Archive for November 2014
Tanzania’s Tracker Dogs
A fascinating article from National Geographic about how dogs are helping to stop elephant poaching in Africa… by PAUL STEYN On October 14, tracker dogs led game scouts to a group of armed poachers who were on the run after shooting and killing a well-known old elephant bull just outside Tarangire National Park. This was the latest in a string…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
El Segundo Animal Hospital will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will return to normal hours on Friday. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Protect Your Pets During the Holidays
Once again, it’s time to gear up for the season. At VetStreet.com they’ve laid out a solid plan to keep the festivities going without a hitch… by LAURA CROSS Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas might be the most wonderful times of the year, but they can also be some of the most dangerous for cats and dogs. From…
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Dogs in Literature:
Best known for his books about life in Provence, British author Peter Mayle’s examines the canine perspective in his 1996 novel “A Dog’s Life”. The book features drawings by Edward Koren… from PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY Both canine “memoir” and cautionary tale, this sprightly account of the further adventures of Boy, Mayle’s real-life dog introduced in Toujours Provence, is…
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Pet Spotlight: November
SIMON! Three year-old Simon is a 16 pound Maine Coon from El Segundo.
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Computer Mediated Communication with Dogs
Check out this interesting article that describes the amazing work researchers at North Carolina State University are doing to bring us closer to out four-legged friends… from NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in…
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Dogs in Film
“Seven Psychopaths” (2012) A dark comedy, filmed in Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, about an Irish screenwriter suffering writer’s block who gets in trouble with the mob after his con artist buddies kidnap a gangster’s Shih Tzu, Bonny. The all-star cast includes Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Tom Waits. Directed by Martin McDonagh. read Peter Travers…
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Inappropriate Elimination
by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q: My cat has been urinating outside her litter box. Could she have a urinary tract infection, or is it something else? A: While it is true a urinary tract infection has the potential to cause cats to urinate outside of their litter box, there are multiple health issues that may cause inappropriate…
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