Featured Blog Posts – May 2008 Archive (12)

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All about your favorite AKC Breed - the Dachshund

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Eight Belles was put down after racing with colts in the most recent Kentucky Derby. The news reported that race horses are being put down more and more due to the increasing number of injuries. According to CNN, these injuries could be due to over-breeding which is causing less soundness in the horse.



Puppy mills are notorious! Look at the country's most popular dog breeds... They all have major inheritable genetic health problems because after you breed a bitch so many times, she… Continue

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All Pet-lovers should have access to these 3 web sites, especially if you have found or lost a beloved pet. I don't have any first-hand experiences with either site. But, it appears to me that these 3 lost and found sites are making a real difference by reuniting pets and their owners/parents.







Fido Finder® - Where Lost Dogs Are Found…



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Today at the dog park I got adventurous. Lewis was being shy, pressing up against my leg, while Winston was running around being social. I really wanted Lew to have fun, so I thought, "What if I start running?" So I ran. I was running along, and my dogs were chasing me. It was fun.

I live in Georgia, and the clay gets baked as hard as concrete. Lewis isn't very good at runnning in a straight line. He prefers to zig-zag, and he seems to aim at my feet. Winston also thought this would…

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Alfalfa Hearts

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup soy flour

1 teaspoon bone meal -- optional

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

1 tablespoon lecithin -- optional

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

3 tablespoons alfalfa sprouts -- chopped

1 cup brown rice -- cooked

3 tablespoons canola oil

1/2 cup water

Combine flours, bone meal, yeast, lecithin, salt, garlic powder and

alfalfa leaves. Add rice and oil. Combine well.…

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FIND AN ANIMAL EMERGENCY CLINIC NOW!

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A Dog Treat that 'Tastes' Like Chocolate

Bulldog Brownies

• 1/2 cup shortening

• 3 tablespoons honey

• 4 eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 cup whole wheat flour

• 1/4 cup carob flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting

• 12 ounces nonfat cream cheese

• 2 teaspoons honey

Cream shortening and honey together thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients. Beat well.

Bake in a greased cookie sheet…

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Dog First Aid Kit

Tips Have your vets number in your first aid kit, saved in your cell phone and near your home phone. It never hurts to let your fingers do the walking thru the phone book (BEFORE you need them) and find out who in your area provides emergency medical treatment on…

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I recently learned that 2008 is the year of the frog. I have Planet Earth on dvd thanks to my boyfriend, and it tells of how we might loose half of all amphibian species within our lifetime!! Why? Habitat destruction and pesticides were the major threat for a while, but now the biggest threat has been spread by scientists experimenting with African Clawed Frogs in South America. An accident occurred and a fungus leaked out into the water that causes Chitridiomycosis, or Chitrid for short. It is… Continue