Is Your Pet Getting the Best Care possible? Dog Tips

Is Your Pet Getting the Best Care Possible? Or Are they getting too much unnecessary care that can actually be very dangerous?
any pet owners blindly follow their vets orders and pay premium prices for the care of their animals. But the real truth your vet does not want you to know is much of the care your animal gets is simply a business technique by the vets to make money.

I know it sounds scandalous or unethical but it’s true. Unethical business practices don’t end with the banks and big corporate companies.

Your local pet store and veterinarian are also capable of treating your animal to maximize the profit they realize after treatment.

If you own a pet, you know that you have to get them vaccinated, right? Of course, as young puppies and kittens, vaccination is essential. But think for a moment the last time your pet was vaccinated. How old was your pet?

Do you vaccinate your pet every year? Probably, because that’s what your vet tells you to do. But the truth is in recent studies, pets that get vaccinated every year have a high risk of cancer and other deadly illnesses than pets that are vaccinated much less frequently.

But your vet will never tell you that. Those vaccinations you are paying for are marked up significantly and add a nice bottom line to their business. In an economy like this, can you afford not to have this critical information??

Discover the Answers from "The Caring Vets Panel”
Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of vets out there that truly care about the animals and will do what is in your and your pet’s best interest.

So I gathered them together to find out the truth behind veterinarian medicine, what’s real, what’s not and what a pet owner can do themselves to save money and many times the health of their pet. Click Here To Save Your Pet's Life & Thousands in Wasted Vet's Bills

Here’s The Reason WHY What You Have Been Doing is “NOT” Working....
Ok, first I have some bad news. Your vet is giving your pet medication that can actually kill them. You may be feeding your pet the type of food that can contribute to an early death.

And your pet may be getting unnecessary treatment causing irreversible damage to their bodies.

Are You Going To Continue To March to the Drum of Your Vet or Take Action into Your Own Hands? Be sure to check out and read some of my Old articles and read about some of the dog home remedies that I have posted that can be of help and you can make yourself. I have dog home remedies on how to remove fleas by using Dawn dishwashing liquid that I have tried on my dogs and it works. Plus many other posts in my archives that will be of help to keeping your dog healthy and free from itchy skin so be sure to go back and read some of my past articles .Take time find the dog remedey to help your dog. ThANk you Lilyruth Be sure to leave your comments and do subscribe to my feeds. Also be sure to continue to vote for me at http://bloginterviewer.com/animals/dogcents-ruth

Young 'should not touch animals'

I read this article in the news and thought you all may find it important and also interesting, I know I did.

Microbiologist warns over petting farms
Parents should not allow under-fives to touch animals at petting farms, a microbiologist has said amid E.coli fears involving four sites.

Prof Hugh Pennington said they were the most likely people to touch animals but the hardest to get to wash their hands.

The Department of Health (DoH) said it was not changing its guidance - contact was okay if good hand hygiene followed.

Two petting farms in Surrey, one in Nottinghamshire and one in Devon have shut attractions owing to E.coli fears.

Prof Pennington said that parents should not "abandon the idea of visiting" petting farms, but they should "think very hard" about letting children under five touch the animals.

Hand-washing was "absolutely crucial" to protect visitors to petting farms, and under-fives "haven't learned how to do it yet".

It's so good for the children - one would hate to get to the stage where we had to stop them doing it

Miranda Stevenson
British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums
"These very young kids are the most likely part of the population to get complications if they get infected," he added.

But the DoH said its advice remained the same - children could pet animals but should practice good hand hygiene.

"Direct contact is not what presents the risk, it's what happens afterwards. If you use good hand hygiene and other measures, you hopefully shouldn't get it," a spokesperson said.

"Ill health following a visit to an open farm is unusual, even among children, and these risks need to be balanced against the benefits for a child's education and development that arise from contact with animals."

Current guidance was under review following the recent E.coli outbreaks, the spokesperson added.

And Miranda Stevenson, director of the British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums, said there were strict licensing regulations for zoos and there were always either gels or washing facilities were animals could be handled.

