Dog-Breath

Time for a little fun and education…things have been soooo serious lately. Meet my friend Chiclet—a straight talking, sassy Maltese. Sometimes it takes a crisis of sorts—a major health threat, a job loss, a relationship gone bad to kick us in a new direction. To make better decisions next time…

Jan Rasmusen with Jiggy (left) and [...]

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Sometimes you just have to put your mighty to-do list on hold and stop and smell the poo-poo. For the last week or so, I have smelled a nasty Verizon Wireless TV ad that has outraged many of us who understand the serious consequences of negative breed stereotyping. Can you guess the breed of dog [...]

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Don’t read this without a box of Kleenex on hand. Ok, I warned you. Now here goes: Last week my staff and I said our final goodbyes to Rufus. It was an unexpected goodbye—not the one we had planned. No adoption papers were signed. No cheering. No happy tears. None of that. Our final goodbye [...]

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Lisa Scarsi

Me and Woody, a cancer warrior with a game plan.

Six months ago, after I finished a one year project to write the 30 Minute Vet Consult series, I began my next all out research project—to develop an anti-cancer game plan. In fact, as I dug in hard to study the best published research from [...]

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Did you know that cancer is estimated to affect 50 percent of our canine companions by the age of ten? That’s surprisingly high odds—adding to the mystery that surrounds what has also been called the silent killer. It’s no wonder cancer causes so much confusion and puts us on red alert! Symptoms and treatment outcomes [...]

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Stock these 3 items in your First Aid Kit:

Liquid dishwashing soap: 1-2 teaspoons

Baking soda: ¼ cup

3% hydrogen peroxide: 1 quart (unopened bottle or a fresh bottle) 

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