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30/03/2025

Some great homemade treat ideas.

EASY TO MAKE DOG TREATS!
PEANUT BUTTER DOG TREATS:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
½ ripe banana mashed
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 cup whole wheat flour
CARROT DOG TREATS:
2 cups whole wheat flour
2½ tsp baking powder
1½ cups carrots washed
1 cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup water
2 extra large eggs
2 tbsp honey
PUMPKIN DOG TREATS:
½ cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup applesauce
3 tbsp peanut butter
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
YOGURT DOG TREATS:
8 fresh strawberries
¾ cup fresh blueberries
1 cup plain Greek yogurt

14/03/2025

This is the inevitability of their aging and how you can help

If your dog is limping, moving slower, or struggling to get up, you might think it's just arthritis. But what if the real problem is muscle-related—specifically tight fascia and trigger points that make your dog’s movements painful and restricted.

This week on the Inside Scoop, Dr. Laurie McCauley, a Board-Certified Veterinarian in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, is joining us to discuss how fascia (the connective tissue around muscles and joints) can cause stiffness and discomfort, leading to restricted movement. She’ll explain how trigger points (muscle knots) can form from overuse or stress, contributing to joint pain and share ways you can help relieve your pet’s discomfort at home.

We'll be covering:

⚡️ How fascia and trigger points affect your dog’s mobility
⚡️ Why joint pain might be more than just arthritis
⚡️ Simple ways pet parents can improve movement with massage and exercise at home
⚡️ Supplements like Boswellia, Green Lipped Mussel, UC-II and more to support mobility, as an example: dogs suffering with mobility, pain🤕 & joint🦴 issues improved in as little as 4 weeks when given a combo of undenatured type II collagen (UCII®) and Boswellia Serrata🌱 shows randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study.
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A new peer-reviewed, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study shows dogs with osteoarthritis experience the same benefits in managing pain when given a combination of green lipped mussel & krill oil versus pain meds like Meloxicam.

Tune in this Sunday at 12 PM ET if you're looking for ways to help your dog feel more comfortable and move with ease.

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We hope to see you this Sunday!

11/03/2025

https://mydogrecipe.com/peanut-butter-pumpkin-chew-twists-for-dogs/

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Chew Twists for Dogs: A healthy, homemade treat your pup will love. Try this easy recipe today!

14/02/2025

Gorgeous dog, Autumn🥰

17/12/2024

Remember no one is arguing the need for sterilization, it's the surgical technique that should be reevaluated. Hysterectomy and vasectomy achieve the same goal but leave important hormones intact according to science.

"The association between gonadectomy and timing of gonadectomy, and the risk of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract
Objective - To determine if gonadectomy in dogs is associated with the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD) and to quantify the magnitude of the association.

Study design - Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sample population - Comparative studies with gonadectomized and entire dogs, with CrCLD as an outcome measure.

Methods - A systematic search of the primary and gray literature was performed. The effect size of the outcome measure was defined as the OR and 95% CI. Subgroup analysis was performed with s*x, breed, and age at gonadectomy. A pooled OR (95% CI) was generated from meta-analysis of relevant studies. Certainty in the body of evidence was rated with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework.

Results - The literature search yielded 1398 results and 24 relevant studies were included for synthesis. Gonadectomized female (pooled OR = 2.293, 95% CI = 1.768–2.945) and male (pooled OR = 2.117, 95% CI = 1.665–2.691) dogs were both at increased odds of developing CrCLD in comparison with entire female and male dogs, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that gonadectomy at 1 year or less was consistently associated with an increase in odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes. Overall certainty in the evidence was rated as moderate. All included studies were observational and no controlled trials were available.

Conclusion - In data with moderate certainty, gonadectomy is associated with increased odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes, particularly in dogs gonadectomized at 1 year of age or less.

Clinical significance - This study provides an estimate of the true effect size of gonadectomy on the odds of developing CrCLD, which may be useful for clinical decision making surrounding gonadectomy and the timing of gonadectomy."

07/10/2024

This is such an important post.

DON’T FORCE ME TO BE SOCIAL!
It may be really disappointing and frustrating when our dogs are not the social beings we expected them to be.

Many believe dogs should just naturally get along with other dogs, after all they’re the same species.

Some believe the “unsociable” dog has a behaviour problem that needs to be “fixed”.

Early, appropriately timed and correct socialisation is vitally important, but sometimes despite all of this, some dogs are just not that sociable.

Sometimes this can be improved, especially if the cause is from a negative experience, but genetics, breed tendencies, individual personalities, health and age all contribute to tolerance and sociability, which also change throughout life.

If we, as a human species, don’t get along with everyone we meet, how can we expect our dogs to?

Do we label every person that has an argument, doesn’t make friends with everyone they meet, doesn’t like every other person, prefers not to socialise - as having a problem that needs to be fixed?

Why is it so easy to accept that every individual person is different than to accept that every individual dog is different?

When we have done what we can to improve our dogs’ social skills, we need to accept and acknowledge our dogs for the individuals they are, allow and respect their choice of whether to be sociable or not and never force interactions that a dog is not comfortable with.

03/10/2024

Looks like a great calender and it’s for a great cause❤️