We have a little game we play with puppies. It usually starts after Dr. Burns gets finished examining one and starts chatting with the pup’s people. While the family is distracted, the puppy mysteriously disappears—sometimes until the visit is over and Dr. B walks the family back up to reception, where the missing puppy is [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by Dr. G
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Dogs have it pretty good these days, as Karen B. London, PhD recently pointed out in THE BARK. In 8 Reasons it’s Better to be a Dog Now than 25 Years Ago, London points out some of the ways dogs have it better now than they did in the 80′s. Written from her perspective as [...]
Posted on September 8th, 2010 by Dr. G
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A feature on Forbes.com caught my attention this morning. The title alone was enough to draw a vet’s interest, but where it was published got me even more interested. What could a business news site have to say about pets? In How to Handle Aging Parent’s Pets, Carolyn Rosenblatt, a nurse, attorney, and author of The Boomer’s Guide [...]
Posted on August 6th, 2010 by Dr. G
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While the finding is subject to debate, German scientists announced that they have used carbon dating to determine the age of a canine jaw found in a cave just across the Swiss border. The bone was unearthed in the late 1800′s, but aging of the 14,000 year-old fragment has renewed a debate about when and where [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Dr. G
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The former manager of Australia’s Royal Institute of the Blind’s puppy program credited with coining the name “Labradoodle” after breeding the first litter of the popular pooch now wishes he hadn’t, according to a recent interview with The Australian. Wally Conran paired a purebred Labrador from the puppy program with his boss’ standard poodle back in 1988, hoping to [...]
Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by Dr. G
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This Sunday will mark the second annual National Pet Parents Day, a spring holiday that “recognizes and honors those who lovingly consider their pets part of their close-knit family,” according to sponsors. While you won’t find a row of greeting cards at your local Target for this day yet, you can use Pet Parents Day’s website to send [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Dr. G
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Pet Phone, a new application for the iPhone, lets you take your pets’ health information mobile. The $5 application records appointments, medications, allergies, and weight for multiple pets. It also has a “Find a Vet” option that will locate veterinary practices near your location on Google Maps–a great feature if you’re traveling, but we hope [...]
Posted on April 16th, 2009 by Dr. G
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The CATalyst Council, a coalition of the veterinary community, academia, nonprofits, industry and animal welfare organizations, named Phoenix one of the top 10 cat-friendly cities in America. Other honorees include: Tampa, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Denver, Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Atlanta and Minneapolis. The list was compiled after reviewing the top 25 standard metropolitan areas for such [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by Dr. G
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Toyota’s “Dog Park Days,” a traveling event aimed at promoting safe pet travel (and the new Toyota Venza, billed as a pet-friendly vehicle), is making a stop at Gilbert’s Cosmo Dog Park this weekend. A media release from Toyota says the event will include free pet travel safety seminars with certified pet trainers, Venza ride [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2009 by Dr. G
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Looking a bit like a basset hound in a cocker spaniel’s coat, Stump, a 10-year-old Sussex Spaniel, ended his four-year retirement to take Best in Show honors at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this week. Stump became the oldest dog to win top honors in the show’s 133 year history, unseating the previous record-holder, an [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by Dr. G
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