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Things That Go BOOM!!
There are a lot of dogs out there (and cats) who completely lose their minds during events like thunderstorms. The first thing to understand about this is that it is a completely normal behaviour. Avoiding violent noisy events like thunderstorms tends to keep you alive longer by keeping you from...
Itchy and Scratchy!
Allergies in dogs are nothing to sneeze at. Itchy, scratchy dogs with patches of hair missing make up a large percentage of the average veterinary clinic’s patients and often there’s no cure for what ails them. They nibble their paws, roll and rub on the ground and dig themselves raw...
Maintaining Merlin
Keep your Merlin moving. With regular workouts on an underwater treadmill, cold laser therapy and swimming sessions at the beach, one of my arthritic patients has a better physiotherapy program than I’ve set up for myself. Merlin is even going to Toronto to be assessed by Dr. Tara Edwards, a...
Get your dog ready for school!
After months of games and day-long summertime fun, how’s your dog going to react when the kids are back at school? If he’s going to be left alone for the first time in September, your pooch needs a crash course in handling solitude. Don’t wait for the first day of...
