Since 1995 the AKC Canine Health Foundation has awarded 188 oncology grants and funded nearly $10.7 million in canine cancer research. This would not be possible without your support. The scientific results that you made possible have helped move veterinary medicine forward, advancing the health of all dogs. While these are just a few of […]
New York, NY – If you’re anything like my wife and I, it all started the day you brought that one dog into your life. For us, it was Caesar – our first Bullmastiff. Since there was no Internet back then, we found him through the classifieds in our local paper. He was a great dog, just […]
Members of the NC House of Representatives are currently considering language in the legislative budget that would call for licensing and inspection of anyone who owns or co-owns just nine intact female dogs and/or cats. The measure removes the state’s Animal Welfare Act from the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and places it under the supervision of […]
June 2, 2014 – Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. of Topeka, KS is voluntarily recalling 62 bags of Science Diet® Adult Small & Toy Breed™ dry dog food as they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The suspect product, part of a single production run, was distributed to 17 veterinary clinic and pet store customers […]
Sixty percent of dogs with osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, die within one year of diagnosis. But thanks to groundbreaking cancer immunotherapy trials, Dr. Nicola Mason of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has helped to prevent metastatic disease and prolong overall survival of dogs suffering with this devastating disease. Because there is […]
New York, NY –The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) will now recognize titles earned by dogs competing in events sanctioned by North America Diving Dogs (NADD), an independent governing body for canine dock diving. NADD offer two types of competition for all dogs — distance jumping and air retrieve. “NADD events are an exciting activity that can […]
The Papillon Club of America National Specialty was held last week, May 24th through June 1st, in Wilmington, Ohio at Eukanuba Hall at The Roberts Center.
Summer is right around the corner and with the warmer weather and longer days comes more time spent outside with your four-legged friends. Summertime can, however, pose certain dangers to dogs. The American Kennel Club (AKC®) offers the following tips to help dog owners have a safe summer season with their pets. DO keep cool […]
Any Aussie that commits to importing a dog means business. It’s too costly to be “willy nilly” about it, otherwise. And finding a good export agent or agency to work with also helps the process, but it is nerve wracking on all parties from start to finish.
Engineering viruses to attack tumors is not strictly for human use, it is also being used in dogs. In research funded by the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), Dr. Bruce Smith, VMD, PhD of Auburn University uses biotechnology to convert adenovirus, a common human and canine virus, into a treatment for canine osteosarcoma. Dr. Smith’s research reprograms […]
