Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners

2.4.04 Anna Salleh ABC Does Fido’s owner look like this? (Image: Natl Human Genome Research Inst) It’s official. Dogs look like their owners, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego showed that people choose purebred dogs that resemble them. But they weren’t so fussy when it came to choosing a [...]

It’s Official: Dogs Do Have Personalities

15.12.03 Jennifer Viegas Discovery News Spot the personality (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Confirming dog owner suspicions, a new U.S. study reveals that dogs have personalities, and that these character traits can be identified as accurately as similar personality attributes in humans. A team led by psychologist Professor Samuel Gosling of the University of Texas at [...]

Canine Vaccines – Are Annual Vaccinations Really Necessary?

Do you have your dog vaccinated annually? You may want to ask your vet to test your dog instead, to see if that’s really necessary. Its seems from research that was conducted by surveying vets on their vaccination protocols, many of them would consider testing dogs antibody levels rather than giving routine vaccinations. In addition, the survey found that [...]

PUPPY FARMS TO BE BANNED

I have been lobbying against puppy farms for years and at last action is being taken to stop them in Queensland. Hopefully other states and territories around Australia will quickly follow. DOG FARMS TARGETED Sunday Mail 22.1.12   The Queensland government aims to wipe out puppy farms under proposed registration requirements for dog breeders. Agriculture [...]

CANINE GENETICS

I’m currently doing some research on canine genetics and epigenetics (which relates to the alterations in genes due to environmental or lifestyle factors such as diet, toxicity, etc), when I came across the following interesting article on canine genetics: Sit. Stay. Scratch. Elizabeth Norton ScienceNow 15.1.12   Thanks to inbreeding, dogs are more like us [...]

ANIMAL NATUROPATH – WHAT CAUSES DOGS TO AGE MORE RAPIDLY?

Over the years that I’ve been helping pet owners improve their dogs health, I have found there can be many factors that determine how long a dog lives and what quality of life they have. In my experience, dogs that have been fed a healthy natural diet; have been kept within a normal weight; get taken [...]

Dog Naturopath: Obesity in Pets – Is Your Dog or Cat Too Fat?

Dog Naturopath: Obesity in dogs and cats is increasing rapidly in line with the obesity epidemic in humans. As a dog naturopath, I  find the most common cause of obesity in dogs is caused by feeding your pet a commercial diet. Canned foods and dry foods are usually high in carbohydrates (especially the latter) and a [...]

SHOULD YOU EUTHANIZE YOUR DOG OR NOT?

When an animal is in pain as a result of injury or serious illness, naturally the pet’s owners become distraught and want to end their suffering by either seeking treatment for the condition or by having their pet euthanized. When veterinary treatments are offered, sometimes dog owners feel unsure whether to proceed or not for the following [...]

Animal Naturopaths View on Canine Lipomas

Veterinarian Advice on Canine Lipomas  Q: My dog has developed a fatty tumor on her back leg that doesn’t seem to bother her. My veterinarian says it is probably a lipoma. What are lipomas and where do they come from? Star exponent.com Dr. Michael Watts 18.10.11 A: Lipomas are well-encapsulated, benign tumors made up of fat tissue. [...]

SOY MAY AID IN TREATING CANINE CANCERS

North CarolinaStateUniversity 8.4.09 Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking to soy as a way to make traditional canine cancer therapy more effective, less stressful for the dog and less costly for the owners. Dr. Steven Suter, assistant professor of oncology, and NC State colleagues studied genistein – a molecule found in soy that [...]

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