DVM K-9

19/04/2024

Obviously I mostly post about working and performance dogs, but this here is pretty awesome! GO THICKEN NUGGET! 💪🐈

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C54B-oCPXqq/?igsh=MXJkZHNqZHhlazJ6aw==

06/04/2024

A long and well lived life of service... ❤️

01/04/2024

In case you wondered why...

Have you ever wondered why the minimum age for hip and elbow clearances is 24 months?
OFA hip and elbow clearances look at the conformation of the joints to evaluate if there are any deformities or evidence of disease. While preliminary results are generally reliable, the accuracy of the final grade and the ability to diagnose hip dysplasia increases at 24 months of age. Degenerative arthritic changes secondary to hip or elbow dysplasia can take time to appear on radiographs, especially mild cases. The 24 month mark has been shown to be reliable for diagnosis because it ensures growth is complete and allows for degenerative changes to be seen. This age is also still young enough to allow breeders and owners to make informed decisions for the dog's future.

26/01/2024

After all the titles, the ribbons, the certifications, the trophies, the victories, and the defeats...

08/02/2023

A world wide effort!

Structural engineers, soldiers, paramedics and handlers with trained search dogs are heading to Turkey and Syria to help locate and rescue survivors of Monday’s earthquake .

13/12/2022

CONTENT WARNING: potentially distressing veterinary medical content in a puppy! This is very tough to watch, but is posted for educational awareness. Do not watch if medical conditions with sad outcomes bother you!

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This is a 15 week old female Rottweiler puppy seen by a veterinarian colleague. This puppy presented for difficulty swallowing and coughing, especially when she is excited. This breathing pattern and difficulty swallowing (hence the excessive saliva) is associated with juvenile laryngeal paralysis and polyneuropathy (JLPP). The pup also shows micropthalmia (smaller than normal eyeballs). This disease is genetic and most commonly associated with Rottweilers and black Russian terriers.

While this pup breathes fairly normally when not excited, she will likely require euthanasia sooner than later as all cases are progressive and all are sadly fatal. 😔

Thankfully the juvenile form of laryngeal paralysis is uncommon. However, if you breed or purchase Rottweilers or BRTs, please consider making sure the parents are screened for this disease! There is now a simple cheek swab test that may be ordered from OFA as a screening test:
https://ofa.org/juvenile-laryngeal-paralysis-polyneuropathy/

05/06/2022

WHEW!

11/04/2022

Nice job, dogs and goats!

27/03/2022

Besides the warm ups Andy Krueger demonstrates here, I also do directional send aways to a touch tub to warm up and then call backs to a stationary tug reward presented horizontally (as shown here). I just got in some Cato boards and planks in the other day and I'll probably use those as well.

If you like my training and want to further support, visit patreon.com/andykrueger and sign up for exclusive monthly content like this! What's up everyone! T...

16/03/2022

I love this. Too often in competitive sport with our animal partners, you see the winner pumping their fist, jumping up and down, and all with barely a glance at their dog or horse that got them that huge win. Enjoy your triumph, but share your win with your animal partner. Because there will come a day when they will no longer be able to join you at the start line. And if you really love them, you'd trade every trophy and championship to do it with them one last time. ❤

18/02/2022

Episode #1 of the DVM K-9 podcast is uploaded! The "Dog" movie is out this weekend and everyone is in a tizzy about the state of the Belgian Malinois. Vigorous debates about what we shouldn't do are all over the place as shelters fill and tempers flare. But what SHOULD we do as people passionate about working dogs? As someone in the breed over 15 years, I decided to get right into the controversy and weigh in.

The Belgian Malinois is a breed is on a precipice. How did we get here and what do we do about the breed's skyrocketing popularity? A working and performance dog vet and long time Malinois trainer w

18/02/2022

By request, I'm starting a podcast! This podcast will cover topics related to working and performance dogs from my perspective as a working dog vet, trainer, and breeder. The first full length episode is uploading now, but check out the intro if you're new to me and my background. I'm going to shoot for most topics being 40-60 minutes in length, so if you have specific topics or current events that you'd like me to address, comment below or message the page! If I can figure out the tech, perhaps I'll do some special guests in the future... 🙂

An introduction to Dr. Maren Bell Jones, working and performance dog veterinarian

12/01/2022

Because not all working animals are dogs...rest in peace, Magawa! ❤🐀

"His contribution allows communities in Cambodia to live, work, and play; without fear of losing life or limb," the nonprofit APOPO said after the death of Magawa, an African giant pouched rat.

27/10/2021

That's some fast canicross!

Two-time Olympian Anthony Famiglietti appeared to accomplish an incredible feat last Saturday, hammering out a 3:59 mile with Bailey, a 4-year-old Border Collie-Whippet, by his side.

14/10/2021

I'm competing at the Dock Dogs world championship as I have many times. My 8 year old Malinois Mamba just got a personal best in speed retrieve yesterday, so pretty pleased. Here's her jump in slo mo below. 🤩

This is just a reminder that anyone who sets up a booth at an event like this to provide some sort of service to the dogs are generally not vetted (no pun intended). Generally they paid for a vendor spot and that's it.

And yet again I see someone performing diagnosis ("gait analysis") and therapies on the dogs (including chiropractic adjustment using an activator tool) who is NOT licensed to do so. Generally the state practice acts limit diagnosis and treatment of animals to veterinarians. This is for the safety of the animals. If a vet screw ups and commit malpractice, the veterinary medical board can be informed. If it is some random person who is not licensed, they may harm a dog and you basically have almost no recourse. I have personally witnessed an unlicensed chiropractor working on a dog at a national flyball championship and the dog was trying to bite the guy. Who knows if he knew what he was doing?

These people operating outside the veterinary practice act may be very nice, may have attended various workshops or certifications, be knowledgable dog people, be competitors themselves, etc, but if they mess up or even harm your dog, you likely have little to no recourse. Most of them know they are not supposed to do what they are doing, but they do it anyways.

So be VERY careful who you decide to let put hands on your dog! And event planners, be VERY careful that these vendors are licensed to do what they are advertising!

21/09/2021

You want to really make your old, retired working dog's day? Warm them up with a brisk walk and then play a light, easy game of flirt pole with them. Nothing too crazy if they are getting up there, but just enough to get them going.

This is my old buddy Fawkes. You can just see in his eyes how much fun a 14 year old warrior had. We probably had not done flirt pole in over a decade! 💪❤

07/09/2021

One of the videos in the article discusses the ongoing research into figuring out what exactly human remains detection dogs are actually detecting. This research is being done at the body farm in Australia. The United States does this sort of research as well

Researchers at Australia's first 'body farm' have observed that dead bodies move significantly when they decompose and believe it could be important in investigations.

17/07/2021

You know who you are...read those instructions though! 😁