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Foods To Avoid Feeding Your Dog

Posted August 21, 2012

Many foods that are edible to humans can be very toxic to dogs. If eaten they can develop everything from mild symptoms to extremely severe ones for your furry friends. Here are some foods to avoid feeding your dog. This list is ever growing and very incomplete here are just a few… Foods to Avoid: [...]

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Six Reasons Why You Should Run With Your Dog

Posted February 8, 2012

1.) People don’t have tails that wag On days that your dragging , Fido can remind you that running can be joyful. His wagging tail, smiling face, and friskiness is contagious!  He can help you continue to keep going with his relaxed strides and breathes. 2.) Dogs are natural athletes Dogs are natural runners.  You [...]

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Fighting obesity in dogs

Posted January 9, 2012

  A study by the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention shows that 45% of dogs are overweight, including 9% who are obese. So whats a healthy weight for dogs? You can tell your dog’s weight is healthy if you can easily feel its ribs, its belly isn’t sagging, and it has a visible waist if [...]

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