After blogging about Doggie DNA Profiling via dog poop we saw an advertisement for Poop Bags and since we were on the subject…might as well stay on the Poop Subject A small business based in Chicago, Illinois is selling 100% Biodegradable Poop Bags with the brilliant name: PoopBags.com ! Simple yet brilliant! From PoopBags.com : [...]
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DNA Dog Poop ?
Better pick up that poop ! BioPet Vet Lab can now identify your dog by droppings left at the scene ! According to BioPet “Unfortunately, every neighborhood has to deal with some amount of unscooped dog waste that impacts the health and beauty of the community. Home owner associations (HOA) and others who want to [...]
New Organic Pet Shampoo
From one of my favorite Holistic Vet’s(Dr. Shawn) comes a NEW line of pet shampoo ! Dr. Shawn’s Pet Organics™ shampoos are unique in many ways. They are the only complete line of USDA certified organic pet shampoos formulated by a holistic veterinarian. They contain no chemicals, artificial foaming boosters, artificial preservatives, artificial colors, or [...]
Animal Rights Activists
When the Animal Rights Activists came for the unlicensed puppy mills, I remained silent; I was not an unlicensed puppy mill. When they confiscated dogs from those who had one too many for their local ordinances, I remained silent; I was not over my local limit of dogs. When they came for the Pit Bulls [...]
Cesar Milan under attack ?
Another Pack of Lies ? Several weeks ago we blogged about the Ian Dunbar’s article denounces Pack Theory and Off-lead’s report of the lack of pack behavior in free roaming dogs in Romania. It seems the Pack Theory is under further attack this month by the The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) who [...]
New Canine Therapy Jacket
Featured in the February 2009 Pet Age magazine is the new Holofiber Draper Canine Therapy Jacket. The Draper jacket was listed as one of the most exciting products of 2008. Draper Canine Therapy™ is a new line of dog jackets, blankets and beds featuring the revolutionary material Holofiber®. Holofiber, which was first made available to [...]
First Crufts, Now Westminster ?
AKC health foundation and breeders work to identify disease including the diseases that effect humans. Cancer research with purebred dogs is helping to find cures – mucin research – Zoonotic diseases such as Leishmaniasis, etc. The BBC’s recent documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed led to the BBC pulling Crufts from the air and Peta now is [...]
2008 Dog Car Safety Award
The folks over at Bark Buckle UP have awarded Volvo with the 2008 Dog Safety Award. Having tried virtually every after market dog barrier for my vehicles, I can say this finally looks like a good product ! Most dog barriers consist of suction cups or tension bars which are easily knocked down. Bark Buckle [...]
Dog Pack Behavior Pop Psychology ?
Another interesting article in the Winter Edition of Off-Lead magazine, Ian Dunbar sounds off about pack behavior based training modalities. “Entire training programs have advocated that people pretend to be an alpha wolf or the dog’s mother when raising puppies or educating dogs. Although ludicrous, pop psychology has always been like catnip for a surprisingly [...]
First Cloned Dog Turns 1
Pictured here is Mira who is actually a quadruplet? There were 4 clones made from one (Missy), and Mira is one of those 4 puppies cloned. The other three are reportedly living in the US and doing well. All four have had their DNA examined by UC Davis genetics lab and are identical. These 4 [...]
