They went to play at the beach and within 48 hours his dog was gone. Now Christ Taylor wants to warn dog owners about the dangers of salt water. Chris Taylor brought his 7-year-old Labrador retriever named O.G. to the beach near Tampa, Florida, but just hours after they left the beach, O.G. came down…
We hope you never have to be in the situation where you find a dog trapped in a hot car. But if you do, it’s important to have a few tips in mind before pulling out the crowbar and smashing a vehicle’s window. Common sense is the place to start, and being forearmed with some…
The flight crew on a Jet Blue flight are being credited with saving the life of a French Bulldog having a hard time breathing. Michele and Steven Burt were on a Jet Blue flight Thursday from Florida to Massachusetts when they noticed something wrong with their French bulldog Darcy. Darcy’s tongue and gums had turned…
Lyme disease is one of the most common tick-transmitted diseases in the world and it affects dogs just as much as it does humans. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium (borrelia burgdorferi) that is commonly transmitted to animal hosts by ticks. Deer ticks, Western black-legged ticks, Taiga ticks and Sheep ticks (Castor Bean ticks) are…
If your dog is anxious during a thunderstorm, he/she is likely suffering from storm phobia. Dogs with thunder anxiety will often display unwanted and destructive behaviors during a storm, and in serious cases, dogs can harm themselves. This article will provide tips for reducing thunderstorm anxiety in dogs. These tips can also apply to dogs…
A teenager came to the aid of a small dog left inside a truck in extremely hot weather after she noticed the dog “honking the horn”. Gabrielle Dart, 17, was visiting her local McDonald’s in Somerset, England, with her mother when she noticed the dog inside the truck with only a small crack in the…
An animal rescue group is warning dog lovers about possible dangers of playing with tennis balls after four dogs in their care had serious reactions. The Humane Animal Rescue Project in Hempstead, Texas, says the four dogs appear to have been chewing on Penn tennis balls and had symptoms that included “swollen tongue, white ulcerations,…
Whether a dog is left inside a car or left outside, warm temperatures can pose a danger to any dog. Even if a dog has a shady spot and water, if the temperature gets too warm, or the dog gets overheated, he or she can still suffer from heat stroke and die. That happened to…
The distressed dog was heard in a Sainsbury’s car park in Sherborne, Dorset, yesterday afternoon when temperatures hit 23C. A witness said the dog was trapped in the car for around 20 minutes before the owner returned. The unnamed witness told Somerset Live: ‘I could hear the dog crying and howling and I could see…
Playing in the summer sunshine with your dog is always a lot of fun, but there are a few simple precautions you should take to protect your dog from heat-related problems such as heat stroke. Dogs cool down and regulate their body temperature by panting and sweating through their paws and nose. As a dog…
The fuzzy white caterpillar may look harmless, but the oak processionary moth (OPM) packs a toxic punch that can cause severe skin rashes, eye irritation, and breathing issues in humans and can kill dogs. Health officials in England are warning people “it’s time to be vigilant” after the caterpillars with poisonous setae (hairs) are flourishing…
Dogs cannot get autism, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned, after the “anti-vaccine” movement is spreading to pets. ‘Anti-vaxxers’ believe that immunizations and vaccinations have harmful side effects – ones that they believe cause autism in children. The beliefs have been widely debunked by the medical community, but it seems the ideas are now…
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