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Dogucation Events is an ever evolving page which for the time being will act as a sign posting service for a series of products and services and public information interests. The opportunity for like minded dog owners to meet up and listen to a series of talks on health and complimentary therapies for dogs amongst other events.

Oh dear!
26/02/2023

Oh dear!

We feel ya, buddy. We don't like group activities either.

Made me giggle!!!😆
14/11/2022

Made me giggle!!!😆

Fascinating article .
21/08/2022

Fascinating article .

Knowing basic canine energetics can help you choose appropriate proteins, vegetables, herbs, and remedies to help heal your dog.

12/08/2022

Beautiful❤️

I live natural approaches to health .
08/08/2022

I live natural approaches to health .

As a supplement for your dog, lemon balm has many benefits that may help with several different conditions.

Amazing💗
05/08/2022

Amazing💗

The indomitable Camberley Kate, aka Kate Ward, and her stray dogs in England in 1962.

Camberley Kate was born in Middlesbrough on June 13, 1895. Orphaned before the age of ten, she was brought up by an aunt in a strict religious atmosphere. As a young girl she went into the ministry and eventually found her way to Camberley. In later years, she once claimed to have been a chef in the RMC at the time of the Battle of the Somme, although she would have been only 21 years old.

She also mentioned that she knew what it was like to be homeless.
In 1943, Kate bought a cottage in Yorktown and soon took in her first stray, a dog that was about to be euthanized for lameness.

Over time, the number of dogs in her home grew - some tied to her door, others left in carrier bags, still others brought to her by police or other authorities. By the end of her life, she estimated that she had cared for more than 600 dogs.

Kate and her olive green handcart painted "STRAY DOGS" were a familiar sight in the area as she pushed it from Yorktown to Camberley every day.
She died on August 4, 1979.

So important!
02/08/2022

So important!

Brilliant!
02/08/2022

Brilliant!

25/07/2022

So special .

Important to share.
21/07/2022

Important to share.

Having plants in your garden and in your home is a great way to create a comforting oasis you can enjoy at the end of a long day. Plants are also beneficial for inside the home because many can clean the air of allergens and other toxins. While plants and flowers are a cost efficient […]

I do hope this helps people .
15/07/2022

I do hope this helps people .

Responsible tenants in England with well-behaved pets will be able to secure leases more easily through a new standard tenancy agreement.

01/07/2022

So cute💗

Such fun!💗
20/05/2022

Such fun!💗

Nothing like a good massage after a long walk! It’s clear he loves to use it !!what do you think?! ...

Oh dear!
14/05/2022

Oh dear!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Dog Moms!

Amazing clever Jack Russell!!!!!
09/05/2022

Amazing clever Jack Russell!!!!!

A farm dog small in stature but big on work ethic is proving her worth on a family property where she does more than just round up sheep.

Fun!
04/05/2022

Fun!

Seen outside a shop doorway in York, North Yorkshire. Funny!

26/04/2022

Just amazing 💗

Typical Jack Russell!!
16/04/2022

Typical Jack Russell!!

Jack Russell Walkies...

15/04/2022

Oops Burtie!!!

14/04/2022

Cute!!

Made me giggle!
06/04/2022

Made me giggle!

Guilty 🙋‍♀️😁

Very important information about why you don’t need to vaccinate yearly!!!
06/04/2022

Very important information about why you don’t need to vaccinate yearly!!!

For all dogs (but specifically the smaller ones) the best advice for vaccine boosters is to ask for a blood titre test.

For no more cost than the booster itself, your vet can check for antibodies from their puppy vaccinations (which will invariably be there for viruses, the whole point of vaccinations you might say, as challenge studies show the core vaccines for viruses last at least 7-9 years...) and then you're good to go for another three years.

Bacteria (such as Leptospirosis) is another matter. These wear off and annually is advised (if your vet considers the known side effects from Nobivak to worth the risk versus the known prevalence of the disease in your area).

