This video does a really nice job showing the importance of Dew Claws especially for hunting retrievers, they do serve a purpose. See below. A short but good article written by Chris Zink DVM, PhD, DACVSMR regarding, “Do the Dew(claws)? None of our dogs have had their Dew claws removed and have only had minor […]
Here is a good article on the potential changes regarding the thinking behind dominance aggression, see the article below: CVC Highlight: Rethinking the causes of canine aggression – Veterinary Medicine veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com The term dominance-related aggression is not only simplistic but is often inaccurate.
Integrative medicine and the health of your pets. Advances in scientific methods, medical research on homeopathic and antihomotoxic agents is beginning to accelerate, and it is exciting indeed to watch people awaken to the possibilities of their uses.
Interesting article in Science Daily….. Canine Morphology: Hunting for Genes and Tracking Mutations ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2010) — Why do domestic dogs vary so much in size, shape, coat texture, color and patterning? Study of the dog genome has reached a point where the molecular mechanisms governing such variation across mammalian species are becoming understood. […]
A recent NY Times article, “Exploring the Health Benefits of Pets” discussing the health benefits that pets have on various conditions from Alzheimers to Autism, Anxiety to depression.