Articles: dogs

Heartworm disease is nearly 100 percent preventable.  Still, according to the American Heartworm Society (AHS), most pet owners don’t use preventatives. Actually, if you want to get technical about all this, in dogs – preventatives don’t completely prevent heartworm – not completely. According to Dr. Stephen Jones, immediate past president of the AHS in a…

I kick off my Steve Dale’s Pet World WGN radio show with John O’Hurley, one half of today’s broadcast team of the Beverly Hills Dog Show presented by Purina, seen today – Easter Sunday – on NBC, 1 PM ET, Noon CT, 10 AM PT. Listen HERE as O’Hurley tells me why he’s talking to…

Dr. Anne Beall is on my Steve Dale’s Pet World, WGN Radio show HERE to discuss her book  Heartfelt Connections: How Animals and Humans Help Each Other . She explains she got the idea for this book as a cat colony caretaker. So, even caring for feral or community cats, kept strictly outdoors – and…

Last night when taking our dogs for a walk, I saw another two dog owners and their two dogs. Casually chatting, the dog owner with his older Beagle said, “Cooper gets this way when he wants to dominate me.” This guy would do anything for Cooper, and is by all accounts as kind and gentle…

Is it a coincidence that immediately after I criticize training methods in my blog post used by hopeful Canadian TV stars wannabees known as  The Dog Dudes, they removed one of the two videos I posted? In that blog post, I quote what the Dog Dudes said in their promo reel, “By observing and studying…

Not again. The Dog Dudes, as these two guys call themselves, are apparently set to appear on TV in Canada, via Mayhem Productions. Here’s exactly what The Dog Dudes say in their own promo video, “By observing and studying the natural behavior and social orders of wild wolves packs in domestic dogs, we have been…

I begin my Steve Dale’s Pet World WGN radio show HERE about Illinois House Bill 3390 which just passed the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill, which was supported by Illinois State Representative Diane Pappas (D-45thdistrict) with co-sponsor Allen Skillicorn (R-66th district) and created with Marc Ayers, Illinois Director of the Humane Society of the United States will…

I thought every state had fire safety laws to mandate some type of alarm systems to protect pets in boarding and kenneling facilities, as there are laws to protect children in day care centers and schools. I was wrong regarding fire protection laws for pets. Now, in Illinois, we’re halfway there to creating such a…

He’s Mr. Dog Show, a member of the Dog Writers’ Association Hall of Fame, founder of Angel on a Leash – Sir David Frei talks about the Third Annual Beverly Hills Dog Show presented by Purina.  The show is on NBC on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1 pm ET and 10 am Pacific. This is…

National Pet Day is April 11, and in honor of our pets, Zumper, the rental app, has come up with a list of the best cities for renting with pets. May is considered the official kick-off season for moving, and that in many places around the country finding housing that welcomes pets can be challenging.…