Most people give their dog treats, three or more at a time. Store bought dog treats contain lots of sugar and calories.

Try Veggies and Fruit

You can try giving your pooch a carrot, or maybe some broccoli or green beans. These snacks have virtually no calories. Dogs don’t care if their snack is meaty and fatty or a healthy vegetable. They just want you to give them something. Dogs are open to all foods so vegetables are a great alternative to traditional dog treats bought in the store.  You can also try fruits like banana slices, berries, apple slices and even watermelon.

Steer clear of grapes, raisins, onions, chocolate and anything with caffeine. These can be toxic to dogs. Skip anything that is hard like bones, antlers or hooves. Dog treats should always be easy on your dog’s teeth.

Exercise is also key. Buy your best friend some dog toys, take him outside and toss them around on a regular basis.

Remember, pets are family.

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Your outdoor cat wanders the neighborhood and occasionally will find a mouse of other small animal, kill it and present it to you. You probably are not pleased, so why does she do this?  Cats are natural born hunters Cats allegedly kill billions of small animals every year in the United States alone. This does not make them evil or dangerous. They are well adapted to a carnivorous life.  Many cats don’t eat their prey and sometimes they don’t even kill it.  In the wild a mother cat will teach their young how to eat their food by bringing home dead or injured prey. When a female cat places a dead animal of the steps or porch, she is showing her natural role as a mother and a teacher. You , the owner are her surrogate family and she is bringing you a”present” because she knows that you would not be able to catch that mouse on your own. So never scold her because she is acting out of instinct.

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Yesterday, while sitting in the park, I noticed several dog owners taking their Greyhounds for a walk. Well it’s that time of year. Every year around Columbus Day, Rehoboth Beach celebrates  our beautiful Greyhound companions. Here are the details on this event.

Greyhounds Reach the Beach

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver but its causes may differ. Dogs do get hepatitis but the cause and effect may be different than human hepatitis. There is what is called Infectious Canine Hepatitis. This disease is caused by a virus, and may prove to be a fatal disease in some dogs. Dogs usually will acquire hepatitis through contact with urine, eye secretions and nasal secretions of infected dogs. This type of virus dogs not affect humans or other animals, it only affects dogs. The virus attacks the liver, eye, kidney and blood vessels at the time in enters the dog’s system. Fortunately, not all of these infections are fatal. Here are the symptoms:

cough
lethargy
loss of appetite
low grade fever
In some cases, dogs won’t any symptoms. Some will develop blue eye. This is a bluish discoloration of the cornea of the eye.

Puppies become very ill from the disease and must be treated immediately. They will develop internal bleeding, liver disease, tonsillitis, and general inflammation of the eyes and mouth. If left untreated, the pup will quickly deteriorate to shock and death. Veterinarians can treat the disease by good supportive therapy, intravenous fluids, good diet, rest, medicines to lighten the liver’s workload, and good care all aimed to strengthen the dog’s ability to recuperate. They will also give antibiotics to treat secondary infections. There is a vaccine for this disease and the cases of canine hepatitis in the United States are low. Therefore, the best way to keep your dogs free from this disease is to keep him updated on his vaccinations and schedule periodic visits with your vet.

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There are times when we have to leave our pets with a sitter or family member. Cats are creatures of routine and it’s always best to keep them at home while you’re gone, with a sitter of course. Cats feeling the absence of their owners will need extra attention and  reassurance. It’s best to have someone that your cat is familiar with stay with her while you’re gone.  While you’re gone, try not to make any more changes to her routine. Make sure that the sitter, feeds her at the same time and in the same place each day. Make sure her litter is kept clean. It’s a good idea to leave some of your clothing around for her to lie on. She will feel more secure being near something with your scent on it. When you arrive back home, you will be re-assured that your cat was not stressed and kept calm and content the whole time that you were gone. Of course, she did miss you although your she might not be at the door waiting!

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Loosing a pet can be one of the most stressful experience that one can experience. We have a tendency to panic and don’t know what to do first. Here are ten quick tips. Print this blog out and keep it handy in case your dog gets lost.

