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May 21, 2015
Interview and On-Line Chat with The Science Dog
You are invited to an on-line interview and real-time chat with The Science Dog (aka Linda Case)! Where: Facebook’s “All Things Dog Behavior Group” (Note: If you are not a member of the group, just send a “request to join” via their main page). Scroll down on discussion page to see the link to the event. […]
May 8, 2015
What’s the Deal with Meals?
������������������ ���������������������� ������ The Pet Food Wars: In May 2014, Nestl��-Purina, the largest producer of pet foods sold in the U.S., filed a lawsuit against Blue Buffalo, a competitor. Among other things, the lawsuit alleged that Blue Buffalo���s marketing claims���that their foods contained no by-product meals���were false and disparaging to other companies��� products. […]
April 21, 2015
Death Throes of the Guilty Look
I just��talked to a potential��client who is interested in bringing his 7-month-old Golden Doodle to train with us at AutumnGold. His��dog, Penny, has the usual young dog issues – jumping up,��a bit of nipping during play, still the occasional slip in house training, etc. Penny also��raids the kitchen��garbage bin, removing and shredding��food wrappers, napkins, and […]
April 16, 2015
Our Best Friends’ Friends
Our�� Golden, Cooper has a��friend named Pete. Cooper and Pete��groom each other,��take naps together on a favorite bed, and��play their own special version of��“wolf and caribou”��around the dining room table. When Coop goes on walks, he likes to have��Pete come along with us. And oh yeah,��Pete is our cat. Many folks who live with dogs […]
April 8, 2015
What’s in YOUR Food? (Revisited)
In an��earlier blog essay, “What’s in Your Food?” I reviewed the results of��four published studies that compared��the animal protein ingredients��listed on��various pet food labels with the actual��ingredients��found in the foods. Multiple��instances of mislabeling occurred in which undeclared animal species were included as ingredients��and/or protein ingredients��declared on the label were completely absent. This month,��another study was […]
March 25, 2015
Keep those Doggies Rollin’……Rawhide, Rawhide!
I have always hoped that someday I would find a connection between��the Blues Brothers and dog nutrition. That day has come. Rawhide, Rawhide: A dog person cannot walk into a pet supply store��(or��their own grocery store, for that matter) without noticing the explosion in the number of��dog chews, dental devices and edible bones��that��are available��for sale […]
March 12, 2015
Air, It’s What’s for Dinner
Every once in a while, I read a paper that makes me scratch my head. Last week was just��such a moment. The��paper really needs no��introduction. The title says it all: “Increasing volume of food by incorporating air reduces energy intake” [in dogs]. Let’s talk about obesity (again): If you read “Do you think I look […]
March 5, 2015
Scoopin’ for Science
I was at the gym recently, swimming laps. After my work-out, I was sitting by the side of the pool and a fellow swimmer and friend stopped to chat about dogs. He has never owned a dog, but his daughter has been pressuring him and��he thinks she is finally old enough to take on the […]
February 28, 2015
“Dog Food Logic” Wins Maxwell Award!
My publisher, Dogwise, informed me last week that my book “Dog Food Logic: Making Smart Decisions for your Dog in an Age of Too Many Choices” has won the Dog Writer’s Association of America’s Maxwell Award for Best Health Care Book of 2014! For more information about “Dog Food Logic” and about my newest book […]
February 24, 2015
“Do you think I look fat in this collar?”
Said no dog. Ever. This is how dogs more likely consider the possibility of being overweight: Most��owners are aware that it is our responsibility to keep our dogs at a healthy body weight and in good condition. We all know this, right? Perhaps��not. A few statistics: Obesity continues to be the number one nutritional problem […]
