February 2005
Promoting Canine Cardiovascular Health
A dog’s cardiovascular system is physically and mechanically an incredible assemblage, and its capabilities are almost mystical – literally and figuratively driving the dog’s vital force. However, there are several conditions that can adversely affect the heart in a small percentage of dogs (a much lower percentage than that of humans with heart or vascular disease).
The Importance of the Your Dog's Ability to Track Scents
Humans have taken advantage of dogs’ incredibly keen sense of smell over the ages for such uses as hunting, tracking lost and fugitive humans, and more recently, the detection of bombs, narcotics, and other contraband. It’s well known that a dog’s nose is many times sharper than our own – estimates range from 10,000 to 100,000 times superior to ours, with a far greater number and variety of scent receptors in their noses, more neurons linking the nose to the brain, and a greater proportion of their brains devoted to smell.
Easing Winter Aches
Subscribers Only Extra care is needed for older and arthritic dogs when it’s cold. Fortunately, there are many herbs and nutrients that can restore the spring in an old dog’s step.
Whole Dog Journal's 2005 Dry Dog Food Review
Subscribers Only Where we stand in the war between the two camps of veterinary nutritionists, and how this guides our choice of foods.
Dog Training Recommendations
Subscribers Only Many dogs pull on leash so much and so hard that it can be difficult, even dangerous, to take them for walks. Frustrated owners often stop trying to exercise and socialize their pullers, leaving the dogs bored, lonely, and underexercised in backyards. This can result in the development of undesirable behaviors – barking, digging and chewing, perhaps roaming – to alleviate boredom and expend energy. Adolescent, out-of-control, digging, barking, and chewing dogs frequently end up rehomed or surrendered to animal shelters.
Proudly Independent
Subscribers Only They say it’s a sign of success when your detractors start spreading false rumors about you. So I’m choosing to be flattered by the fact that someone asked me recently whether it was true that WDJ is owned by or affiliated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). …
