My wife discovered two treats that the dogs love more than anything and they’re 100% natural, 100% safe, 100% healthy, and very easy to make. The only things you need are a sink (regular kitchen sink), a knife (sharp - for cutting), a cutting board, and a dehydrator. Might I suggest one of these at Amazon.com: Continue Reading »
Degenerative myelopathy (commonly referred to as “DM“) is a degenerative muscle disorder that can strike dogs (frequently in the German shepherd and this article is specific for the GSD version of DM). I’ve personally seen what it can do to a German shepherd - Zion Van De Hildewaerde SchH3 was worked and trained by a good friend of ours and retired to another good friend of ours where Zion stole the hearts of everyone he met. Zion was able to quickly obtain his SchH3 title (scoring SchH1 - 291, SchH2 - 294, ScnH3 - 288) as well as ranking #25 in the Schutzhund world finals October 2005 - scoring 278 points (full stats available on his site). He was received by our friend early to mid 2006. Roughly 6 months later he started to develop a little twitch in his right rear foot. DM struck him so quickly and fiercely (even UofFL agreed they’ve never seen a case attack this quickly) - he ended up being put to sleep on June 18, 2007. If you’d like to read more about DM, The University of Florida has a great and informative (even if technical) article on the disease. Continue Reading »
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Posted in Canine Health, Canine Well Being, Genetics
Tagged Degenerative myelopathy, Disease Prevention, Genetics, German Shepherd, OFA
Tagged Degenerative myelopathy, Disease Prevention, Genetics, German Shepherd, OFA
Finding the dog that is right for your family can be very time consuming and after each day you can end up with more questions than answers. Does the dog shed? Will it get along with my cats? Will it be OK with children? Will it bark at strangers? Will it protect me? Can I work it? Can I show it? And what the heck is a schipperke ??? Continue Reading »
