By Vanessa Williams First, a disclaimer or two: This guide is for normal, healthy puppies and dogs. If your adolescent or adult dog is having frequent accidents, especially if they were previously housebroken, make sure you see a veterinarian FIRST to rule out issues such as UTI, IBD, etc. This guide is intended for dogsContinue reading “Housebreaking Your Dog”
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Separation Anxiety: What You Need to Know
By Vanessa Williams Separation anxiety is pretty common in dogs, especially rescue dogs. It is completely NORMAL and NATURAL for puppies to be afraid of being alone. Puppies cannot survive by themselves and their biology is telling them that being alone is dangerous. If not addressed and taught in a positive manner that they willContinue reading “Separation Anxiety: What You Need to Know”
Animal Behavior and the Scope of this Group
By Vanessa Williams Hi everyone! We’ve had some really awesome questions in this group and have hopefully helped some people get some understanding as to why their pet does what they do! Animal behavior is incredibly complex. There are a ton of factors that go into what drives an animal to behave a certain way.Continue reading “Animal Behavior and the Scope of this Group”
Growl: WhatYou Need To Know
By Vanessa Williams Growling is one of the biggest behavior issues I get calls for. People want to know how to stop this aggressive behavior. But often, the conversation I have with them does NOT go the way they expect when I tell them they have a good dog who’s doing his very best toContinue reading “Growl: WhatYou Need To Know”
Dog trainers: How to choose One
By Vanessa Williams From the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists: Finding a Diplomate Near You – https://www.dacvb.org/search/custom.asp?id=4709 Finding the right trainer can be difficult to navigate. There is no oversight in dog training so ANYONE can say they are a trainer. Different facilities use different methods. A lot of correction/pain based trainers that use prongContinue reading “Dog trainers: How to choose One”
Marking (Dogs)
By Vanessa Williams Marking is a completely natural behavior for dogs and usually consists of urine, but feces may also be used. Both males and females will mark (though males mark more frequently), whether intact and fixed. There are three general categories for marking behavior. Social Dogs are incredibly social animals and their primary senseContinue reading “Marking (Dogs)”
Hurricane Season: Be Prepared
By Deb Haines The leading cause of death of large animals during past hurricanes included animals killed in collapsed barns, electrocution, kidney failure secondary to dehydration and animals hit and killed on roadways or tangled in barbed wire after escaping from their pasture. In more recent storms several horses died when trees fell and crushedContinue reading “Hurricane Season: Be Prepared”
Horse First Aid Kit Supplies
By Deb Haines Please always establish a relationship with a hands on Veterinarian. Many times prescriptions drugs that are needed in a emergency vets will leave with their clients depending on the relationship established with that veterinarian. First Aid Kit Supplies RX Phenylbutazone Dexamethasone Banamine Terramycin ointment Saline solution First Aid kit for Humans
Winter: Getting Horses Ready
(Including Blanket Questions) By Deb Haines Proper horse care and management during the winter is essential. As it becomes colder, the horses requirements for energy, shelter and hoof care begin to change. This HVC file explains the different requirements horses have during the winter and practices horse owners can do to meet those requirements. YourContinue reading “Winter: Getting Horses Ready”
Thrush: FAQ
By Dr. Alicia Nolfi Thrush is caused by an organism initially referred to as xerophilic Nectria, but now called spirochaeta. Both terms have destructive connotations, but they are simply low virulent organisms that have frog lysing properties when conditions allow them to multiply. Thrush starts along the sulci of the frog. The deep crevasse thatContinue reading “Thrush: FAQ”
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