Interesting Dog News Stories Round Up
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 13th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Here are some of the stories in the news that have grabbed my attention this week, Fig and I have had a fairly busy week this week so we haven't managed to get much web surfing in, luckily I am a Telegraph reader! That was one of the saddest moments last week when I was watching the 6pm news and the headline was about the police dogs dying in the car : (
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Dealing with Kennel Cough
Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 15th, 2009 at 10:07 am
photo credit: Goran Necin
When we collected Fig from the dog shelter he was suffering from kennel cough. It isn't unusual for dogs that has been in an animal shelter for a while to be suffering from this condition.
The condition itself is a respiratory infection caused either by a virus or bacteria. I causes a hacking cough and sometimes a runny nose. Your dog may not have any symptoms of this when you pick him up but it may develop over the coming days when you get him home. If your ne...
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