While a local news station was out at a park reporting on the death of a bulldog from heat stroke the day before, they came across another dog who was very close to heat exhaustion, if not stroke. This is despite the warning signs at the park entrance. Though you'd think people would get it by now, some people really don't. To make matters worse, the reporter spent time talking to the ranger about the dog's condition and showing them pouring water on him while neglecting to mention the number ... Read more »
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Awesome App Alert: Pet First Aid
You're on a walk with your dog. He looks tired. You don't know if he's just tired from the walk or if he's showing early signs of hyperthermia. What do you look for? Unless you have a lot of experience with dogs or happen to have an emergency medicine textbook on you, you might not know. But thanks to increasingly cooler and better apps, you can get some immediate reassurance from your smartphone. The latest must-have app for dog and cat owners just came out, and at $0.99 there's no reason ... Read more »
How to survive a dogpocalypse
Let's review a couple of important tips for making sure you and your pet are reunited in case of a zombie apocalypse, or perhaps simply the holidays. Because once Aunt Gretel gets a few glasses of nog in her, it can be hard to tell the difference, I know. And more than one dog has burst out into the cold night trying to escape the frightening clutches of an overeager great-uncle with a fondness for labradors. Is your identification up to date? And is it even on? Lots of people ... Read more »