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Fight Canine Cancer

Fight Canine Cancer

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 17, 2011 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Rose Springer November, 2011 Aimee Quemuel, a writer based in Ventura, Calif., did not know a thing about canine cancer when her 11-year-old golden retriever, Cody, was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma (a cancer originating in the lining of the blood vessels and the...
Which Dog Breeds are Most at Risk for Swallowing Nonfood Items

Which Dog Breeds are Most at Risk for Swallowing Nonfood Items

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 13, 2011 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Brad Kloza Oct. 2011   Carl Greenhous’ English bull terrier, Toby, had a strange obsession with dental floss. With every chance he got, the canine rummaged through the bathroom trash bin and picked out only the used strands of floss. “He would usually poop it...
DOGS LEFT IN CARS AND HEATSTROKE

DOGS LEFT IN CARS AND HEATSTROKE

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 25, 2011 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Sheryl Matthys, The Dog Expert Sept. 2011 SIGNS OF HEATSTROKE AND WHAT TO DO In about one month’s time, I was met with these scenarios without looking for them.  What would you do when you come across a dog in a car on a hot day? On a beautiful sunny 85+ degree...
Diabetes in Dogs: Symptoms and Treatment

Diabetes in Dogs: Symptoms and Treatment

by Sheryl Matthys | Jan 14, 2011 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

By Darcy Lockman Jan. 2011 Brooklyn-based marketing manager Lori Townsend adopted her long-haired dachshund, Daisy, when the pup was weaned at 10 weeks old. Daisy had no health problems to speak of until soon after her seventh birthday: Suddenly she emptied her water...

STOP! Don’t Feed Your Dog These Foods

by Sheryl Matthys | Nov 29, 2010 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Human foods smell and taste so good to our dogs – especially over the holidays. Unfortunately, some items can be hazardous for dogs because of their different metabolism. While in most cases, these foods may only lead to stomach upset and diarrhea, some items can...
Are Tick and Flea Control Products Safe?

Are Tick and Flea Control Products Safe?

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 22, 2010 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Darcy Lockman Sept. 2010 Dr. Katy Nelson, a Virginia-based emergency veterinarian, has rarely seen an adverse reaction to flea and tick repellents in her career. “Maybe I’ve seen three or four dogs have reactions — allergic, itchy or swollen faces. You give...
Buying the Perfect Dog Bed

Buying the Perfect Dog Bed

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 16, 2010 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

New dog bed designs are available in an array of fabrics, sizes and shapes waiting to be snuggled in by your pet. The variety might overwhelm you when trying to decide what will meet both your needs in their new bed and what you want to see in your home. You may want...
Dog Grooming Basics

Dog Grooming Basics

by Sheryl Matthys | Jul 2, 2010 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Darcy Lockman July, 2010 When the employer of New York Marketing Executive Laurie Bromley began making budget cuts last year, her monthly business trips to Los Angeles became a thing of the past — and so did her 4-year-old dachshund’s overnight stays at the dog...
Automatic Dog Eyedrops in the Works

Automatic Dog Eyedrops in the Works

by Sheryl Matthys | Apr 21, 2010 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Darcy Lockman April 2010 When Gora, a bomb-sniffing German shepherd working for the Department of the Navy, began to have chronically red eyes and discharge, her Washington, D.C., caretakers took the professional pooch to her veterinarian. Gora was diagnosed with a...
REMMY GETS A LIFE

REMMY GETS A LIFE

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 25, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

In July 2009, in the Dearborn, Michigan “House of Horror” with the neatly trimmed hedges and newly cut lawn, over 100 live (chihuahuas and chihuahua mix) dogs were found in the home of a ‘hoarder’, a man suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.  Unspeakably...
NIKKI BOUNCES BACK

NIKKI BOUNCES BACK

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 19, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

On an ordinary late summer day in July, Maria was poolside, looking in on her sister Joanna’s two dogs at their beautiful home on Long Island, NY.  Joanna and her family were out attending a funeral. As was her routine, and greatest joy, Nikki, the seven-year-old...
Kennel Cough Treatment and Prevention

Kennel Cough Treatment and Prevention

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 16, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

by Susan McCullough Oct. 2009 As the owner of both a dog day care facility and a boarding kennel in Virginia, Laura Sharkey works hard to keep the dogs in her care free of injury and disease. One disease she doesn’t really worry about? A condition called kennel cough....
CHARLIE HAS HER EYE ON YOU

CHARLIE HAS HER EYE ON YOU

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 4, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

The story that Abby related to me of Charlie, the (extra-petite) miniature Schnauzer, doesn’t take long to tell, but the look in Charlie’s eyes in the photos, above, communicates the profound experience she faced with her ailing owner and her resolve to do her best to...
YOU HAD ME AT WOOF!

YOU HAD ME AT WOOF!

by Sheryl Matthys | Oct 1, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

When Michelle and her colleagues of Recycled Paws Dog Rescue of Peekskill, NY received the filthy van containing “Chamba”, they were nearly knocked off their feet.  The pup was given this name as a play on “chubby” which they worked into “Chumby” but that seemed to be...
Canine Coughing

Canine Coughing

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 23, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Your dog makes all sorts of noises, and a lot of them probably sound like human coughs. In fact, a flu-afflicted person is often described as having a “barking” cough. But dogs can actually cough too, often sounding like you do when you’re congested...

