Cat walks a dog on a lease: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RnrCki4Cmzw

I missed it because I thought it would be under environmental dangers.

Thanks Darrin, we wrote an article on Blastomycosis last April: Blastomycosis in Dogs: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention. This is one of our most searched for health articles (it's listed under Infectious Diseases).

Perhaps an article about Blastomycosis should be added to the environmental dangers section of this site. I have read now on a few occasions people either talking about their dog being afflicted with this or alerting others to its presence. I did a little looking around and learned that there are some places that are known hot spots, like the Kenora area of northwestern Ontario Canada. Perhaps a list of some of these known hot spots would be helpful to some people on this site.

I know dogs see colors a little differently than humans. Dogs see blue and yellow the best. With humans pink seems to have a calming effect. I was wondering if there have been any studies to see if there is a color that has a calming effect on dogs? I started wondering about this after reading your article- ASPCA opens dedicated treatment center for abused and traumatized dogs. Is there a standardized color used in shelter facilities?