Archive for July 2015
Nuisance Barking and Devocalization Surgery
Check out this post from School For the Dogs about a truly misguided method to solve a common problem… by ANNA JANE GROSSMAN Too often, we jump to take extreme measures to try to “fix” dogs, rather than changing their environments — and our standards — in order to better accommodate their natural tendencies. Take, for example, a common…
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The Seen:
Ye Olde King’s Head, Santa Monica…
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Biking With Dogs
If you are going to attempt riding with your dog, Pet MD offers some important safety advice… from PET MD Are you a biker who feels guilty every time you buckle your helmet on and head out the door as your dog whines sadly, knowing that you’re going off to have fun without her? Maybe you have been worried…
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Dogs in Art
Dogs were a theme Keith Haring revisited over and over in his work and are perhaps one of his most recognizable icons…
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Dogs in Literature:
Written by an author who clearly loves dogs — his other titles include “Unleashed”, “Dogtripping” and “One Dog Night” — David Rosenfelt’s “Hounded” is the latest installment in the Andy Carpenter series, a hard boiled legal thriller full of human-canine bonding… by OLINE H. COGDILL David Rosenfelt deftly works in wry humor, a love of dogs and New…
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TONKA! Seven year-old Tonka is a 52 pound English Bulldog from El Segundo.
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World’s “Ugliest Dog”
Check out the results of this years “Ugliest Dog Contest” held this past June at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds… from SONOMA-MARIN FAIR Quasi Modo a short-spined dog from Loxahatcheee, Florida, has taken the much coveted title of the World’s Ugliest Dog® against a field of 26 other candidates. After much deliberation, worthy of a national beauty contest,…
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Dogs in FIlm
“Because of Winn-Dixie” (2005) Adapted from the novel of the same title, this film follows 10-year-old Opal, a lonely Floridian girl who adopts a mischievous stray named Winn-Dixie. Directed by Wayne Wang. read Rodger Ebert’s review here…
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Flea Control
by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q: As summer has now officially started, and this is worst time of year for fleas, do you have any recommendations regarding flea control for cats and dogs? I would prefer a pill by mouth instead of topical medicine, if both options exist for my pets… thanks! A: Yes, summer is…
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