"The message to parents is to make sure that children wash their hands or put gel on their hands, after they have handled animals," she said.

"It's so good for the children - one would hate to get to the stage where we had to stop them doing it."

Closed voluntarily

Hundreds of members of the public have e-mailed the BBC News website with the majority expressing opposition to a ban on the petting of animals.



Forty-nine cases of E.coli have been linked to a Surrey farm
Prof Ron Cutler, an expert on infectious diseases at Queen Mary University of London, said more needed to be done to enable children to keep visiting petting farms and zoos.

Operators should think about giving visitors nail brushes to clean their hands after touching animals, he said.

Prof Pennington, who has led inquiries into E.coli outbreaks in central Scotland and south Wales, said: "Clearly I think the public expects that we have a really good look at the guidelines.

"And also to look at the way the guidelines are being implemented - it's all very well having guidelines if people are not following them."

World of Country Life, in Exmouth, Devon, voluntarily closed its petting areas and deer train ride following infections in three children who visited the farm last month - although the farm has not been confirmed as the source.

Rare strain

Four people became infected after visiting White Post Farm at Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, though no direct link has been confirmed there.

Forty-nine cases of E.coli have been linked to Godstone Farm in Surrey, with its sister farm - Horton Park Children's Farm in Epsom - also closing because of hygiene concerns.

HAVE YOUR SAY To stop toddlers from being able to interact with animals is madness
Jenny Davies, Poole
Read your comments The Health Protection Agency says that, while infection risks are reduced by sites being well regulated and run, there would always be some E.coli risk from farm animals and their environment.

Whether to stay away from such attractions is "a decision for parents based on a balance of risks", its advice says.

Nine children are being treated in hospital with Godstone Farm-linked infections; one is due to be allowed home later on Saturday, with the others remaining in a stable condition, according to the HPA.

Lab tests have identified the most serious E.coli strain, 0157, which can cause serious kidney damage in a small proportion of cases.

There are about 20,000 cases of E.coli reported in England, Wales and Northern Ireland every year but last year just 950 cases in England and Wales were the 0157 strain.

Why Do I Bother?

Why I bother to blog Dog News or Post Funny Dog pictures or Jokes? I love dogs, dog causes, and the people we can help. That's the focus of these blogs.The process of collating and writing about local news focuses attention on worthy causes, Save the Dogs is such a cause, this is why I have this fund drive going on in order to help Save the Dogs and I ask you to open your hearts and give a few dollars . Just go to the Chip In Box at http://dogcents.blogspot.com and donate whatever you can to get food shelter, heart worm treatments etc. You can make a difference in makeing these dogs lives better. Do not wait till Christmas to get into the spirit of love to give, give now when they need you. Is it to much of a sacrifice to give a donation to Save the Dogs? Really there is nothing to think about just go to the Chip In Box and give your donation, and know you have done something good.. There are some News stories that are swept under the rug are indeed found by bloggers and with the power of blogging, they can bring attention to them. That's the power of blogging.PS. In the process, I'm learning about communication. Also to bring attention to my goal. knowledge between you..." To me, this is very difficult. Perhaps the most important thing is to have integrity, to be as honest as you can be. by lilyruth

Another increditable Story- SHEP

- Shep was a border collie who followed his beloved master everywhere. When the man died in 1936, Shep followed the man's coffin to the train station in Fort Benton, Montana. When they refused to allow him on the train, Shep hung around the station yard and waited for his master to return. For the next six years, Shep checked every train that arrived at the station for his master. Tragically, Shep was killed by a passing train in 1942. His story was memorialized in a book titled Forever Faithful-the Story of Shep. He even has his own memorial with a large bronze sculpture of himself in a little park over looking the river. Source: Book- Forever Faithful

Author of Harry Potter Books GIves large Donation

JK Rowling has named the greyhound 'Sapphire'
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has provided a magical new home for a rescued dog in Fife.
Celia Fernie, who runs Greyhound Rescue near Kinghorn, said she had no idea who the customer was until she handed over a signed cheque.

The new family member, called Sapphire, is in addition to the author's Jack Russell terrier Butch.

