Understanding Canine Hip Dysplasia
Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is an issue you hear about a lot, especially in the case of older dogs, and in particular in the case of larger breeds. It’s a common problem, one that can have a particular impact on the quality of the final years of your pet’s life. Dogish is taking a closer look at the ailment, to give you a better sense of what it is, how you can minimize its effects, and what you can do preventatively to keep your animals as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
What You Need to Know About the Unidentified Canine Respiratory Illness
In the week before Thanksgiving, a number of major news outlets started reporting that a new canine respiratory illness was sickening and in some cases killing dogs in a number of states…
Discovering Your Dog’s Lineage: Wolves, Domestic Breeds, and Home DNA Tests
A few years ago, when my wife and I were visiting family in a small coastal town in Maine, we heard a story that there was a hairdresser’s salon on Main Street whose owner kept wolves…
Virtual Veterinarian: Best Practice?
If you have a dog who loves going to the vet, count yourself lucky. An oft-cited study from the School of Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Adelaide in Australia found…
CBD and Your Dog
In the past five years or so CBD has gone from something of a novelty to a near ubiquitous product. If you noticed it when it first started, you probably saw tinctures or essential oils…
Fromm Family Foods
Dogs are always curious about what’s happening at the dining room table. Chinese takeout or Christmas desserts, good for them or not, they want what we’re having…