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Animal
Planet host weighs in on pet travel: Air travel and car rides
Crossing the
border with a pet can be complicated and daunting for pet owners. Animal
Planet host Dan Schachner has been there too.
“Bear in mind that certain things are going to be tricky- security for example
might be a little bit tricky with the dog,” Schachner said on May 6. “You are going to have to remove the dog from
the carrier and take it with you. TSA people will want to examine your pet.
There are going to be some steps along the way where they are really going to
scrutinize your animal and then the animal is going to have to go back into its
carrier.”
Pet travel
will be more difficult when flying for many reasons but knowing airline
regulations can make the whole process go smoother. The pet will have to be in
a well ventilated crate or carrier of some sort. Schachner recommends allowing
the pet to get a lot of exposure to the carrier before the trip to make the
animal feel more at ease while travelling.
May the fourth be with you!
Happy May 4th to all my fellow Star Wars fans! These dogs want to celebrate with you!
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Pet
food recalls: April
2015
Nylabone Products Recalls Puppy Starter Kit Due To Possible
Salmonella Health Risk
Contact:
Consumer:
1-877-273-7527
FDA PRESSRELEASE - April 22, 2015 - TFHPublications, Inc./Nylabone Products, of Neptune, NJ is recalling one lot of
its 1.69 oz. package of the Puppy Starter Kit dog chews, because they have the
potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can
affect animals ingesting the product and there is risk to humans from handling
contaminated products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their
hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these
products.
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Easter lily is
a beautiful gift but is deadly for cats
Easter is a wonderful holiday to celebrate with family- pets
included. Like so many other holidays the celebration can unintentionally
pose a threat to a cat or dog. One common Easter gift is lethal to cats and
symptoms can show up in as little as six hours.
The spring celebration usually involves chocolate that can be a deadly treat for a dog. Something
else to consider is the Easter grass that lines the bottom of most Easter gift
baskets. It can create dangerous intestinal damage if ingested by a dog or cat,
resulting in expensive vet bills.
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Photos: Real life Easter bunnies
The Easter Bunny is hoping its way onto Paws For Reaction.
Photos: Easter bunny dogs wearing rabbit ears
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Hope you are having a great Tongue Out Tuesday!
"I don't know what we are yelling about!?"
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Puppy
play biting: How to teach a teething puppy not to bite
It is a painful problem that every puppy owner faces:
play biting. Puppy owners are far too familiar with the feeling of an adorable
fuzzy puppy clamping on to their sensitive skin with those tiny, deadly and
razor-sharp puppy teeth. But play biting is a natural thing for a puppy- she is
trying to use her mouth to learn about the world around her. It starts with the
other pups in her litter. They bite when they play fight but when one pup bites
too hard the other pup will yelp loudly and stop playing. From the beginning puppies
are learning the boundaries of biting and it is a lesson that needs to continue
when they leave the litter to join their human family.
Biting too hard is a behavior that needs to be corrected
right from the beginning if the puppy is going to be able to have good
relationships with other people and dogs. Founder of The Academy For Dog Trainers Jean
Donaldson published an article in 2007 for the Calgary Humane Society about aggressive behavior in canines. She educates about acquired bite inhibition (ABI) which “is
the degree of pressure a dog exerts with his jaws when he bites, and likely the
most significant prognostic indicator in aggression.” Puppies must be taught
not to put force behind their bite because according to Donaldson “ABI has
proven virtually impossible to modify in an adult dog.”