NJ Fix My Dog

06/02/2025

Great idea

What a genius and cost-effective solution! I’m saving this in case I ever need it (hopefully not).

Using a $3 pool noodle instead of a traditional cone helps dogs stay comfortable, allows better mobility, and doesn’t restrict their ability to sniff. It’s a great way to keep them from licking sores or wounds while keeping stress levels low. Brilliant tip! 👍👏👏

06/02/2025

This is Athena. She is in our puppy manners and life skills program. She has learned so much living with her trainer Christy in her home. Her people will be so proud of her.

07/07/2024

If you are struggling with a dog with High blood pressure, this can be a game changer.

This will not work well on dogs with very thin or small legs. High blood pressure is very serious, PLEASE take a few days to practice using this device and t...

01/04/2024

02/10/2023

Can we please stop expecting that EVERY dog wants to go to dog parks, daycares, patio parties and have birthday parties with other dogs! Nobody loves dogs more than me, but I’m here to tell you that dogs aren’t human children. They don’t want to do everything a human child does. Breed can matter when deciding what is fun for your best friend. Your Husky may have the energy to run, your Retriever may want to retrieve and your terrier may want to chase and grab. So yes, raising them with kindness is paramount, but paying attention to their needs is too. I said it.

This mentality that every dog has to be “social” with other people and dogs is keeping my shelter full, my days long and my heart broken, because I see the best dogs passed over, because they wouldn’t do well at a dog park or daycare. Not every dog needs to like your friends. I keep my dog in his room when people come over, because he isn’t comfortable around everyone, and I don’t want to set him up for failure. Love your dog enough to respect her boundaries.

Your dog doesn’t want to meet every dog. The reality show you watched about dog training and dog adoption is fake, I’ve worked in television, it’s edited to create a good story, not necessarily a real story. Let’s stop these narratives on dog ownership that are SOLD to us and based on making money. Dogs aren’t a business they are our best friends. Remember that.

Your dog can be perfectly safe and happy without overstimulating daycare or doggy birthday parties. Those things are fun for some dogs, but not for all. I want to take my dog everywhere, I want to give my dog the things I would want, but for the love of dogs in shelters everywhere, let’s ask dogs what do they REALLY want?

Dogs want more sniffs, waterlogged sticks, a quiet place to decompress, a space to stretch their legs and you to respect their body language and boundaries. They are talking to you…listen.

27/02/2023

This is how life looks when you are creating your relationship with your dog, or at least I hope so.

I have a friend in Greece that I love and miss dearly, his name is Eftichis Ioanh Manioudakis, that’s pronounced F TEE KEY, lesson one

When we are together we are similar to two 2 year olds as far as communication. We point at things and say it in our language and try to say it in the others. Every day was a new adventure, we laughed, played, and we would take day long trips and get by with the simplest of words. The rest of the time just “being” ourselves and enjoying every magical second.

One day we were in an incredibly remote village on the top of a mountain in Crete, they had 1 line of electricity (on a good day that will run lights) onto their entire farm. One of the woman made us a snack. Their was a small bowl of salt but I had NO idea how to “use” it. Did I put my fingers into it, was there a spoon to use. So I kept motioning to my friend putting my fingers into the bowl and sprinkling on my food, ok like five times. He just shrugged. Finally he grabbed the bowl took a pinch and tossed it on my food. We both looked stunned and in amazement and went on to laugh until we had tears running down our cheeks.

Cherish your dogs ability to do their damndest to understand and those ah ha moments. Once you see it from this place, everything you do and learn together should have joy.

Pass me the salt!

28/12/2022

Winter snow can be really tough but here’s an easy way to get ride of “snowballs” quickly! Yes that’s a wire whisk, it works really well. No more wet house and hours of blow during.

07/11/2022

Four years ago today I lost my Klymer, he opened his heart to everyone that knew him, he played every game with a sense of joy and adventure, he forgave me for some pretty crappy training decisions, but most of all …… he was THAT dog. He owned my heart. I suffered from PTSD after living in lower NYC on 9/11. No drugs helped me with night terrors. My heart was starting to fail due to no sleep. At 6 months old he spent his first night in our bed. 45 mins into my sleep, he jumped up and looked at me, Jerry almost stopped him be decided to watch him instead. He quietly woke me up, laid into my arms and I went back to sleep. He repeated this 8 times that first night. He literally saved my life, 12.5 years of no nightmares or night terrors. Thank you to Mardi McGuire-Closson, Clyde Closson, and Helen Smith for the most amazing dog. I miss you everyday buddy.

