IS YOUR DOG JUST LIKE YOU?

Research has been carried out to identify the association between dog owners and the type of dog they choose. Personally I think these types of research studies are not all that reliable as there are too many variables. For example, I’ve owned the following breeds of dogs: Rottweiler, Miniature Fox terrier, Bull Mastiff, Blue heeler, […]

THE DANGERS OF BUYING ‘OFF THE SHELF’ SUPPLEMENTS FOR YOUR DOG

Research indicates that many diseases can be caused from nutrient deficiencies and prevented with the right nutrient supplements but most pet owners do not realize the potential risks of buying ‘off the shelf’ supplements for their dog. Nutrient supplements can severely compromise the health of your dog if they contain harmful, cheap fillers such as talcum […]

Dog Dies From Eating Poisonous Plant

Dog owners need to prevent their dog being poisoned by ensuring they don’t have access to toxic plants. Common plants that are poisonous to dogs include Apocynaceae species (Oleander), Viscum album (Mistletoe) and also Phoradendron (which is also known as Mistletoe); Euphorbia species (Castor oil plant, Coral plant, Petty spurge, Chinese tallow tree, Poinsettia, Zigzag plant, Naked lady, […]

HOMEOPATHY HAS PLENTY OF EVIDENCE

Whenever I hear a vet, doctor or anyone else say that Homeopathy doesn’t work and it’s only a Placebo, it really irks me. Although herbal medicines and nutrient therapies are important in the prevention and treatment of disease, I have witnessed what can only be described as miracles with correctly prescribed ‘practitioner-only’ homeopathic medicines (not […]

Dogs Prefer Winners

The following article was written by Jennifer Viegas (published in Discovery News, 26.9.06: “Dogs seem to enjoy watching other dogs compete against each other and gravitate towards the winners at the end of the game, according to a recent study. The UK researchers, who publish their research in the journal Animal Behaviour, believe their discovery is […]

The Dangers of Dog Bones

Did I miss something? I thought everyone would have known not to give their dog bones that were cooked but it seems that one manufacturer didn’t quite understand this and has been supplying pet shops with dangerous cooked dog bone products! VETS WARN ABOUT POPULAR DOG BONES The following article was written by John Matarese (3.1.12): […]

Single gene causes stubby legs in dogs

The following article was published in AFP/Reuters (17.7.09): “The stubby legs appear to be the result of a wolf gene that got spliced back into the dog genome, say researchers. The stubby, curved legs of dog breeds such as dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds stem from the mutation of a single gene early in the […]

Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners

The following article was written by Anna Salleh (2.4.04) ABC: “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 mongrel. Psychologists Michael Roy and Professor […]

It’s Official: Dogs Do Have Personalities

Note sure that researchers needed to test this hypothesis (as I would have thought it was glaringly obvious that dog’s have personalities!), but I will include an overview of the study below anyway…… The following article was written by Jennifer Viegas (15.12.03), Discovery News: “Spot the personality (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Confirming dog owner suspicions, […]

Small dogs originated in the Middle East

The following article was written by Jennifer Viegas (26.2.10), Discovery News: “Small dogs the world over can all trace their ancestry back to the Middle East, where the first diminutive canines emerged more than 12,000 years ago. A new study, which appears in BMC Biology, focused on a single gene responsible for size in dogs. […]

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