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08/20/2025

Discover the LuxeyPets Puppy Play Gym - Lunar: Durable, easy-to-assemble fun for all puppy breeds, indoors or out, with toys included! Order now for quick delivery!

07/31/2025

Training Merlin

05/17/2025

Upcoming Servicr Dog conference

2025 NATIONAL SERVICE DOGS CONFERENCE PURCHASE TICKETS ROOM BLOCK @ EMBASSY SUITES ASDP Receives IACET Accreditation for Continuing Education We are excited to announce that the Association of Service Dog Providers (ASDP) has received accreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing E...

05/02/2025

Intetesting

My Quick Guide to A**l Gland Health 💩

If your pup’s behind is a bit... fishy 🐟, it could be a sign of something deeper than just a smelly problem. In healthy dogs, a**l glands should empty naturally during firm bowel movements — not by routine squeezing. Manually expressing them too often can cause trauma, chronic inflammation, and even infection. 😬

So why aren't they emptying properly? The culprit is usually mushy poops. Without enough pressure, those little sacs don’t drain like they should. That’s when inflammation, impaction, and discomfort begin to set in.

The root causes often include:
🥦 Low-fiber diets
🍗 Common food sensitivities (like chicken or beef)
🦠 Gut microbiome imbalance
✂️ Frequent expression at the groomer

👉 To help support gland function and firmer stools, try adding a small amount of any of the fibers shown to your dog's meals:
• 1/4-1/2 tsp for small dogs 🐶
•1/2-1 tsp for medium dogs
• 1-2 tsp for large breeds 🐕
•2-3 tsp for extra large breeds(>90 lbs)
(Always introduce slowly and keep hydration levels high! 💧)

Today at 12pm EST in the Inside Scoop, join us as I dive into remedies, anti-inflammatory herbs, gut health protocols, and solutions for impacted or infected glands.

🎁 Bonus: Get the full guide — with dosages, recipes, and supplement tips — in a downloadable PDF available on the Inside Scoop group page!

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03/26/2025

Did The Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test on some beautiful Standard Poodle puppies for Moondancers Poodles .

02/18/2025

Pain and anxiety can greatly affect your dog's life, training and relationship with the family.

Veterinarians are prescribing gabapentin in record numbers for canine pain and anxiety. Could it help your dog?

01/23/2025

Who says cats can't be trained?! Not me!He's actually a dog that meows and with the amount of time he spends in the puppy pen, he's actually a poodle.

01/23/2025

Just a normal day in the neighborhood for a dog trainer 🤣

01/19/2025

A description of safe and unsafe heaters. You also should be testing the safety of your heaters before every use.

12/25/2024

Remember no one is arguing the need for sterilization, it's the surgical technique that should be reevaluated. Hysterectomy and vasectomy achieve the same goal but leave important hormones intact according to science.

"The association between gonadectomy and timing of gonadectomy, and the risk of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease: A systematic review and meta-a**lysis

Abstract
Objective - To determine if gonadectomy in dogs is associated with the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD) and to quantify the magnitude of the association.

Study design - Systematic review and meta-a**lysis.

Sample population - Comparative studies with gonadectomized and entire dogs, with CrCLD as an outcome measure.

Methods - A systematic search of the primary and gray literature was performed. The effect size of the outcome measure was defined as the OR and 95% CI. Subgroup a**lysis was performed with s*x, breed, and age at gonadectomy. A pooled OR (95% CI) was generated from meta-a**lysis of relevant studies. Certainty in the body of evidence was rated with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework.

Results - The literature search yielded 1398 results and 24 relevant studies were included for synthesis. Gonadectomized female (pooled OR = 2.293, 95% CI = 1.768–2.945) and male (pooled OR = 2.117, 95% CI = 1.665–2.691) dogs were both at increased odds of developing CrCLD in comparison with entire female and male dogs, respectively. Subgroup a**lysis showed that gonadectomy at 1 year or less was consistently associated with an increase in odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes. Overall certainty in the evidence was rated as moderate. All included studies were observational and no controlled trials were available.

Conclusion - In data with moderate certainty, gonadectomy is associated with increased odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes, particularly in dogs gonadectomized at 1 year of age or less.

Clinical significance - This study provides an estimate of the true effect size of gonadectomy on the odds of developing CrCLD, which may be useful for clinical decision making surrounding gonadectomy and the timing of gonadectomy."

12/25/2024

"Just The Facts" - Holiday Hazards For Your Dogs

Photo Credit: Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI)

http://caninechronicle.com/?p=314765

11/06/2024

Just tried this easy-to-use harness from Max & Neo...two leash attachment points, chest and back; slips over the head and attach under the belly, one buckle, easy even on a wiggly dog!

Max and Neo Passport Reflective Dog Harness - We Donate a Harness to a Dog Rescue for Every Harness Sold (Large (23"-30" Chest Girth), Teal)