Via Steve Hickoff: By the way, hunting dogs rule – Fosters.  A wonderful ode to dog lovers everywhere. “I would rather take a nap with one of my dogs than do it alone — even in summer, when they slouch along the floor at the base of the couch. Pack mentality, you know. We dog people, hunting and otherwise, live in a world of letting a canine bud in and out all day, or as humorist Ogden Nash once said: “A door is what...
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On Wednesday, August 18th,  the Souhegan Kennel Club’s guest speaker will be Dr. Martha Lindsay, DVM, MS, CVH, a Certified Veterinary Homeopath and owner of Alternative Veterinary Services of North Andover, MA. AVS uses treatments such as homeopathy, acupuncture, and Chinese herbs.  Dr Lindsay will speak primarily on the uses of Homeopathy in modern veterinary practice, as well as a overview of holistic medicine techniques. From her practice’s website: Evaluating a sick animal includes noting physical symptoms from a complete physical examination, mental and...
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Kitten season coincides with allergy season it seems. When kittens are most abundant, pollens and molds are everywhere in the air, so it’s naturally a time when many people are feeling their allergies the worst. You see it time and again kittens in the 10-12 week old age or a little older being offered again for a new home due to ‘allergies’ in the home that first adopted them. But is it the kitten itself that is causing the problem? After 20 years we...
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It seems that some dog owners have been using the cemeteries in Concord as de facto dog parks. From the Concord Monitor: The city council voted last night to enact an ordinance that bans dogs – service dogs excluded – from Concord’s 13 public cemeteries. Anyone who violates the ordinance could be fined between $50 and $1,000. But while the ordinance bans virtually all dogs from the cemeteries, leashed or otherwise, councilors who supported the measure described its focus as more targeted. “We don’t...
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Dog Owners of the Granite State is having a fundraiser with Yankee candles. We need your help to continue this web site and nhdogs.org (our legislative web site). Please consider donating to us by purchasing a candle and/or other items from the Fall Yankee Candle catalog.  Simply email your choices to dogs @ nhdogs.org (remove spaces). Include the page, item number and a brief description.  You will receive a total and information on where to send your check.  Thank you for your donation!
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Ick! Ticks! I know that is always how I’ve felt when I found one on a pet. Typically my dogs come and bother me any time there is a tick on them, insisting that I remove it. I suspect all that stuff about mutual hunting and dogs hanging around the camp dump and ending up with humans is a simple disguise for the fact our dogs know we have fingers and that we know how to use them! But fingers are not the best...
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According to VPI Pet Insurance Company, here are the most common poisonings among their clients’ pets between the years of 2005 and 2009. Poison / No. of claims Drug reactions/accidental ingestion of drugs: 5,131 Rodenticide: 4,028 Methylxanthine: 3,661 Plant poisoning: 2,808 Household chemicals: 1,669 Metaldehyde: 396 Insecticide/organophosphate: 323 Heavy metal toxicity: 288 Toad poisoning: 270 Antifreeze: 213 Walnuts: 100 Alcohol: 75 Strychnine: 28
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Here’s the press release: July 30. 2010 P&G Expands Voluntary Limited Recall of Specialized Dry Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk CINCINNATI, July 30, 2010 – The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG) is voluntarily expanding its recall to include veterinary and some specialized dry pet food as a precautionary measure because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. No salmonella-related illnesses have been reported. The following products are included: Product Name Version “Best-By” Dates UPC Code Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas...
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A report from someone who attended: Mica(Meeka) the Weare, NH Police Department K9 lost her valiant battle with cancer on Wed July 21, 2010.  Mica, a Belgian Malinois dog, was first diagnosed with lymphoma in the Fall of 2009.  Donations poured in for her treatment.  She had a brief remission this Spring before the cancer was again detected.  Mica had been a Weare Police K9 for 4 years and was 6 years young at the time of her passing. I read about the Celebration...
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From the Weare, NH Police site: Our Hero Police Dog After months of treatment, we are sad to report that our department canine, Mica, has succumbed to cancer. We are incredibly grateful and thank you all for the outpouring of support and donations we have received from around the country and specifically the Weare community since Mica was diagnosed with lymphoma last year. Come join us at the: “Celebration of Mica’s Life” Thursday July 29, 2010, 7:00 p.m., at the Weare Middle School Cafetorium
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