Health and Well-being

So Long! by Lisa Rodier

As originally published in the Whole Dog Journal, March 2014. Reprinted with permission. Don’t allow your fear of hurting your dog prevent you from keeping his feet healthy My young Bouvier, Atle, has the triple threat of dog nails: black, stout, and surrounded by lots of hair. Regular nail trimming is not a task I...

Five Alternative Ways to Ease Pain in Dogs by Jennifer Kachnic

Because dogs won’t always let us know when or if they’re in pain, some people assume that canines don’t experience pain the way we do. But that’s not the case. Dogs have merely retained instincts from their wilder days to hide weakness, and therefore will initially hide their pain from us. Arthritis and muscle or...

After a Canine Cancer Diagnosis: Five Go-to Resources by RD Moreno

In June 2012, my Golden Retriever, Haley, was close to dying in the backseat of my car as I rushed her to the ER. A tumor had burst in her spleen. Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis for life beyond three months. Fewer than 10% of dogs...

Teach Your Senior Dog to Use a Ramp or Stairs by Mikkel Becker

Photo credit: rharrison via Foter.com / CC BY-SA This article was reprinted courtesy of Vetstreet. It's important to practice obedience work and tricks with senior pets, but it is also essential to train your canine to cope with the aging process. This involves both lifestyle changes and the use of portable stairs and ramps, which...