Misc.

Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine

Report on the risk from pentobarbital in dog food The low levels of exposure to sodium pentobarbital (pentobarbital) that dogs might receive through food is unlikely to cause them any adverse health effects, Food and Drug Administration scientists concluded after conducting a risk assessment. During the 1990s, FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) received reports …

MANAGING A MULTIDOG HOUSEHOLD

The steady beat of traffic flows past Alan’s apartment 24 hours a day. He lives in the heart of Park Slope, a yuppie neighborhood on the west side of New York’s Prospect Park. Alan’s household consists of a giant Borzoi named Perry, two retired racing Greyhounds named Tigre and Figa — both rescued by Alan …

Theory of Scent

Under ideal conditions, a track footprints) across a nice grassy field with a sufficient delay in time to allow bacteria reaction on the soil causing a good odor is probably the best type of track to have. The problem, however, is how to keep this track from being contaminated by another human beings track–particularly in …

A LOOK INSIDE A RENDERING PLANT

Rendering has been called “the silent industry”. Each year in the US, 286 rendering plants quietly dispose of more than 12.5 million tons of dead animals, fat and meat wastes. As the public relations watchdog newsletter PR Watch observes, renderers “are thankful that most people remain blissfully unaware of their existence”. When City Paper reporter …

In Praise of Working Dog Temperament

What started as an ordinary interest in and liking for German Shepherd Dogs has become an obsession to understand the marvelous character of the working German Shepherd Dog because its versatility and greatness seems to surpass all the rest. My search for understanding has been greatly illuminated by Schutzhund training. Through it and the people …

Canine Heroes Not to be Forgotten!

Dedicated to the memory of all those who served in Italy, France, Russia, Belgium, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and Great Britain all have formal monuments and decorations dedicated to war dogs by the military organizations under which they served. War dogs in other countries have also been awarded medals and other forms of official recognition …