First Match for Pets for Vets Pittsburgh
By Kellie Roberts, Director of Placement Services With an enormous smile on his face, Retired Army Sergeant Donald Borland greeted Louie, a 2-year-old Jack Russell Terrier for the first time. Louie returned the sentiment with a wag of his tail, not knowing how much this moment meant to Don. It all started seven months before […]
First Match for Pets for Vets Pittsburgh
By Kellie Roberts, Director of Placement Services With an enormous smile on his face, Retired Army Sergeant Donald Borland greeted Louie, a 2-year-old Jack Russell Terrier for the first time. Louie returned the sentiment with a wag of his tail, not knowing how much this moment meant to Don. It all started seven months before […]
CHARACODON AUDAX
The Black Prince The Black Prince Of all the live-bearing fish available in the hobby, no other species is revered more than Characon audax. C. audax (also known as the Black Prince) is a species of splitfin goodeid endemic to isolated locations in the Upper San Pedro Mezquital Basin of Durango in North-Central Mexico. These […]
A Remembrance You Can Cuddle
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Event is Sunday, September 9, 2018 For more information, contact: Deb Chebatoris at 412-220-7800 Bernadette Kazmarski at 412-429-9553 or bernadettekazmarski@comcast.net Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation website at www.ccpc.ws. HI-RES PHOTOS: I can also provide many hi-res photos for print or web of the dove release, the tent with attendees (from the […]
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 […]