DogBoston’s Dog Blog

You may have been disgusted as I was when learning about dog drying cages/boxes for the first time.
But relief may be on the way. A new Gloucester Times article reports that a state-wide ban on these cages could be in the works. If this passes, and with all the recent news about dog parks in […]

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The man and his wife of many years sat at the kitchen table, coffee mugs in hand, the morning paper spread open before them. “Any for sale?” she asked. Every morning, it was like this now.
“I don’t know,” he said, adjusting his glasses as she reached for a jar, scraped it clean and spread honey […]

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Every time you leave the house, you hear your dog yelping… almost like he’s in pain. Sometime he pees all over the place. He paws at the door and chews on your furniture to let you know he doesn’t want to be alone. You wonder if your dog or your home will make it through […]

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Thanks to Dr. Fox for allowing me to run this article in its full length here. More information about Dr Fox and his website follows the article.
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FULL INQUIRY CALLED FOR: AND ACCOUNTABILITY
By Michael W. Fox B.Vet.Med., Ph.D., D.Sc. M.R.C.V.S.
[updated April 26]
In March 2007, millions of concerned pet owners became aware of the massive recall […]

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From their website:
SPACE was started about three years ago to find a location for an off-leash park, and to raise money for a fence to establish the park. It’s been a long haul, but we’ve almost closed the gap on the $12,300 needed for the main fence at the Leslie’s Retreat Park in Salem.

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Gotta offset some of the recent bad news with some good news… Here’s a sunny outlook for the Boston area.
Be sure to check out a dog park near you.

By the way, the picture was edited using www.snipshot.com - a completely FREE and online photo editing tool. I am not affiliated with them in any way, […]

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A sad story from the Gloucester Times about the occasional irresponsibility of some dog business owners.
Nancy Waddell had taken Riva to the Barking Lot on Main Street in Gloucester to be washed and groomed at 8:30 a.m. When she returned to pick her dog up at 12:30 p.m., she said she found Riva lying on […]

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Quote of note from this USA Today story:
But Natural Balance doesn’t use wheat gluten, the ingredient contaminated with melamine in the Menu recall. Instead, it suspects that melamine was in a rice protein concentrate, a new ingredient used in the dry foods, said Natural Balance president Joey Herrick. “That was the […]

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In what could be considered one of the most creative ways to fund a dog park, the Evansville Dog Owners Group (Illinois) held a chili dog fest Sunday afternoon in order to help fund a local dog park (Kleymeyer Dog Park).
In addition to funds coming from the sale of Manwich covered weiners, the group also […]

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Summary: Because wheat gluten is primarily found in wet types of dog food, officials from PETA and other organizations are urging investigations beyond wheat gluten. Past cases have shown when excessive amounts of Vitamin D3 end up in pet food, serious illnesses can (and have) resulted. The story also goes into how China doesn’t appear […]

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Sorry for the continued bad news…
“UCD toxicology lab detects tainted varieties not on FDA list, triggering a wider alarm.”

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Here’s a link to the FDA’s summary of what the hell just happened with our pet food.
A quick summary:
1. Menu Foods recalls “Wet” cat and dog food
2. Rat poison claimed to be the problem, spreads to dry foods - wheat gluten is bad.
3. Rat poison was disproved, melamine (plastics chemical) could be culprit.
4.  Many other […]

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Cesar Millan and his television show have become very popular among the dog-owning public. Millan seems to have been made for the screen, with a charisma that makes some folks call him the ‘Dr.Phil of Dogs’. However, there IS a disclaimer at the beginning of his show, warning those at home not to try […]

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Link to CNN Story

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Here’s a nice list, unverified by professional sources, of foods that your pet is able to eat without getting sick. It looks very legit:
http://www.thepetfoodlist.com/

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LINK TO PDF FILE (ADOBE ACROBAT READER REQUIRED)

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