Hip Dysplasia

Canine hip Dysplasia (CHD)—the most common orthopedic problem in dogs—is caused by a loose hipbone-thighbone connection. It leads to hind-end pain and lameness that can range from mild to crippling. We know CHD is genetically transmitted. But because multiple genes are involved, scientists have yet to unravel the pattern of inheritance. Adding to the CHD …

House Training Puppies.

Introduction House training your puppy begins long before you bring him/her home. Not soiling his quarters is both an instinctual quality as well as a learned behavior. The dam assumes the bulk of the responsibility of keeping both puppy and the nest clean. Some mothers are more diligent about this than …

Ethoxyquin and Other Anti-oxidants

Anti-Oxidants: Anti-oxidants are added to pet foods to protect fats from rancidity. Fat becomes rancid especially when exposed to air, heat and perhaps bacteria. Fat breaks down in two steps. Hydrolysis yields fatty acids that may improve the flavor up to a point (no more than 10%). Oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids yields ketones and …

Elbow Disease In Growing Dogs

INTRODUCTION Elbow disease is the preferred term to be used when talking about elbow problems in growing dogs. Unfortunately “elbow displaysia” was the name given to the condition of ununited anconeal process and this term is closely linked in this way in the minds of most veterinarians and some dog breeders. Elbow disease is a …

Canine Hip Dysplasia Part II – Causative Factors of Canine Hip Dysplasia

Causative Factors of Canine Hip Dysplasia Owners must separate fact from myth when examining theories on genetic, nutritional and environmental factors that influence CHD. This is the second part in a series on canine hip dysplasia. What follows is written from the perspective that the readers of the series are conscientious breeders who are the …

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 …