Mrs Fernie said she had asked the whole family to come to the rescue centre to ensure they could provide a good home.

Generous offer

She asked Ms Rowling for a standard contribution of £30. However the author made out a cheque for £1,000.

"She was just a lovely person. We were chit-chatting and she was saying that other members of her family had dogs. They were just a very nice family," said Mrs Fernie.

The money has been used to provide veterinary help for some of the rescue centre's residents.

The pet rehoming service was established in 2005 and is celebrating providing a new family for its 100th dog. News

Animals do have Feelings

Researchers working in neurobiology and behavioral observation seem to be learning what pet lovers have known all along: animals have feelings.

New evidence gathered from actually studying dogs, chimps and other animals, supports pet owners’ firm convictions that animals experience fear, jealousy, grief and love.

"Five years ago my colleagues would have thought I was off my rocker," said biologist Marc Bekoff. "But now scientists are finally starting to talk about animal emotions in public. It’s like they’re coming out of the closet."

For example, recent studies show dogs excel at reading human emotional cues which enables them to be equally astute at expressing their own feelings.

Samuel Gosling, a biologist at the University of Texas at Austin, said dogs have proven to be quite emotionally complex. He said there are four dimensions of canine personality: sociability, affection, emotional stability and competence (a word used to represent obedience and intelligence combined).

According to Gosling, these dimensions are "remarkably similar to the four basic categories of human personality found in standard psychological tests."

Veterinary consultant, Dr. Jean Swingle Greek, said the "news" comes as no surprise to her.

"To those of us who share our lives with animals, the surprise was not in the scientific confirmation of the emotions that we take for granted, but more in the fact the scientific community has stayed in denial this long.

"It is amazing that time and resources still need to be wasted convincing some that what looks like distress in a rat, is, in fact, distress," Greek said.

And yet, despite mounting evidence to the contrary, some scientists are still arguing animals have no emotions, that they merely respond to incentives, such as food.

But for Greek, and millions of people who enjoy the companionship of animals, behavioral studies in lab animals has become an oxymoron.

"Either the emotions of animals are like man’s, in which case it is wrong to subject them to such tests, or the animals’ emotional lives are so different from man that studying their response in the lab is unlikely to ever yield any tangible gains for human health. They simply cannot have it both ways," Greek said.

© Source: Animal News

Bloodhounds lead to anthrax suspect

Sniffer dogs on anthrax case CA 'A three-member team of bloodhounds from California -- considered by the FBI to be the best in the country at what they do -- were each given the scent extracted from anthrax letters posted last year and each, independently, then led handlers to the Maryland apartment of the same man -- Steven Hatfill...' Hatfill denies any involvement in the anthrax murders and even says he has never worked with anthrax. [ABC News]

