Dog care

Canine Wound Care 101: Classification, treatment, and physical therapy

Wounds are likely to occur multiple times through the course of your dog’s life. Having basic knowledge and understanding of wounds, their care and healing process, can be of great help to you both. You can treat some wounds at home but others need medical attention. Physical therapy can also be helpful in the care of wounds and scar tissue. …

by Susan E. Davis PT

Nail Injury in a Dog: Keep Your Dog’s Nails Trimmed—Bubba’s Lameness

Overgrown toenails can cause lameness when they grow into the paw pad or break. Toenail injuries are painful. The quick, which you might be familiar with, is a collection of blood vessels and nerves. That’s why it bleeds and hurts so much. Dogs can break their nail when they sang it on the carpet or upholstery, outdoor terrain, or when…

by Jana Rade

Managing Your Dog’s Care Plan: Taking an Active Role in Your Dog’s Treatment

Take an active role in your dogs treatment. I have an obsession with helping dog owners gain knowledge and empower them to be proactive in their dog’s health care. It must be the force behind what inevitably connected me to your blog author, Jana Rade and a host of others such as Dr. Patrick Mahaney, Carol Bryant, etc. It’s a…

by Susan E. Davis PT

Understanding Scar Tissue: Is it Too Much of a Good Thing?

You may think your dog is the peace-loving sort of pet, but I can assure you that its body is designed for war! Similar to the human, a dog’s body reacts to trauma or disease with an all-out fight! At the onset of any injury, the “troops” are sent in. White blood cells saturate the area, especially in cases of…

by Susan E. Davis PT

Large Breed Dog Fencing: Humane and Effective Vinyl Panels

Dog owners are always on a quest for information on how to contain their dogs. Did you consider vinyl panel fencing? Vinyl panel fencing meets my two criteria of of it being effective and humane. Effective Effectiveness is essential for the proud owner of a confirmed four-footed escape artist otherwise known as Bridget. If there is a way to get…

by Leslie McGavin Clifton, PMCT, CPDT-KA

Jana Rade

I am a graphic designer by day, dog health advocate, dog writer, member of the Dog Writers Association of American and an award-winning author. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care in my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people how to recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to save others the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way as I did. That is the mission behind my blog and behind my writing. That is why I wrote Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog, which has turned out being an award-winning guide to dog owners . What I'm trying to share encompasses 20 years of experience.

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