Excerpt from the Terrierman’s Daily Dose Blog: – Nothing has done more for dogs than the rise of vaccination. It’s hard for folks today to understand how devastating distemper was just 60 years ago when going to a dog show was often the precursor to losing entire kennels, with one sick animal serving as a […]
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 10, 2009) — Although you wouldn’t want one to balance your checkbook, dogs can count. Stanley Coren (and Me) They can also understand more than 150 words and intentionally deceive other dogs and people to get treats, according to psychologist and leading canine researcher Stanley Coren, PhD, of the University of British Columbia. He
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John, My dog’s name is Maggie. She is a 3 year old Shih- tzu. Last summer she was bitten by a Border Collie whose owner said that his dog would love to play with Maggie. When he opened his gate. The Border Collie immediately attacked Maggie, and grabbed her. She screamed so loudly a neighbour,
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Hi John, I am a triathlon coach and would like to talk to you about dogs. I’m not sure if you are aware but dogs can be a very serious threat to athletes as they are out in the country training. I have a number of athletes who have some very serious issues with dogs.
Hi John, My mother is elderly (80) and recently her Lhasa Apso died. She is heartbroken and needs another dog. She wants a puppy but we don’t think she can house train a puppy at her age, as well she has a severe visual impairment and a puppy has a lot of energy and we
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Hello John, Could you please help me figure out why for the last 3 years my 12-year-old mixed black lab refuses to drink out of a bowl and now even a flat platter. She approaches her food bowl with fear as well. If there is even the slightest bit of noise or if her food
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