Tag: diet

Is Your Puppy at Risk for Heart Disease?

With the 14% of the dog population suffering from some form of heart disease, your much-loved friend may be at risk. Millions of dogs suffer from different types of heart disease leading to heart failure, and because it often goes undiagnosed, the problem only gets worse. According to Nick Kramer,

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Got Pudge? 50% of Our Pets Do

Some Dogs and Cats are Cuter When Overweight, But is it Healthy? Ever since the ban of trans-fat in New York City, conquering obesity in humans has won a major battle, but what about your pets? In 2008, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention Study found that 50% of cats

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Getting the Fat Off Naturally

  Obesity, defined as an increase in body weight at least 15% above what would be normal for the size of the pet, is a medical problem. Proper diet and exercise can help significantly. Any program must begin with a veterinary visit to make sure that other problems that contribute

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Dog Agility
Wendy Diamond

Dog Agility – Overcome the Obstacles with your Dog!

  How would you like to spend some quality time with your dog, improve your communication skills with him, get in shape and have fun all at the same time? Consider agility, a competitive sport in which dog and human combine athletic skills to conquer obstacle races. This increasingly popular

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