Bokhara Pet Resort & Spa

12/24/2022

Christmas in small world ☃️

04/01/2022

01/13/2022

Looking for a person who loves dogs and cats and prior experience.
Be neat and friendly.
Able to pass substance and back ground checks.
Able to lift 30 lbs or more
Own transportation
Duties not limited to:
Pet care- feeding, cleaning and medications .
Front desk and phones.
Checking in and out pet guests

Approximate 20-25 hrs per week and available to work during weekends and holidays .
Paid time off- vacation/sick time

Also looking for a full time and part time experienced pet groomer .

12/24/2021

Happy holidays from us 🎄🐶

09/12/2021

Today’s The Forever Dog Longevity Tip 🐶
Add some apiaceous vegetables (e.g., carrots, cilantro, parsnips, fennel, celery, parsley) to your dog’s dry or canned food! 🥕

These gems contain polyacetylenes, an unusual class of organic compounds that has antibacterial AND antifungal benefits. They play a key role in detoxifying several cancer-causing substances, specifically MYCOTOXINS. Mycotoxins are tasteless, odorless fungal toxins found in pet food ingredients that cause organ damage and immune problems.

Eliminating mycotoxins from your dog’s body can be really difficult but serving up apiaceous veggies is a great way to enhance the metabolism of these toxic compounds!

Raw or cooked, carrots and parsnip slices make great training treats, while cilantro, parsley, and fennel can be minced and mixed in with your dog’s food.

This easy food hack is one of many simple strategies Rodney Habib and I include in The Forever Dog book to keep your dog healthy. Available now at https://foreverdog.com/dog-longevity-health-and.../

09/10/2021

Update,adopted!

Yellow lab found on Helena rd outside of Alden.
Please contact Animal Control @ 231-533-6421, if this is your dog.

08/15/2021

ATTENTION Pet Parents!

A chemical used in Milk-Bones, Ol’Roy, Kibbles’n Bits, Hill’s Pet Food and other pet foods should no longer be considered safe for consumption due to concerns about its ability to damage DNA according to a new animal-model study.

According to the Environmental Working Group: “A scientific panel created by the European Food Safety Authority found that titanium dioxide “can no longer be considered as safe when used as a food additive.” The panel, citing concerns about titanium dioxide’s genotoxicity, or its ability to damage DNA, based its conclusion on a review of hundreds of scientific studies. EWG called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to quickly consider whether to ban titanium dioxide from use in food."

A chemical that may damage our pet's DNA should not be fed to pets.

Titanium dioxide is on The Forever Dog’s Dirty Dozen list of additives you need to avoid in your pet food. www.ForeverDog.com/about

07/29/2021

Moose sleeps while Erin eats her 🍜

06/10/2021

If you aren’t already adding omega-3s to your pet’s diet, NOW is the time to do so!! 🥄💧

New research shows more than 70% of dogs have anxiety🔥, to the point, dog bite reports are surging during the pandemic!

Findings published in Scientific Reports, evaluated nearly 14,000 dogs, the largest-ever study on canine temperaments, and found that nearly three-quarters of the pets showed at least one anxiety-related behavior!


While a recent article in the Journal of Pediatrics showed dog bites🦷 in children👧🏻 surged during the pandemic.

The pandemic created all sorts of new pressures on families, so these trends are not surprising; most of us are feeling added stress and anxiety, and so do our pets. Many new pandemic puppies did not receive optimal nutrition, socialization and training they needed over the last year.

The great news is, science is now offering new ideas to help curb some of this stress!

New human studies suggest that increasing omega-3 (EPA and DHA) in our diet may protect against chronic stress and improve the way we age. Researchers at The Ohio State University found that daily supplements that contained 2.5 grams of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, the highest dose tested, were the best at helping us resist the damaging effects of stress.🧬

What about pets?

Rodney Habib and I have written an intensive section on stress management in our upcoming book, The Forever Dog, but one quick dietary intervention is to “oil a dog’s brain” with omega-3’s!
Research suggests that supplementing a mildly anxious dog’s diet with DHA and EPA (omega-3’s💦) can have anti-anxiety benefits.

Researcher, Dr Ragen McGowan, presented findings showing a significant reduction (up to 50%!) in both behavioural and physiological signs of anxiety in dogs whose diets were supplemented with omega-3 rich fish oils.

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a type of omega-3 most commonly found in fish oils, seems to have the most key role in regulation of mood. DHA deficit is associated with impaired transmission of key neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, which are core to anxiety, cognitive decline and depression in dogs (as well as in people).

New omega-3 study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-021-01077-2...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22370-2...

Dog bite article: https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(20)30824-6/fulltext

02/17/2021