Zoulou
Dear ZouLou: When I went to the garden yesterday, I felt you in the sudden gust that rang only the wind chimes next to me. You’re playing your clown games in the woods there. Making noises and calling out to the dogs walking the trails; I see them stop and stare out into nothing. Oh, […]
Diet and DCM Figures
Figures a and b: Right lateral radiographs of a 10.5 year old, mixed breed dog diagnosed with DCM while consuming a grain-free diet. Figure a shows marked enlargement of the heart, prompting treatment with medications to prevent congestive heart failure as well as a change in diet. Figure b shows a smaller heart 5 months […]
Addressing Concerns of Diet Associations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in Dogs
Erin Anderson, VMD, MSc, DACVIM (cardiology) Pittsburgh Veterinary Cardiology March 2019 Lately, there’s been a lot of discussion about a potential association between grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. We’d like to address this concern with the most up-to-date information currently available. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a serious and unfortunately rather common kind […]
Rocking Horse Stables
Rocking Horse Stables in New Sewickley Township is a full care boarding facility that offers training for all levels of riders, including a summer camp program. They about host on average about 40 horses (including about 16 of their own) which are used for lessons that are offered 6 days a week. Classes range from […]
Positive Results with Positive Reinforcement
By Veronica Rigatti, Animal Friends’ Canine Behavior Technician Training a canine companion takes time and patience. Sometimes, our four-legged friends struggle to understand what we are asking of them. So, how do we cross this language barrier between pups and people? At Animal Friends, we use positive reinforcement training. The main idea behind positive reinforcement […]
Remembrance: Gidget
Thirteen years. It was a lifetime. Yet it went by so quickly. Your triumphant, sassy spirit was infectious. And with it, you conquered your world. And me. And daddy. And all who entered your orbit. You had the world wrapped around your paw. That spirit that crashed into our home on a cold, snowy Sunday […]
Mahalo
Amy Trotter Turner believes that her little french bulldog, Mahalo, has fulfilled his mission. He provided her with the love and comfort she needed since since her other frenchie, the sweet Aloha, passed in August 2019. Every morning he greeted her with love and kisses as she helped him with all his special needs, such […]
Koby
Saying goodbye forever to your pet is never easy but knowing that we gave him a life full of love and happiness, as he did for us, helps to ease the pain of his loss. We love you Koby!❤️
Lucy Deucy
Lucy was a scruffy ball of cuddles since the day we got her. She was running in the streets, dirty and matted. She didn’t have any tags and we couldn’t find an owner so we kept her. My husband didn’t think he wanted a dog but he was wrong. He started sneaking her treats and […]
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