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Highly Contagious Dog Flu Strain On the Move, Cases Reported in 2 More States
H3N2, a new canine influenza virus strain, which was first detected in Chicago kennels last March, has emerged in Washington State and Montana.
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This photo shows a male German Shepherd Dog who has been trained for duty as a PTSD Service Dog by In Canis Speramus. For more info visit www.incanissperamus.com
Well it's been a week since we came home from our training seminar and things are still going well. Fynn got to go back to Farm and Fleet today and show off how good he can be. We went earlier this week and he did well but not as good as today. I will add that today he did bark at a kid but in his defence the kid screamed with excitement when they saw him lol. I didn't let it fly but I wasn't too upset about it either since that is a very new experience for him.
Have a great week everyone!
This photo shows a male German Shepherd Dog who has been trained for duty as a PTSD Service Dog by In Canis Speramus.
I wanted to get a shot of Addie with the sunset behind her but we were in a bad spot for photos. My solution? Position Addie up on the table! Success! This was the result.
on a very hot day, I don't have time to give them both a nice walk before the heat rises. This is their 3rd time walking as a brace.
This German Shepherd Dog has been trained by In Canis Speramus for duty as a PTSD Service Dog. Visit www.incanissperamus.com for more info!
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SIGNS OF UNHEALTHY DROOLING (Part -1 )
Drooling, like many behaviors dogs may perform, can be a sign of ill health. Depending on the consistency, frequency, and time that a dog drools, it could indicate different health issues. Here are some of the most common health issues to be present when a dog is drooling.
MOUTH AND THROAT ISSUES
Often, when your dog is drooling a lot, the cause can be a problem to do with their mouth or throat. A minor issue may be ulcers, leading to them trying to open their mouth in
hopes of avoiding their tongue grazing the painful area. Your dog’s salivary glands may also be infected which leads to difficulty in swallowing and drooling as a result. Although it is less common, there is a possibility that the drooling may be a result of a tumor around the neck or throat. This can be known by a lump in the area, although a lump could also indicate other less harmful consequences.
TOOTH DECAY
Tooth decay can lead to drooling often due to the pain it causes along with inflammation. As the decay progresses, so does the pain in the tooth and your dog’s mouth. Contact with the tooth increases this and therefore your dog will try to avoid letting their tongue or lip touch the area. This means they may keep their mouth open, or even pant more frequently due to the stress of the pain. The open mouth and lolled tongue allow spit to easily drain from the mouth in the form of drool. This may lead to drooling occurring frequently and therefore it may be less watery than normal drool. As it is occurring more frequently, your dog may be losing more water so the drool will be more stringy.
STOMACH ISSUES
This is another category that covers a range of topics from mild to severe. It may that your dog is stressed and their stomach is upset as a result. Nausea through stress or illness can both lead to excess drooling. Saliva is produced in excess in times of nausea due to a dog’s natural response of considering vomiting. This aids the reflex and helps vomit exit the body. If your dog has overeaten as well, the same issue may occur as dogs struggle to tell when they are full. Although it can be a sign of mild stomach issues, bloat can also lead to excess drooling, a condition that can be fatal.
How to get a puppy to stop biting begins with bite inhibition. Dogs need to learn the strength and force that their mouth has and how to control this.
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I've read a lot of leadership books and few of them inspired me as much as reading this first book by Cesar Milan. By the final chapters I was not only sold on his philosophy, I wanted to be him. The discipline of his methods in following dog protocol in order to establish his leadership is pure zen—the focus and the physicality of it, the be here now of it.
I also enjoyed his personal story which is the first third of the book. He grew up on a farm with working dogs and the way he described the Mexican attitude towards dogs reminded me a lot of how dogs are viewed in Thailand where a dog is the lowliest of animals. The pariah dogs that tourists run across just about anywhere are almost as much a topic of indignation as the sex trade. The Buddhist precept against killing any living thing forbids euthanasia of unwanted animals so people are in the habit of dropping them off at temples. (In Mexico where there is no such precept in Catholocism, people feel free to be openly cruel to animals. Same in the US one might add.)
A family anecdote here: My Aunty Lily who loved dogs, but couldn't keep them anymore, started feeding the stray cats that would come around. My father didn't like them hanging around so he ordered that they be taken to the temple. Later when he got throat cancer, he consulted a Thai psychic by phone to find out why he had been stricken thus. The psychic (who lived in the States) told him that the great cat spirit was mad at him for sending those cats to the temple. And the tree spirit that lived in the tree he cut down in his front yard in Menlo Park was mad at him too. In order to appease these angry spirits, he had to go to the temple (across the Bay in Fremont), make amends and ask the monks to invite the tree spirit to live in the other tree, only it was already occupied so further negotiations had to be made to allow the first to move in. When he got cancer again the psychic said it wasn't his fault this time. What got me about this story was that the cats had a spirit that would speak up for them even though they, too, are pretty low on the Thai totem pole, not to mention that one could actually negotiate with tree spirits. And I thought tree spirits were just inhabitants of Thailand. (Try not to judge me too harshly on my animist streak. It's not rational, but cultural.)
So Cesar Milan came to the states alone, as an illegal, for the express purpose of living his dream of becoming a dog trainer for Hollywood films despite having no English and being homeless. The novelty of this dream charmed me. He didn't come, like most, to seek his fortune or get away from hardship. And then he rapidly achieves his dream (at least the part about working with dogs). People help him along the way hardly questioning his motives. When it become clear that his talent with difficult dogs is extraordinary he gets a real leg up. (This is the stuff that gets all the new age people going about how the universe will respond to your intentions.)
What he has to say about the state of dogs in America is as good a critique as any of the infantilized, neurotic, over pampering, consumerist culture we live in here. And then he sets out to cure what ails us, one dog at a time. We use this same phrase in my profession ie: we will help bring peace to the world one client at a time by helping people achieve peace in their homes and in their lives. Actually what he does with dog owners and dogs reminds me of the work that I do. The way it calls upon us to act instinctually in real time and provide solutions that make a difference immediately. This is part of the reason I so identified with him. (My client today had a meltdown and started to beat down all my suggestions, but I just stayed with her following her around and choosing my words carefully, until she worked herself from utter frustration to functionable without either of us loosing our dignity or her sending me home without a future appointment.)
He also inspired me to consider working with dogs so I could be privy to such a high level of interaction with an animal and as a way to enter a part of our culture that I haven't experienced. I thought I was going to do that by having children, but gave that up in the process of vetting the project. I may not get to do this either. It depends on how I sort out my relationship with Catherine now that there is no cat to glue us together when we're mad at each other.
Translation by Vicki Huang
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This photo shows a male German Shepherd Dog who has been trained for duty as a PTSD Service Dog by In Canis Speramus.
This German Shepherd Dog has been trained by In Canis Speramus for duty as a PTSD Service Dog. Visit www.incanissperamus.com for more info!