06/11/2022

Time to get her nails done, such a good Girl Smartie Pantz

24/09/2022

Wow didn’t know this

5 out of 7 nosode treated dogs against parvovirus passed away.

Let's get this clear. Homeopathic nosodes are not effective against parvovirus. Nosodes were tested in a clinical trial where the dogs were literally exposed to parvovirus after receiving nosodes. The majority of dogs died.

Fair warning: anyone posting the benefits of nosodes against parvovirus on our page or in our comments will be deleted.

Dr. Wynn and Dr. Ronald Schultz (University of Wisconsin; Principal Investigator of the Rabies Challenge Fund) performed the only controlled, albeit small, parvovirus nosode study.

13 – Sample size
5 – Unvaccinated control group; not given nosodes
1 – Contact-control dog for the nosode-treatment group
7 – Unvaccinated and given nosodes. Parvovirus nosodes given orally and in ascending potencies in a manner recommended by veterinary homeopaths.

Control and experimental groups exposed to the 2a and 2b strains of canine parvovirus. The dose (1 X tissue culture infectious doses) was less than or equal to the viral challenge a dog would be expected to encounter in a parvovirus contaminated environment.

Results: 5 out of 7 nosode treated dogs passed away; 5 out of 6 control dogs passed away.

Study findings: Parvovirus nosode failed to provide adequate protection from infection or disease.

Dr. Wynn states it most eloquently, “Until well designed studies are completed and thousands of pet owners make a concerted effort to help with potential retrospective studies, nosodes remain an unknown quantity, and I do not recommend using them as a sole strategy for disease prevention.”

15/07/2022

Should you wait until your pup has all its shots before attending puppy class?

posted September 15, 2008 A position statement on early socialization in puppies released

24/06/2022

Bravecto, Bravecto Plus, Nexgard, Simparica, Simparica Trio, Credelio, Revolution Plus all contain Isoxazoline which is a neurotoxin! ☠️

It is only supposed to be toxic to the parasites however, data is showing the toxicity is NOT limited to parasites and we are seeing many adverse reactions in dogs and cats.

Some adverse reactions that my clients have seen include:
• Aggression
• Personality changes
• Seizures
• Disorientation
• Wobbling or unstable gate
• Sensitivity to touch
• Abnormal vocalizations
• Urinary or f***l incontinence
• Death
I have seen these adverse reactions happen immediately after administration, but I have also worked with cases where the pet parent noticed these reactions days, weeks, or even months later. Sometimes the reactions don’t occur until multiple doses of the medication have been given.

AVOID THIS DRUG!

📎 Here is my detox protocol: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/blog/side-effects-from-common-flea-and-tick-products?_pos=2&_sid=4f37b2d66&_ss=r
📎 Safer prevention options: https://drjudymorgan.com/collections/tick-and-flea
📎 Flea and Tick Prevention Article: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/blog/flea-and-tick-prevention-revisited?_pos=7&_sid=56a77806b&_ss=r

12/01/2022

“Pets, it turns out, also have last wishes before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.

The specialist answered without hesitation that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners with the eyes of their owners before going to sleep. The fact is that 90 % of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. People leave so that they don't see their pet leave. But they don't realize that it's in these last moments of life that their pet needs them most.

Veterinarians ask the owners to be close to the animals until the very end. ′′It's inevitable that they die before you. Don't forget that you were the center of their life. Maybe they were just a part of you. But they are also your family. No matter how hard it is, don't leave them.

Dont let them die in a room with a stranger in a place they dont like. It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. They dont understand why the owner left them. After all, they needed their owner’s consolation.

Veterinarians do everything possible to ensure that animals are not so scared, but they are completely strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the pet. Endure this pain for the sake of their sake. Be with them until the end.”

- Tricia Mo’orea

Photo credit: Travis Patenaude.