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Maple, and every dog before her, loves ice cream. What dog doesn’t? But chew bones are expensive and Frosty Paws, while more readily available, are getting more expensive too and barely last long enough for you to close the freezer door. So I decided to experiment came up with my own yummy recipe:
Put in a blender:
1 banana
1/2 [...]

A lot of people know that chocolate is toxic to dogs, but do you know that raisins and grapes are dangerous, too?  They can cause renal failure.  Onions, tomatoes, and peppers are not great for our canine friends either, so be careful of that leftover pasta added your dog’s food.  I like to save the leftovers [...]

I found a Le Bone Appetit business card at the Bluebird and was curious enough to go to their website http://www.leboneappetit.com/ where I found a terrific assortment of gift baskets and ideas for pets to ”indulge your pet as you would yourself.” There are many themes such as Birthday, Get Well, New Puppy or Kitten, Spa, [...]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/petfood.recall.ap/index.html

It seems there is a pill for almost everything these days and the FDA today even approved a new pill for dog obesity. Slentrol, a diet pill made by Pfizer specifically for dogs, acts similarly to human diet pills by suppressing appetite and blocking fat absorption. Of course diet and excercise are necessary in addition to the drug for effectiveness, and they say [...]

Some behavioral issues can be caused by a diet that is not suitable for your dog. It is believed, for example, that an excess of protein in the diet can contribute to aggressive behavior.
In the most recent edition of Leonberger Club of America publication they had a test on “How to Grade Your Dog’s Food” with results from some foods that have already been scored. Here [...]