WSAVA, the world veterinary governing body, now recommends not only for vets to ignore the advice from pharma that enthused upon them the apparent "need" to "boost" dogs annually for viruses (they didn't need a single study of virus vaccines "wearing off" to convince them to do that either, I'm happy to be corrected below) but actually recommends serological testing over needless vaccine shots into a fully-vaccinated animal. Specifically, they state:

"...we should vaccinate against the core diseases no more frequently than every three years. This is often taken to mean that we should vaccinate every three years - but this is not the case. If the dog is already immune to these three core diseases, re-vaccinating will not add any extra immunity....Two new in-practice titre-testing kits are now available which will allow your vet to do a titre test very quickly, without sending the blood sample to a laboratory. Ask your vet to look into this less expensive option. One kit is called VacciCheck (Biogal Laboratories) and the other is called TiterCheck (Zoetis)."
https://wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WSAVA-Vaccination-Guidelines-2015.pdf

If you would like more advice on canine vaccinations please check out RawPetMedics Facebook Live on Tuesdays nights. Using the most recent literature, two of the UK's top vets - Dr's Nick Thompson and Brendan Clarke - have covered the topics many times for us.

Or, if you'd like a read of the current advice from the top veterinary immunologists, please check out our article below.
https://dogsfirst.ie/health-issues/dog-vaccinations-part-3-puppy-vaccinations-best-practice/

09/03/2022

Want to find out how sound frequencies can bring about a deep sense of calmness and peace ? Have a look at this video and see if you think Burt is relaxed!!
To listen to a 35 minute session for free just like Petra Healing and Quirky Burtie, Jack Russell adventures where very soon you can sign up for the newsletter snd receive your free sound session💗🎶🎼

Garlic is a safe to give your dog!!
25/02/2022

Garlic is a safe to give your dog!!

What would happen if you fed your dog🐶 245 cloves of garlic🧄 in a week??

21 years ago an experiment was conducted by Japanese scientists🇯🇵 who wanted to know what would happen if dogs were fed lots of Garlic Extract🧄💦 for 7 days straight.

At the end of the trial, NO dogs died.🙏

In fact, none of the dogs even showed any symptoms, but the scientists found microscopic🔬 changes in some red blood cells🩸, leading to the conclusion that garlic may be toxic☠️ to dogs.

How much garlic extract was fed to these dogs in the study, you ask? Well it would be the equivalent of feeding a 70lb golden retriever🐕 245 cloves of garlic for one week (2.46lbs of raw garlic).

Since then, the ASPCA, American Kennel Club, HSUS and most online pet resources continue to say “garlic is toxic to pets," but garlic is listed as a safe pet food ingredient by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). Confused? So are most pet lovers around the world.

Tune in to our Forever Dog Food Myth Busters Facebook live tomorrow at 10am ET on The Forever Dog page.

We cover garlic confusion and many other urban legend food fears in our upcoming book, The Forever Dog, available now for pre-order.

www.ForeverDog.com

Great information
17/02/2022

Great information

Need to work on your dog's recall? Here's a fun and easy way to teach your dog to come when called.

So funny!
15/02/2022

So funny!

15/02/2022

Sweet!

Terrible things, I have no idea why pet shops are selling them.
14/02/2022

Terrible things, I have no idea why pet shops are selling them.

THE MOST DANGEROUS PET CHEW EVER: RAWHIDE!

How can one of the most popular chew sticks on the planet be so dangerous for your pets, you ask? I mean, most dogs chew on rawhide for hours on end, and not only does it keep them busy, but they seem to last forever.

Well if you understood what it took to make this toxic “raw” leather stick, you would quickly understand what the problem is.

Aside from the horror stories circulating all over social media these days, of pets needing emergency surgery after consuming rawhide, the majority of pet parents today, especially the newbies, believe that this chew is some sort of dried up meat stick. Let me debunk that myth right away!

A rawhide stick is not the by-product of the beef industry nor is it made of dehydrated meat. Rather, rawhide is the by-product of the “Leather Industry”, so theoretically it is a leather chew. Sounds awesome, right?

“Producing rawhide begins with the splitting of an animal hide, usually from cattle. The top grain is generally tanned and made into leather products, while the inner portion, in its “raw” state, goes to the dogs.” TheBark.com

So, how does this leather, which is conveniently rolled up into pretty shapes, actually get made into those rawhide chews?

