Dana's Doggy Care

01/12/2023

This is Gus. I want you to know that Gus is the sweetest, goodest, and handsomest boy there is. That is all. Carry on.

12/17/2022

Cassian was a bit apprehensive off Santa.... Wonder how he'll feel when he comes to give presents in the middle of the night! Maxis got his early Christmas gift, a new "fun" collar for how naughty he's been!

12/09/2022

The boys absolutely love the toys grandma sent🤣

10/19/2022

I have taken care of dogs since I was little, my first dog being a Golden Retriever named Lacy who was the light of my life since I was a baby. She definitely solidified my love of Golden Retrievers. I had two other dogs, a German Shepard Mix and an Australian Shepard Mix. All three of my beautifu.....

10/06/2022

08/31/2022

Looking for some ways to distract your pup? Look no farther than a Kong! Kongs are a great way to not only distract your pup for a little while, but also give them a fun treat they'll beg for again and again!

08/27/2022

Taking a day to cuddle with my baby before he and his brother get a boys month with daddy! I'm excited to go home to Alaska but I'm going to miss my babies!

08/20/2022

These two are just the sweetest pups ever. I got the excitement of a walk today and then bam ever more excited when I told them it was dinner time 🤣

08/18/2022

08/18/2022

I am having such an awesome time watching these two! They are so sweet and so happy every time they see me!

08/14/2022

Phoebe and Fin are the sweetest two I've meet in New Mexico so far! I can't wait to hang out with them all week!

08/08/2022

My babies 😍 🥰

08/05/2022

Cassian got new booties!

08/04/2022

07/31/2022

Life with dogs is happier. They don’t judge you, and they can’t wait for you to be home so they can give you all the love you need and play with you. Add to that they make even the saddest days better, and they are loyal. However, these people will also tell you that it’s […]

07/17/2022

Backyards are a great way to enhance your home. You can do so much with the space. You can turn it into a beautiful green garden, a fabulous patio, a creative dining space, and more. In a well-designed yard, you can always relax and have a great time alone or with friends. But when you […]

06/30/2022

06/25/2022

Well we made it to our new base. We sign for our new house on Tuesday so hopefully we will be all moved in and ready to start finding new clients in this area! I am getting more and more excited about the prospect of living in the lower 48.

06/14/2022

It's a bitter sweet time. Leaving Alaska the place we've known all our lives to go to New Mexico. New adventures await.

05/31/2022

05/29/2022

Jimmy is just a hoot! Always super curious and even when he's already walked 2.5 miles he's still ready to go even if he's panting up a storm! He just needs a little nap first🤣

05/28/2022

Last walk ever with Allie! I absolutely adore this sweet girl and would love to walk her more but the mixture of gas prices and needing to pack for our move has made the decision for me.

05/27/2022

Jimmy is so much fun to walk! He's such a funny boy and is sooo photogenic!

05/27/2022

Allie is such a sweetheart! She wasn't into putting on some amethyst glasses and snapping a cute pick though! Compromise happened and it all worked out!

05/26/2022

Doesn't Allie just have the cutest face? She's such a sweetheart, and just loves going on her walks!

05/21/2022

I am going to miss Allie so much when I move! She is such a sweetheart and I just absolutely love walking into the house and being greater by this happy girl. She has come out if her shell so much!

05/20/2022

Dear Dog Owners,

This week I have seen post after post after post on the veterinary social media pages about the struggle with larger breed dogs that are undisciplined and fearful and trying to bite at staff and veterinarians. Half of the posts stated that they, the vet, were going to stop seeing any large breed dogs, some of them said that they were going to fire all clients who had dogs that were not well controlled, others said that they were starting to refuse service to dogs that growled or tried to bite or got freaked out when they tried to examine them. Clients, this is a huge problem and it is your problem and let's be real, it is your fault.

Dogs are NOT children or humans and we need to stop treating them like they are. They are animals! They do not learn by being coddled and babied and allowed to get away with whatever they feel like doing. It does not work that way in the animal kingdom. If you are a little s**t of a dog your mom or some older dog is going to bite your head off to teach you! Once that puppy leaves its mom, you now become the teacher and trainer of what is and what is not acceptable behavior and if you don't, you and you alone are ruining your dog!

Dogs need discipline! They are like your kids! They need you to teach them, to train them, to discipline them so they learn what is and what is not acceptable. I can not tell you the number of times I have been in an exam room and a dog is growling at me and the owner does nothing. In fact, often times they pull back from the dog and they always get that sheepish look and often will say, “he doesn’t bite.” The hell he doesn’t bite! He is a dog, he bites and he is going to bite me because you have not shown him who is boss and he has no fear of humans and he has no idea that being a jerk is not allowed.

Please, if you love your dog, do your job and discipline them, train them, show them the proper way to behave and make sure they know that being a jerk gets them in trouble. If you do not, you will not be able to find a vet to help them when they are in need and that will be your fault and not the vets fault. No where in our oath does it say that we have to subject ourselves to being bitten by someones dog because they treated it like a human and felt sorry for it and never disciplined it and so it now has no respect for humans and bites. If you don’t start being a responsible pet owner, your dog is not going to be seen and you do not want that to happen.

Do not let your dog be the top dog in your house! It is not fair to them and it is not fair to us in the veterinary profession when we have to fear for our safety in order to try and help them when they are sick.

Teach them to be nice, take them to uncomfortable places, make sure they know that humans are the big dog in the relationship, that does not mean you beat them that means you show them that you are the boss by not allowing them to be jerks and get away with behaviors that they shouldn’t. Your dogs life and health depend on you being a good dog owner and raising them to be good dogs.

Sincerely,
Dr Debbie and Every Vet

05/17/2022

Well we are officially moved into Chugiak! We will be here until we move to New Mexico in June! Maxis is just loving being so close to the river!