Canine Punch 'n Judy Show

Ringo, the Olympic puppet, can work it all day long, entertaining her canine and human friends no end.


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Happy Birthday Peso

Peso may be a chihuahua, but when it comes to defending his birthday treat he's a BIG GUY,  He couldn't get the treat down fast enough.  And 'though we'd never heard him growl before, he gave off fierce noises when anyone else tried to share his birthday bounty.  Happy Birthday, dear Peso!

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Canine Influenza

A relatively new disease, canine influenza was first reported in Florida in 2004, but has now spread to 30 states and the district of Columbia.  Most dogs have no natural immunity to it because it is a newcomer on the infectious virus scene.  It's transmitted by direct contact, like licking and nuzzling; and through the air via coughs or sneezes.  Your dog can also get it as a result of contact with contaminated surfaces, such as the hands or clothing of a person or the coat of another dog.  So if your dog is exposed to a multi-dog setting (daycare, kennel, dog park, dog classes), you should talk to your veterinarian ASAP.  There is a vaccine, but only your vet can advise you as to whether you should vaccinate your pup.

The symptoms of canine influenza are a lot other respiratory diseases: cough, nasal discharge, watery eyes, loss of energy and/or appetite.    

However, the canine influenza cough can be persistent and sometimes leads to pneumonia, which can be fatal.  The vaccine should be administered along with a bordatella (kennel cough) vaccine.  Neither of the two preventatives can protect your dog from 100% of respiratory diseases, but together they go a long way; and if  your dog does develop kennel cough or canine influenza, he or she is likely to have a milder case than an unvaccinated dog.

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Little Duke's Birthday

Little Duke loved the birthday attention, but didn't think much of his Frosty Paws treat. However, he guarded it faithfully until Betsy the cocker spaniel managed to edge it away from him gently.

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Heavyweight Antics

In the big dogs' opinion, the little ones get too much credit for being cute. Watch some adorable big guy antics:


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Woof'n Days of Spring

Welcome to SPRINGTIME, all you north-of-the-equator dwellers.  Welcome to muddy lawns, promising sun, the insect avant-garde, crocus buds, daffodil shoots... and most of all DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!   What a joy, leaving work while it's light out.  Every year it seems a miracle.

Dogs love springtime too.  More smells, yum!  Especially all the rotten stuff that has fallen out of the melted snow.  Those of us who run dog daycares brace for unwelcome bouts of doggie diarrhea in the spring.   Lots of bad germs on the ground and in the ground water.  Some of the bad stuff smells like food to dogs, so it's important to supervise your dog very closely when he's loose in the yard or at a dog park.  You'd be amazed at some of the stuff they love... or maybe you wouldn't!   We find half decayed carcasses of small animals like squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks in vomit and poop.  Thank heavens dogs have short intestinal tracks and can poop out stuff that would kill us 2-leggeds!   Still, it's unpleasant.

We tell our daycare owners to keep an eye on their pup if she or he has diarrhea and to get to a vet with a sample if things aren't back to normal in 24 hours.  Bacterial infections and parasites are not uncommon this time of year.

And oh yeah, don't forget the flea and tick treatments!   If you stopped for the winter, it's time to start up again.  In our grooming shop, we're seeing fleas and ticks flashing "go springtime!" grins.  They're waking up and they're HUNGRY.

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A Game of 3-Way Bone Tag

Clancy the yellow lab loves to tease his playpals Dinero the pitbull and Chester the Wheatie.  He offers his bone but will he let it go????
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