Tuesday , 5 November 2024

nat

Nat's bio can be found on the "Who Are We" page. She posts articles on behalf of folks like Dr. Glew and Dr. Stiles - so, check out their individual bios for further info as well. :) Thanks for reading!

Poo Power, The Wonder Waste

The residents of Cambridge, Massachusetts are participating in the Park Spark Project – turning dog poop from their local dog parks into energy!  So far, they’ve figured out how to harness methane gas and have it power the park’s street lamps.  Read more about the project here. Did you know there’s an ongoing dog poop experiment at the NDG Dog …

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Ask A Vet: My dog is coughing!

Q: My chihuahua just started coughing up a storm.  I think it could be kennel cough because he was recently boarded.  I don’t think it’s an emergency for the DMV… What can I give him to temporarily relieve the coughing before we go to the vet tomorrow?  I’ve been told by other dog owners that they sometimes use robitussin. A: …

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Queenie: The Queen of Your Heart?

Mistake 1: Queenie was given as a gift. Mistake 2: Her owner got new furniture. This meant the dog had to go. She was given back to the person that bought her. Mistake 3: That person left Queenie alone for 10 hours at a time. The day Queenie was rescued, she’d been alone in the house for 3 days.  The …

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Ask A Trainer: Dog Cries for Everything!

I have an 18-month-old Boston Terrier. Most of the time he’s a dream. He knows all his basic commands, sit, lie down, come here, stop and take it, leave it.He passed puppy kindergarten with flying colours. The problem is that he has started crying when he doesn’t get what he wants, whether it’s food, attention or play. He never barks, …

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Ask A Vet: Allergies and Ear Infections

Q:  Is it safe to give my dog Aerius for his allergies? last year he almost died due to serious seasonal allergies we gave him an Aerius and it helped alot..saved his life…so I guess I answered my own question.  But, here’s another one:  he also has frequent ear infections. we have tried all the tricks from oil to antibiotics – …

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The one known as Gambit

A pet is like a child, you don"t simply get rid of them when the going gets hard. You tough it out as a family, surpass the troubles and move on.

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Ask A Trainer: Dog pees inside after walks

I have a problem with my 2 yr old dog. I take him for a long walk in the morning making sure there is nothing left in his body for him to pee anywhere in my house. I will come home after work and he will have peed on the same corner he pees on daily, its very little pee …

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