Ellie's grandmother accepts blame

Ellie suffered severe head and neck injuriesEllie Lawrenson's grandmother has told a court that she was responsible for the five-year-old's death after she was mauled to death by the family dog.
Jackie Simpson, 45, was baby-sitting Ellie when she let the pit bull terrier into her house on Merseyside.
It attacked the child causing 72 injuries. Asked if she accepted blame, Ms Simpson said: "Yes, because I let the dog in."
Ms Simpson, from St Helens, denies manslaughter by gross negligence.
"If things had gone the way they should have that day I wouldn't have had the kids anyway. I opened the door and it's my fault. I never thought the dog would do anything to Ellie," Ms Simpson said.
Cross-examining her at Liverpool Crown Court, Neil Flewitt QC, said: "You let that child down, didn't you?"
"Yes," she answered.
Ms Simpson admitted consuming two bottles of wine and smoking 10 cannabis joints on the day of the attack.
Tormented dog
Earlier she told the jury that the dog, a pit bull terrier called Reuben, had been kicked, punched and tormented by members of her family.
Kiel was in a mood and punched and kicked the dog. He then left the house... he punched him in the head and kicked him on his back leg, the dog yelped.
Jacqueline Simpson
Ms Simpson said her son Kiel had once lashed out at Reuben shortly before it bit Ellie's aunt, Kelsey.
Speaking about the attack on Kelsey, the defendant said her son Kiel, 24 - who in April pleaded guilty to owning a dangerous dog - punched and kicked the animal 10 minutes before it bit her.
She said: "Kiel was in a mood and punched and kicked the dog. He then left the house, I had never seen him do that before. He punched him in the head and kicked him on his back leg, the dog yelped."
On other occasions, Ms Simpson said Kelsey herself had tormented the animal.
Family rule
She denied that she had broken a family rule by allowing the dog inside her home where he attacked Ellie.
Ms Simpson said she had no reason to suspect any danger if the pit bull terrier was allowed inside.
She admitted that she knew Reuben was a powerful, banned dog. But she denied worrying whether St Helens Council would discover the banned dog in her home and said a vet told her son Kiel that Reuben needed behavioural classes.
Mr Flewitt asked her: "You have a strong, powerful dog you know is banned by the law - a dog that should have but wasn't getting behavioural classes - and you knew that in the summer of 2006?"
"Yes," she replied.
Mr Flewitt said if she considered Reuben's exceptional strength and previous attacks, she must "have realised it could have killed a five-year-old girl".
Ms Simpson replied: "I wouldn't have thought it could have done that to a baby it had grown up with."
The dog was later shot dead by police.
The case was adjourned until Friday, when lawyers will make their closing speeches.
It is thought the jury will retire to consider its verdict on Monday. Source: news

Jury exonerates dog trainer

A tale of a hounded dog trainer and those pesky game wardens... The Marion County jury in the trial of a Silver Springs man who claimed he was being hounded by game wardens set him free Wednesday, finding that prosecutors were barking up the wrong tree. He testified on the ins and outs of hunting dog training and how most dogs likes their belly rubbed, and how game wardens were trying to catch him doing something wrong and couldn't even though he was a reformed marijuana grower... The jury liked his 'tail' of woe... Jury exonerates dog trainer

Funny Pictures tells Jokes

I came across these pictures on the web and I thought they were cute and funny and I wanted to share them with you and hope you all get a kick out of them.

Actor Ving Rhames Dogs involed in killling of Caretaker

US movie actor and star of films including Pulp Fiction and Mission Impossible, Ving Rhames has been left shocked at the news his dogs are suspected in the death of his caretaker.
The dogs, thought to be three Mastif types and an English Bulldog have been taken away by US animal services.
The Fila Brasileiro is a member of the Mastif family of dogs.Rhames is quoted as saying he owned eight Fila Brasileiro dogs, a breed banned under the dangerous dogs act in the UK.It is not yet known for certain how the caretaker died but it is reported that his body was found 'covered in bite marks' although a hear attack has not been ruled out.The actor himself was out of the country at the time of the death.It has been suggested part of the deceased caretaker's job was looking after the dogs. K9 News...... Subscribe to this Feed

Smallest Dogs in the World

Worlds smallest dog : The smallest dog in history was a tiny Yorkie from Blackburn, England. At two years of age and fully grown this little dude was an incredible 2.5 inches tall by 3.75 inches long! He weighed only 4 ounces! HE was approximately the size of a matchbox. Picture of the Smallest Living Dog...Submitted by J, L, CR & TJ MORRISONA dog just over seven inches long and weighing 27 ounces has been officially confirmed as the world's smallest living dog.Danka, a one-year-old long-haired Chihuahua, is one of 10 dogs that Igor Kvetko keeps in Revuca, eastern Slovakia.He said he knew Danka wasn't going to grow much bigger and got in touch with the Guinness Book of Records earlier this year out of curiosity."I started to think that she was a bit small, even for a Chihuahua and so I got in touch with the Guinness Book of Records."Eventually I got back a certificate that confirmed what I thought - she's the smallest living dog on the planet."I've been breeding dogs for 14 years and among those a number of Chihuahuas. But I knew pretty soon Danka was on the small side. Now we know what a record-breaker she actually is."Danka who isn't that keen on dog food only eats a small amount of dry food crushed up.Owner Kvetko added: "She only eats granules of dog food and even then only two and a half ounces a

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POEM TO FRIENDS

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime. Solamon