1. Don’t waste time!  In the first two hours, get as many people as you can involved in your search. Ask any family, friends and any neighbor you see to search around town and up to a three-mile radius of the location where the dog was last seen.

2. Search  the neighborhood by foot. Create flyers to hand out and/or staple to telephone poles so that your information is readily available and easy to share. Put a photo (preferably color) of your dog on these cards or print out some images of your dog separately to accompany your information cards. Give these cards to anyone you encounter during this first search.

3.   Bring along your dog’s favorite toy of some other noise that he is familiar with. This will make him come when he hears it.

5. While you’re out searching, have someone else make phone calls to your local Humane Society, animal shelters, rescues, vets, and police departments. 

6. Create an ad with a recent picture of your dog. Describe the dog so that an average person would recognize him/her if they saw the dog. Include identifying information about him/her like his collar, dog tags, tattoo, identifying features like scars or unusual coloration or microchip ID number.

7. Intensify the search after your dog has been missing for 24 hours. Make at least 200 photocopies of your ad.  Start posting them on bulletin boards, super markets, telephone poles and in other highly visible areas.

8. Take “found” calls with a grain of salt. There could be some unethical people trying to take advantage. Ask key questions but don’t waste your time if you’re not getting anywhere.

9. After two days, extend your search.

• Go a little further by vehicle and start spreading the word to local mail carriers, UPS and Fed Ex drivers, joggers, runners, bikers and anyone else walking around the search areas.
• Continue using strong ad messages to spread and expand your search.
• Expand the radius of your search area by several miles. Call shelters even beyond the area you think your dog could have reached.
• Visit the animal shelters and rescue leagues to look for your pet every other day. Don’t expect volunteers to recognize one brown dog from another. If the dog is a dirty, matted mess that lost weight, you may have trouble identifying your own pet. Ask if there is a quarantine area or an area where injured animals are kept in case your dog is separated from those shown to the public.
• Check the “found” ads in they newspaper each day your pet is lost.
• Check online databases of lost and found dogs.

10. Stay positive. Dogs have been reunited with their owners even after a year or more.

Remember, pets are family!

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If you have an older cat that suffers from arthritis, you might be tempted to give your pet pain medication from your medicine cabinet. Stop right there! Medicine such as aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen are toxic to cats. In very rare instances, some veterinarians will prescribe aspirin for cats but only in tiny amounts and on a very specific schedule. Most veterinarians prefer other methods to treat arthritis in cats. They would recommend inflammation reducing agents such as Glucosamine instead. They may even recommend rehabilitation treatments such as acupuncture. In most cases these therapies tend to work best. Always consult with your veterinarian and never administer any pet medication without his expert opinion. Remember, your pets count.

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It was 1982 and I decided to take the plunge and move into a condo in Hoboken, NJ. At the time, Hoboken was an up and coming community that still had it’s problems.  I was given all of the paperwork which indicated that pets were allowed. This was one of my requirements, I needed to move into a pet friendly building. I later adopted an adorable Chihuahua puppy from a friend at work. As you know, Chihuahua’s can be a bit fiesty.  I lived in a fourth floor walkup that had six apartments on each floor.  My unit was on the fourth floor. Whenever someone would reach the fourth floor, my little Chihuahua would bark. His bark made him sound like a much larger dog.

Neighbors began to complain about his barking and I had a big fight on my hands. At one board meeting, one very intolerant neighbor insisted that I get rid of my dog. I insisted that he move instead!! He did but the complaints continued.

One day, there was a break in and several apartments on different  floors were robbed. At least one apartment from each floor had been hit except the fourth floor where I lived with my little Chihuahua. The neighbors on the fourth floor were very grateful that none of their apartments were broken into. They said  that it was my little Chihuahua, with his ferocious bark that scared the home invaders away! Since that time all the neighbors loved my little dog and accepted his ferocious barks as a sign of good security for their units.

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