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03/28/2019

A dog's life! G. is so blissful, feeling the warm sun on his face, so ready for spring to be here! And the plaza around the reflecting pool is open again--good times!

03/22/2019

Sometimes, visits aren't fun, but we're glad we can be there. Last week's sudden storm had poor little L shaking and afraid of the outside. After a quick necessary potty break, I consoled her with some comforting snuggles and massage and she fell asleep in my arms.

03/19/2019

🌟 Does your pet wear an ID tag all the time?
🌟Are they microchipped, and is the chip registered and updated with your current information?
🌟If your pet escaped accidentally, how would you get them back?

This is Chico. Chico and his brother were running loose in the street near a very busy intersection by my house. I was able to park safely off the road and called to them in a happy-sounding voice to let them know I was friendly and fun. I crouched down to make myself smaller and less threatening, and I let them come to me, rather than approach them at full height, which likely would have scared them further out into traffic. When they came to me I was able to grab their collars and lead them to my car. Once we were all safely contained inside the vehicle, I could see that they were wearing tags with their name, phone number, and address. I looked up the address and found that it was only two blocks away, and so I was easily able to drive them back home. They were with me for a total of five minutes.

If they had not been wearing their tags, I would have had to call the police or animal control, and they likely would have spent the night in a shelter until their owner could be located.

If your baby got out, how would YOU get them back?

02/25/2019

Did you know?

In 1944, Frederick Douglass Patterson founded of the Tuskegee Institute (now University) School Of Veterinary Medicine, which to this day has graduated 75% of Black American veterinarians.

Among many other awards and achievements, he also founded the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the first cooperative to raise funds for scholarships for Black American students.

https://www.uncf.org/pages/frederick-douglass-patterson-2

Hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to feel the effects of Frederick D. Patterson’s work and dedication.

02/23/2019

It's National Dog Biscuit Day!

Celebrate with your pup with these recipes for homemade biscuits from Good Housekeeping https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/pets/g23026561/homemade-dog-treats/

or visit our favorite local Biscuit Bakery at https://bubbarose.com

02/21/2019

February is
Spay & Neuter Your Pet Month!
Be responsible--
🐾prevent unwanted litters!🐾

02/18/2019

Did you know?

Only seven African-Americans are known to be veterinary graduates at Cornell University between 1910 and 1920. This information was discovered in 2010-11, when a research student realized that previously accepted university reports omitted African-American graduates.

The seven graduates were:
Kirksey Curd (the first African American to receive a DVM from Cornell in 1912)
Garrett Singleton
Ray Potter Waller
Owen Waller, Jr.
W.H. Seabrook
Abram J. Jackson Jr.
Aubrey Robinson

https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/46086/Perspectives_2014-Feb-6.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

02/13/2019

February is Dog Training Education Month!

For a fascinating 3-part history of the science of animal training, explore this collection of articles by the late Dr. Sophia Yin:

The Birth of Animal Behavior and Training as a Science Part 3: Along Comes B.F. Skinner 0 | Posted: November 7, 2012 B.F. Skinner studied many aspects of learning, including: which types of reinforcement rates lead to the fastest learning and the strongest behavior, how learning extinguishes when re...

02/11/2019

Did you know?

Jane Hinton (1919-2003) was the co-developer of Mueller-Hinton agar (published in 1941) when she was working in Harvard as a laboratory technician. Mueller-Hinton agar is a culture medium in which bacteria can thrive. It has become one of the standard methods used to test bacterial resistance to antibiotics. In 1942 she joined the War Department, serving as a laboratory technician in Arizona. After the war, she studied veterinary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She was awarded her doctor’s degree in veterinary medicine in 1949 – the co-first African-American woman veterinarian. (Alfreda Johnson Webb was the other, graduating from Tuskegee Institute that year.) Hinton worked first as a small animal veterinarian, and later studying and responding to livestock epidemics for the federal government.

02/08/2019

💕🐇February is Adopt-A-Rescued-Rabbit Month!

https://rabbit.org/adopt-a-rabbit-month/adopt.html

02/05/2019

Did you know?

Alfreda Johnson Webb was one of two of the first African-American women to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Tuskegee Institute in 1949.
Her professional career was as a university professor, with research in the areas of histology, cytology, and embryology. She was also the first African-American woman to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly, after being appointed in 1972. She is also recognized as a Pioneering Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in the Beta Iota Omega Chapter.

https://upclosed.com/people/alfreda-johnson-webb/

Know more about Alfreda Johnson Webb | Veterinarian | United States of America

02/04/2019

🐈🐩🦷 February is Pet Dental Health Month!
Male sure your pet has their teeth examined at least annually by their veterinarian. Early detection of problems can help prevent disease.