A few months ago, I wrote a post about Poisonous Foods for Dogs. I mentioned some of the more well-known poisonous foods for dogs (chocolate, grapes, onions, etc.), but I didn’t realize that sugar-free gum containing the sweetener Xylitol can also be fatal to dogs. It’s particularly scary because most people have sugar-free gum in their homes and don’t even realize that it’s poisonous to their dogs.
This article from the Burlington County Times drew my attention to Xylitol, but once I started looking I found tons of heart-breaking stories of pet owners losing their dogs to Xylitol poisoning. The article also talks about other common household products that are commonly ingested by pets.
If your dog ingests a potentially poisonous substance, you can call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center hotline. The ASPCA APCC charges $60 per case, with no extra charge for follow-up calls and can work with your vet through the entire treatment process....
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Pet Friendly HotelsPost Date: 2008-03-06 10:12:25
We’ve stayed in a number of hotels that consider themselves pet-friendly, from the resort-like Inn At Lake Joseph in the Catskills to the Residence Inn Marriott in downtown Philadelphia. However, we’ve found that pet-friendly often just translates to “pets allowed in the rooms”.
Don’t get us wrong, we really appreciate the mere fact that many hotels now allow pets, so that we can bring Oscar along. But we’re also noticing a shift in some high end ho...
Doggone good readingPost Date: 2008-03-04 17:41:10
I love the Internet, but I can’t fall asleep every night without reading a few chapters of a good old fashioned physical book. Here are a few of my dog-related recommendations…
If you’re thinking about getting a dog, I strongly suggest The Art of Raising a Puppy by the Monks of New Skete. Not only will this book help you decide if you should really get a puppy, but it will also help you figure out what kind of dog is right for you and offers excellent advice on training an...
Becoming a Therapy Dog - Part 6Post Date: 2008-03-10 08:32:59
If you’re just joining us, catch up by reading Becoming a Therapy Dog - Parts 1 through 5. Back to our story where we just received our official Delta Society Pet Partners badges…
We must be close now…actually depending on the facility you want to visit, you’re probably still 4-8 weeks away from visiting your first patient. What?? We’re already a registered therapy dog team, what could possibly take another 4-8 weeks?? Well now you have to go through the volunte...
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