The Hidden Hazards of Vaccines

Vaccines.  We are conditioned to believe that they are safe and that they will prevent our dogs from getting sick.  However, as more research is done into what ACTUALLY happens to the body when vaccines are introduced, more doctors and pet guardians are realizing that sometimes vaccines can actually do more harm than good.  This [...]

Dealing with Premature Grief

One of the most common pieces of advice that I give to people that I meet whose dogs have been diagnosed with cancer is to “live in the moment,” just as our dogs do.  I think it’s how they manage to stay so happy and resilient throughout their lives — they don’t waste time regretting [...]

When to Say Goodbye

No matter how hard we try, all of us eventually get to a point when we can no longer fight off the inevitable, and it is time to say goodbye to this life.  When it comes to our companion animals, this can often be especially difficult, not only because so many of our dogs and [...]

Dogs Help Develop New Cancer Treatment

According to an article in the January issue of Dog Fancy Magazine, dogs with lymphoma are now able to take advantage of a new type of technology that they actually helped develop.  Leukophoresis machines, which harvest stem cells that have left patient’s bone marrow and entered the bloodstream, had previously been available only to human [...]