The stuff we tweeted about this week!<\/p>\n
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Dog Health<\/strong><\/p>\n A short series on heartworm from Dogs Naturally Magazine:\u00a0Truths, Omissions, and Profits<\/a>\u00a0and Options to Fear-Based Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n A holistic approach to bloat prevention in dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n Epilepsy breakthrough in Belgian Shepherd Dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bordetella: Does your dog really need the canine cough vaccine?<\/a><\/p>\n From the AMRRIC 2011 conference: Zoonoses: How improving dog health in regional communities can help improve human health<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dog Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n Uggie and Dash<\/a>\u00a0(Uggie is the jack russel star of Water for Elephants<\/em>\u00a0and other movies).<\/p>\n Dogs Trust Vintage: 4 Ways to Improve Your Relationship (with your dog)<\/a><\/p>\n Footage of 30 dolphins stranding themselves on a beach<\/a> – and a raft of beach goers immediately assisting! Pretty cool video.<\/p>\n There’s a video here, but I like the\u00a0explanation\u00a0more. Denis Fenzi talks about how she\u00a0instils\u00a0value for a jump in a dog through classical conditioning: Lyra 7 months jumping<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dog Breeds<\/strong><\/p>\n Ten Steps to Save the Pedigree Dog<\/a>\u00a0from the Pedigree Dogs Exposed Blog. \u00a0They also had a statement from the Bulldog Breed Club<\/a> posted on their site.<\/p>\n I was impressed to see the number of dual champions in Brittanys<\/a>.<\/p>\n The New Book of the Dog<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(published 1907) is online! It’s fun to look back at all the historic pictures of dog breeds. I plan to get around to actually reading the book soon.<\/p>\n A historical dog breed picture collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why we must drop our obsession with coat colour in purebred dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n A collection of photos of the German Shepherd Dog over time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dog Welfare (including Shelters and Rescue)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Dogged Blog asks: Are your pet adoption listings hurting pets?<\/a>\u00a0I feel very strongly about this. \u00a0Adoption listings shouldn’t be a sob story hoping to ‘scam’ a potential adopter into adopting. \u00a0A good listing talks about the good and bad of the pet, and focuses on finding the right home, not a home that ‘feels sorry’ for the pet.<\/p>\n I love these videos<\/a> from the SAFER site showing that dog shelters can retrain food aggressive dogs, instead of killing them.<\/p>\n Inspirational interview from AnimalCAFE on closing down pet shops: An interview with CAPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n More good news regarding the Geelong Animal Welfare Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n Better photography could save the lives of\u00a0abandoned\u00a0pets<\/a>.<\/p>\n How to pick a responsible rescue<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pet Products<\/strong><\/p>\n Show Ribbon Pillow<\/a> on Etsy. A great idea with ‘what to do’ with all your ribbons won.<\/p>\n Happy 2nd Birthday to Ruthless Leather<\/a>, who will be running a promo until the 9th of April (couple of days to go!).<\/p>\n Dog Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n Love and a Six-Foot-Leash share some lovely stories, and I really loved Chix-A-Lot Friday where dog, Chix, describes the security he gets from his new doggy friend, who he claims is his type of thundershirt: “My New Thundershirt<\/a>“.<\/p>\n A post called ‘White Lightning<\/a>‘ from Vets Behaving Badly, describing difficulties owners sometimes have in paying bills.<\/p>\n Honest Dog writes about their experiences in getting a new dog when one passed away: Judge Not<\/a>.<\/p>\n