LABRADORS LOVE THEIR FOOD MORE THAN MOST

Labrador owners have been commenting to me for many years that their dogs seem to have never ending appetites. Therefore, I don’t think the results of this study will be surprising at all to a lab owner: Lab Retrievers Hardwired to Crave Food 3.5.16. Jennifer Viegas. New research confirms what a lot of pet owners […]

TREATING AGE-RELATED DISEASE

Editorial: Medicinal and Edible Fungi as an Alternative Medicine for Treating Age-Related Disease Age-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer involve epigenetic modifications, where accumulation of minute changes in the epigenome over time leads to disease manifestation. Epigenetic changes are influenced by life style and diets. This represents an avenue whereby dietary components could accelerate […]

NEW TEST FOR SKIN SENSITIZATION WITHOUT USING ANIMALS

This is fabulous news! The testing of new cosmetics and other skin-care products may be done with a new test that does not involve animals. In an effort to reduce the use of animals in testing new cosmetic and other product ingredients for skin allergies, scientists are describing a new, highly accurate non-animal test for […]

DOGS UNDERSTAND HUMAN PERSPECTIVE

Researchers find that dogs understand human perspective. Sean Coughlan. BBC News. 11.2.13: “Dogs are more capable of understanding situations from a human’s point of view than has previously been recognised, according to researchers. They found dogs were four times more likely to steal food they had been forbidden, when lights were turned off so humans […]

DO ANIMALS DREAM?

According to Kaitlin Miller (Australian Popular Science, 2.2.12) the answer is “Yes”. In her article, Kaitlin states that: “Many pet owners have seen their sleeping dog or cat twitch or paw the air, as if dreaming of bones to bury or mice to chase. Stanley Coren, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia […]

DOGS CAN CATCH THE FLU FROM HUMANS

Dog’s Can Get Influenza Too! Canine influenza was around as early as 1999 The following information taken from American Society for Microbiology (Phy.Org, 18.3.08): “The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous outbreaks […]

CANINE ITCHY SKIN CONDITION, DIARRHOEA AND ANXIETY

I just received this feedback from one of my clients and have been given permission to share it with you: Rocco was a street dog that was found and is now cared for by his kind owner, Stephanie Montalvo. When Stephanie rescued Rocco, he was underweight; covered in fleas; had mange and was suffering from […]

Envy is a dog’s life, study finds

The following article was published on AFP/Reuters (9.12.08): “Dogs can sniff out unfair situations and show an emotion similar to envy or jealousy, according to Austrian researchers. Dogs sulked and refused to “shake” paws if other dogs got treats for tricks and they did not, says Dr Friederike Range, an animal psychologist at the University […]

IS YOUR DOG JUST LIKE YOU?

Research has been carried out to identify the association between dog owners and the type of dog they choose. Personally I think these types of research studies are not all that reliable as there are too many variables. For example, I’ve owned the following breeds of dogs: Rottweiler, Miniature Fox terrier, Bull Mastiff, Blue heeler, […]

THE DANGERS OF BUYING ‘OFF THE SHELF’ SUPPLEMENTS FOR YOUR DOG

Research indicates that many diseases can be caused from nutrient deficiencies and prevented with the right nutrient supplements but most pet owners do not realize the potential risks of buying ‘off the shelf’ supplements for their dog. Nutrient supplements can severely compromise the health of your dog if they contain harmful, cheap fillers such as talcum […]

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