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Real Housewives of New York dogs drink too
In the latest episode of the Real Housewives of New York, Ramona is having a calendar shoot with her dog when Sonja shows up for a chat with her pup. The four are seated on an elegant couch when the...
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Can humans get Norovirus from their dogs?
Human norovirus may infect our canine companions, according to research published online April 1 in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. That...
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Would I lie to you: Reducing risk of disease in dogs (and humans)
Approximately 35% of households in the United States and Canada own 1 or more dogs, totaling an estimated 75 million dogs in the United States and Canada. Despite continuous development of health...
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Questions: Why do dogs eat poop?
Every dog I’ve ever owned has liked to eat poop. Even the current one, Ted, the Cavalier master of indifference, loves nothing more than going outside and chowing down on some cat or possum poop. Saryn...
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Oregon: Live dangerously with dogs; lose a sandwich
Oregon seems like a lovely place. Never been, although the sense of dopiness in the state has apparently gotten so bad that the state Department of Agriculture has to allocate resources to a public...
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Pets and Service Dogs in grocery stores; the line must be drawn
I am constantly annoyed with pet owners that take their little dogs to the store, especially the grocery store. Oregon is too. The state Department of Agriculture started a public awareness campaign...
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Must love dogs – the Australian Internet dating version
Oh John Cusack and Diane Lane; you were both so cute in the 2005 romantic comedy, Must Love Dogs. And that’s why Jodie O’Brien and her husband, Tom, started www.lovemelovemypet.com.au, a dating website...
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Reverse zoonoses: It’s when people infect animals
We talk a lot about Norovirus because there are a lot of outbreaks and a lot of sick people. Dogs too. In July 2018, recombinant norovirus GII.Pe-GII.4 Sydney was detected in dogs who had diarrhea in a...
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Don’t eat dogs: China finally agrees
China signaled that it is planning to officially ban the eating of dogs after the species was omitted from a list of animals approved for human consumption. The Ministry of Agriculture published a...
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Practical ways to help vets during COVID-19
Maureen Anderson writes in the Worms & Germs Blog, “the COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of strain on a lot of people, and those in the veterinary profession are no exception. Thank you, Captain...
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