Follow along my friends and I will enlighten you on how this hide travels through a leathery process where it transforms from hide to a not-so beautiful, colorful, chew stick. Here is a paraphrased tutorial that was explained by the whole dog journal several years back:

STEP 1: Normally, cattle hides are shipped from slaughterhouses to tanneries for processing. These hides are then treated with a chemical bath to help “preserve” the product during transport to help prevent spoilage.

(No one wants to purchase a black, spoiled rawhide stick!)

Once at the tannery: the hides are soaked and treated with either an ash-lye solution or a highly toxic recipe of sodium sulphide liming. This process will help strip the hair and fat that maybe attached to the hides themselves.

(No, no one wants to see a hairy hide…)

Next on this glorious journey, these hides are then treated with chemicals that help “puff” the hide, making it easier to split into layers.

The outer layer of the hide is used for goods like car seats, clothing, shoes, purses, etc. But, it’s the inner layer that is needed to make the rawhide. (Oh and other things like gelatin, cosmetics, and glue as well!)

STEP 2: Now that we have the inner layer of the hide, it’s time to go to the post-tannery stage! Hides are washed and whitened using a solution of hydrogen peroxide and/or bleach; this will also help remove the smell of the rotten or putrid leather. Bonus!
(Research also shows that other chemicals maybe used here to help the whitening process if the bleach isn’t strong enough.)

STEP 3: Now it’s time to make these whitened sheets of this “leathery by-product” look delicious! So, here is where the artistic painting process comes in.

“Basted, smoked, and decoratively tinted products might be any color (or odor) underneath the coating of (often artificial) dyes and flavors. They can even be painted with a coating of titanium oxide to make them appear white and pretty on the pet store shelves.” - whole-dog-journal.com

“…the Material Safety Data Sheet reveals a toxic confection containing the carcinogen FD&C Red 40, along with preservatives like sodium benzoate. But tracking the effects of chemical exposure is nearly impossible when it’s a matter of slow, low-dose poisoning.”– thebark.com

Ok, now that these hides have been painted, it’s time for the final process.

STEP 4: Getting it to last forever!

Because the FDA does not consider these chews to be food, really it’s a free for all when it comes to the manufacturers of these leather strips, and the products they may want to add to these chews, to get them to last forever. Any sort of glue can be added here to get these bad boys to never come apart.

When tested: Lead, arsenic, mercury, chromium salts, formaldehyde, and other toxic chemicals have been detected in raw hides. So it’s safe to say that any sort of glues can be used as well!

Finally, it’s time to package and attach all the glorious marketing labels to the product.

Check out the fine print warning that’s attached with some of these rawhides:
“Choking or blockages. If your dog swallows large pieces of rawhide, the rawhide can get stuck in the esophagus or other parts of the digestive tract. Sometimes, abdominal surgery is needed to remove them from the stomach or intestines. If it isn’t resolved, a blockage can lead to death.“

(Oh, how lovely…)

And there it is! It’s now ready to be shipped to store shelves where it can be purchased for our loving animal companions.

How do proactive veterinarians feel about these chews?

Here is world-renowned veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker's take on the matter:

“The name ‘rawhide’ is technically incorrect. A more accurate name would be processed-hide, because the skin isn’t raw at all. But the term “rawhide” has stuck.

Rawhide chews start out hard, but as your dog works the chew it becomes softer, and eventually he can unknot the knots on each end and the chew takes on the consistency of a slimy piece of taffy or bubble gum. And by that time your dog cannot stop working it -- it becomes almost addictive.

At this point, there’s no longer any dental benefit to the chew because it has turned soft and gooey, and, in fact, it has become a choking and intestinal obstruction hazard.“

P.S. Ready for the jaw dropper?

An investigation by Humane Society International stated in their report, “In a particularly grisly twist, the skins of brutally slaughtered dogs in Thailand are mixed with other bits of skin to produce rawhide chew toys for pet dogs. Manufacturers told investigators that these chew toys are regularly exported to and sold in U.S. stores.” – dogingtonpost.com

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"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

Happy valentines Burt 💗 your the love of my life 💓Feel free to post the loves of your life here!
14/02/2022

Happy valentines Burt 💗 your the love of my life 💓
Feel free to post the loves of your life here!

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