If your dog chews, read this
Why do dogs chew? Dogs, especially puppies are extremely playful and investigative. While play with people and other dogs is an important part of socialization and social development, exploration and object play are important ways for dogs to learn about their environment. Therefore it is a normal behavior for puppies to investigate their environment by sniffing, tasting and perhaps chewing on...
Read MoreNikita Star Maggie Q Fights for the Rights of All Animals
Nikita Star Maggie Q Fights for the Rights of All Animals Imagine a world in which none of us hid our flaws, and all it took to see others’ souls was a deep look into their eyes. When actor Maggie Q (Maggie Quigley), star of the CW spy drama Nikita, gets going on her favorite topic — dogs — she wonders why we can’t all be more like her four-legged best friends. “If...
Read MoreHow to Extract Dog DNA
Why Dog DNA Extraction? Dog DNA profiling may be done for a variety of reasons; determining breed is the main objective of many canine DNA tests. However, dog DNA tests can also be performed to determine the ancestry of the dog, rule out/confirm if a dog is a member of a dangerous or aggressive breed, help to understand dog behavior, and explore possible genetic anomalies for the...
Read MorePessimistic Pooches May Be Prone to Separation Anxiety
MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) — If you want to leave your dog home alone without having to worry about chewed furniture or never-ending barking, you’d better hope your dog knows how to look at the sunny side of life. Dogs that showed pessimistic-like behaviors in a recent study were more likely to become distressed and anxious when left alone and to show they were upset by barking,...
Read MoreMissing dog can’t come home
Financial frustration and red tape are keeping a Dauphin County family from picking up their lost dog from the Humane Society. They say their own dog is too expensive, and the shelter says it’s too dangerous. By many accounts, it shouldn’t be. People are probably familiar with this scenario… Your car gets towed, and if you can’t pick it up that day it goes into the...
Read MoreWayne County Humane Society open house event seeks to educate community
Three event highlights 1 A variety of educational speakers, including: from 1 to 1:30 p.m., Wayne County District Attorney Richard Healy on animal abuse and prosecution of cases; 1:30 to 2 p.m., Wayne County Sheriff’s K-9 demonstration with Deputy George Lorenz and his partner Bara; 2 to 2:30 p.m., Sue Fleig and the dog agility course, watch as these highly motivated and trained dogs run...
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