Canine Heart Disease: A Silent Killer

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 16, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Susan McCullough – The Dog Daily Sept. 2009 On a percentage basis, more dogs than people suffer from heart disease. According to Novartis Animal Health, a Switzerland-based healthcare company, 25 percent of dogs over the age of seven have the most extreme form...
Top 5 Dog Summer Health Concerns

Top 5 Dog Summer Health Concerns

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 25, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

By Elizabeth Wasserman for The Dog Daily August 2009 The hot and sunny stretches of summer can bring with them a whole set of health concerns for your dog. From parasite-spread illnesses to paw problems caused by walking on hot surfaces, a wide range of summer hazards...
My Dog Has a Heart Murmur, What Could This Mean?

My Dog Has a Heart Murmur, What Could This Mean?

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 21, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Dr. Michel Selmer, DVM August, 2009 A heart murmur is one of several types of abnormal sounds your veterinarian can hear when listening to your pet’s heart with a stethoscope. Normally, two distinct sounds are heard when listening to the heart of a normal dog or cat....
Kids & Dogs Out and About

Kids & Dogs Out and About

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 20, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

by Nancy Hassel of the Dog Federation of New York 8/20/2009 Every day kids and dogs interact, play, and have fun.  But unfortunately dog bites do occur – and any breed can bite.  Parents should take an integral role in teaching their kids the proper way to interact...
Pug-of-War with Actor Gerard Butler

Pug-of-War with Actor Gerard Butler

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 15, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Sheryl Matthys, The Dog Expert August 2009 Both parties seem barking mad and we’re not even talking about the dogs yet!  On one end of the leash is ‘The Ugly Truth’ star Gerard Butler and on the other a Queens, NY couple. Both sides differ on the extent of...
Top 5 Dog Summer Health Concerns

Top 5 Dog Summer Health Concerns

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 13, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

By Elizabeth Wasserman for The Dog Daily August 2009 The hot and sunny stretches of summer can bring with them a whole set of health concerns for your dog. From parasite-spread illnesses to paw problems caused by walking on hot surfaces, a wide range of summer hazards...

My Dog is Limping – Could it be Lameness?

by Sheryl Matthys | Jul 19, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Dr. Michel Selmer, DVM July, 2009 What is lameness? Lameness refers to the disability of one or more limbs. It is most often associated with pain or injury resulting in a pet holding the injured limb up or avoiding using it. The most common causes of acute lameness in...
How Being Prepared in a Natural Disaster Could Save Your Dog

How Being Prepared in a Natural Disaster Could Save Your Dog

by Sheryl Matthys | Apr 5, 2009 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

How Being Prepared in a Natural Disaster Could Save Your Dog By: Sheryl Matthys, The Dog Expert and Founder of Leashes and Lovers April 2009 No matter where you live, our environments may experience inclement weather such as hurricanes, tornados and/or earthquakes...
What Dog Sounds Mean

What Dog Sounds Mean

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 25, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Kelly Marshall Sept. 2008 When your dog softly whimpers that means: “I’m hurt!” “I’m frightened.” The average human is most likely to hear this at the vet, when a dog is suffering, or when an obedient dog is in a strange location that...
Allergies, Itching and Incessant Licking in Your Dog

Allergies, Itching and Incessant Licking in Your Dog

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 21, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Jane Dinunzio Sept. 2008 Parasites Fleas and mites are the most common cause of dog skin problems, and easily treatable. Fleas can cause unnecessary discomfort for a dog as it a simple treatment to prevent them. If untreated, fleas can also cause anemia and tapeworms....
Reiki for Your Dog

Reiki for Your Dog

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 19, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Pet Care Sept. 2008 Many medical practices have progressed over the years to address a variety of illnesses and discomforts that patients feel everyday.  Although many medical discoveries have been developed and focused mainly on the human body, some have ventured...
The Social Rankings of the Wolf Pack

The Social Rankings of the Wolf Pack

by Sheryl Matthys | Sep 15, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

By: Kelly Marshall Sept. 2008 It is believed that members of the pack selflessly subordinate their own interests to the greater interests of the pack, but this is really not a clear description of the evolutionary forces or causes at work. In wolf packs of the group...

Can You Be a Dog’s Best Friend?

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 26, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

Jay Gaulard August 2008 I think that’s a valid question, and I don’t ask it lightly. The short answer is yes. The long answer may be no, and let me tell you why. I think I’ll start things off with a short story. It’s interesting and I think it...
Dog Health Care Must Include Rabies Shots

Dog Health Care Must Include Rabies Shots

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 19, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

By: Sylvia Dickens August 2008 Dog health care must include regular rabies shots, although many dog owners do not keep their pets’ vaccinations up to date. The misconception is that since the dog doesn’t run free, it’s not important. Even though you...
When Your Dog Barks due to Separation Anxiety

When Your Dog Barks due to Separation Anxiety

by Sheryl Matthys | Aug 15, 2008 | Canine Care, Health, & Behavior: For You and Your Dog | 0 comments

By Sylvia Dickens August 2008 Dog barking can be a problem, perhaps more so for people living in apartment or other types of closely knit communities. It generally occurs when the dog is left home alone. To stop dog barking that is triggered by separation anxiety,...

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