Why do Dogs eat Poop? Coprophagia

Today I’m going to discuss a totally disgusting topic, coprophagia. Coprophagia is a pleasant term for stool eating. Although the idea of this activity is totally gross, there is actually one stage in a pet’s life when coprophagia is expected. When mother dogs and cats have litters, they deliberately consume the feces of their puppies [...]

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What Every Puppy Owner Must Know about Early Training & Socialization…

By Dr. Becker Puppies go through several development stages on their way to adulthood. The goal of any breeder or pet owner should be to take maximum advantage of each sensitive stage by providing the puppy with age-appropriate social and learning opportunities. Between 4 and 8+ weeks, puppies learn best how to interact with other [...]

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Puppies Taken from Litter Too Soon Develop Behavior Problems as Adults

By Dr. Becker Here’s more proof puppies need to stay with their families of origin (their litters and the mother dog) for at least the first two months of life … A study done in Italy and just reported in Veterinary Record, the official journal of the British Veterinary Association provides yet more evidence puppies [...]

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What I Learned at the Dog Show

UPDATE: This essay is now available as a two-page PDF handout for easy printing and distribution. Note: HumaneWatch’s editor recently traveled down to the Palmetto State in order to attend his first dog show. Here’s his report: I spent this weekend at the Myrtle Beach Kennel Club’s all-breed dog show in Florence, South Carolina. The [...]

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Insights Into the Motion of Dogs

17:09 21 July 2011   MacGregor Campbell, consultant X-Ray Video Reveals How  A Dog Moves From Great Danes to dachshunds, dogs can have radically different body types. But now X-ray video is revealing striking similarities between the way different breeds move (see video above). Martin Fischer and colleagues at Jena University in Germany used high-speed [...]

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Unwanted Blue Eyes in Corgis

By Anita Nordlunde 3/05/2011 The breed standard for the eye colour of the Cardigan Welsh Corgi says: KC/FCI: Preferably dark, to blend with coat. One or both eyes pale blue, blue or blue flecked, permissible only in blue merles. AKC: Clear and dark in harmony with coat color. Blue eyes (including partially blue eyes), or [...]

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LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT…DM CLEAR PUPPIES NEW YEARS 2011

To learn more about this litters sire and dam…please visit our website by clicking the picture.

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Hip Dysplasia Susceptibility in Dogs May Be Underreported, According to Penn Vet Comparative Study

A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog’s susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method are actually at risk for developing osteoarthritis and hip dysplasia, according to the Penn method. The results indicate that [...]

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Buyer beware if you are in the market for that ‘purebred’ pup

Joe Konopka Last week at Londonderry’s Appletree Mall, I noticed a tiny white and tan dog surveying the parking lot from a car window. That little Bijon-like face and soft hairy body made it irresistible in the cuteness department. Its owner said it was a “Royal Shih Tzu.” That she had an AKC registration supporting [...]

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Region 8 city says people violating animal and fowl ordinance

By Josh Harvison BATESVILLE, AR (KAIT) – Officials with the Batesville Animal Control Office said Thursday people are selling, giving away and bartering unwanted animals on public streets, a violation of a 19 year city ordinance. Jeff Pender, Animal Control Officer, said he’s asking the public to stop violating the law before he has to [...]

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