Dogs in Art

By 5dmin | December 17, 2015

“Las Meninas”, Diego Velázquez’s 1656 masterwork depicts eleven figures from the Spanish court of King Philip IV and one Mastín Español (Spanish Mastiff), a dog originally bred in Spain to keep livestock safe from predators.  Perhaps the most scrutinized painting in all of Western art, “Las Meninas” was inspiration to a series of 58 others that Pablo Picasso…

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Dogs in Film

By 5dmin | December 10, 2015

“Beethoven”  (1992) The first in a series of seven films featuring the giant St. Bernard named after the legendary composer, Beethoven is a light-hearted comedy that stars Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt.  It also includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt feature film debut.  Directed by Brian Levant. read Michael Wilmington’s review here…

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Selecting the Right Food

By 5dmin | December 7, 2015

by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q: Given the staggering number of choices available in dog foods these days, how do I go about selecting the food that is best for my dog? A: It’s true one might feel they need a PhD in animal nutrition to select the right pet food, but if you keep…

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