Articles: dogs

Zombies and baby sharks may not appear at the front door as often this year, and for many pets that’s a blessing. While some pets are excited about those visits, others are hesitant – and some are even terrified. Here are some tips regarding Halloween and pets on Halloween: For starters, many pets become frightened…

Shape up with your best friend. THIS is the human-animal bond in action. lovely😊😍🤩❤️pic.twitter.com/hvjJmNYBS5 — LovePower (@LovePower_page) October 17, 2020

Chicago has done it again, leading the country – it’s not about crime or tall buildings – it’s about rodents. For the sixth year in a row, according to the pesky Orkin Pet Control list of the rattiest cities in America, Chicago finishes at the top. And with rats comes leptospirosis. Rounding out the top-10…

In the midst of a pandemic when competition for sales has never been higher, Petco stood up and stood out and declared they are no longer selling e-collars or shock collars. Listen HERE to my Steve Dale’s Pet World WGN Radio show, as I interview Fear Free Certified National Training Manager at Petco Darris Cooper.…

I typically stay away from politics and this post an nothing to do with policy but rather a person’s soul. People who don’t like dogs, and use the word “dogs” as a derogatory term I can’t help but wonder about. Unless someone has been bitten by a dog, lots of studies demonstrate over and over…

“Here Fauci, Fauci” Fauci is the most popular pandemic pet name. Sometime soon Dr. Tony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease will be running down the street (he’s a jogger) and hear someone calling “Hey Fauci,” and they will mean their dog. Millions of pets are celebrating the pandemic, as…

I talk here on my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show with Dr. RuthAnn Lobos, lead veterinarian at Merrick Pet Care about several myths regarding pet foods. What pet parents should look for as to what really matters regarding nutrients and ingredients. And what’s the truth regarding by-products, and why they totally aren’t so…

This has been a really hard time for veterinary professionals. Pet parents are on edge (like all everyone in the U.S., it seems), uneasy about the pet going into the clinic without them, and in some cases -with so many out of work -unable to afford the bill. Absolutely, veterinarians are dealing with all this…

The United States Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, expanding a previously announced dog food recall and investigating certain pet food products manufactured by Sunshine Mills that may contain unsafe levels of aflatoxin.  The FDA is alerting pet owners and veterinary professionals about certain pet food products manufactured by Sunshine Mills under several…

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden, professor of Veterinary Parasitology, in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology at Kansas State University says right now – in the fall – is the time when ticks most often transmit Lyme disease to dogs. Spring and summer are the most common times for people to be infected, but…