Please act responsibly and consider your pet this summer

I work in research for the most part dealing with human physiology, and often thermoregulation – I am also a loving dog owner. I have participated in research with human subjects investigating cooling strategies for work in the heat including the military, and recently began to wonder [...]

I have been wanting to write an article on canine bloat for a while and now there is a great, simple, good looking document created by Pet Photographer Erin Vey and Graphic Designer Buzz.
For Erin, this issue is close to her heart. Erin and her husband are owners to a beautiful Great Dane named [...]

CBC’s television series, Marketplace, has always had great features and I trust them to get down to the bottom of things. When someone told me that they were going to air a feature on How Not to Buy a Puppy, I was eager to check it out. It is a very informative piece on what [...]

Dana from Happy Doggie Dog Walking alerted me to an article she wrote about Exercise-Induced Collapse in Labs.
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC) occurs when a lab’s hind legs stop working and the dog is temporarily paralyzed. Essentially there is a decreased nerve transmission between a dog’s brain and his muscles after strenuous activity and excitement.
To [...]

Hip Dysplasia is a common ailment that is found in dogs. This condition is developed from an abnormal development of the hip joint in the dog. In worst cases it will affect both sides of the joint. It occurs as a young puppy grows, and gets worse over time. Usually the hips are fine at [...]