…

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Dogs in Film

By 5dmin | February 10, 2014

“Benji”  (1974) The first film in what became a series of nine about a brave little dog who (like Lassie) became a cultural icon.  And according to the IMDB, “Benji” was apparently “a guilty pleasure of Alfred Hitchcock.”  Directed by Joe Camp.

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Possible Congenital Orthopedic Issues in a Two Year-old Dog

By 5dmin | February 7, 2014

by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q:  Our almost two year old Lab/Shar-Pei mix randomly yelps in pain and pulls up his front left paw.  This has gotten more frequent in the past week or so.  He does this whenever he is playing, jumping up and down, and whenever he is petted around his neck area. …

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