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Prevention of Separation Anxiety What type of dog is most likely to develop separation anxiety?—puppies who have parents or siblings with separation anxiety, dogs that have experienced a major change in their life such as getting adopted (especially dogs coming from a shelter or rescue situation), moving to a new home, the death or departure of a family member, or dogs with a clingy, insecure temperament. Our responsibility as a dog owner is to provide for our dog’s basic needs (food, water, shelter, mental & physical enrichment) while also conditioning our dogs to stay home ALONE. This is not cruel. This is an act of kindness that makes our dog mentally stable and comfortable for life. We spend 18 years (or more!) teaching our children how to function as responsible members of society. We have only a few months to teach the same to our new pup or dog. But, you say, we don’t plan to leave our dog alone ever! Forever is about 12-15 years in the life of a dog. Life is unpredictable. We can’t guarantee that we can be with our dog 24/7/365 for the next 15 years. Why not spend some time now to create a stable dog so we don’t have to deal with the consequences and years of stress later? PUPPIES
DOGS AND PUPPIES Other very important steps to take to prevent separation anxiety:
Remember, our dogs are a product of our behavior and how we interact with them. Therefore, try to avoid doing the following behaviors with your dog, new or old:
Cancer Detection Through Canine Scent Research has been done on canine scent detection in melanoma and bladder cancer. One group of researchers is preparing a study on canine scent detection in prostate cancer. Now there is a report on a new study in canine scent detection in lung and breast cancer. An article in the March 2006 issue of Integrative Cancer Therapies reports the results of a new study involving 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, 83 control patients, and 5 dogs trained to recognize certain biochemical markers in the exhaled breath of these patients. The cancer patients had a recent biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of cancer and had not yet started chemotherapy. The patients had lung or breast cancer of any stage, ranged in age from 39-87 years old, and were both male and female. The control patients had no history of cancer, were 22-79, and were also both male and female. The dogs were 7-18 months old and included three Labrador Retrievers, two males and one female, and two Portugese Water Dogs, one male and one female. The researchers considered many potential complicating factors including smoking, dental disease, diabetes, and the patient’s most recently eaten meal. The results of the study showed that the dogs were able to detect the disease with very high accuracy. Meet the “furry” kids of Jamie Conley Missy Montana Tiger Lilly As you can tell my “kids” are very spoiled and special to me. I don’t know what I would do without them!!
The reason for the recall of the dry products was “an inclusion error on a minor ingredient” that could cause vomiting which would occur immediately post meal. The recall on the canned diets was due to a vitamin premix error that allowed excess levels of Vitamin D3 in the affected lots. Feeding excessive amounts of vitamin D3 can cause hypercalcemia, soft-tissue calcifications, and ultimately, death. Royal Canin states that “all subsequent code lots have been tested and, other than the production lots noted above, can be used with confidence. We genuinely regret that this has occurred as we place the highest priority on the health of pets.” All affected food should be returned to the veterinary clinic for replacement. We believe we have contacted all of our clients who were feeding any of these affected foods. However, we felt it important to add this to our newsletter in case anyone was missed.
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Early cancer detection leads to treatments with lower toxicity and longer survivability rates. Yet the limited capabilities of existing diagnostic methods often make early diagnosis difficult. Research based on the hypothesis that cancer cells emit different metabolic waste products than normal cells, and that these biochemical products are detectable, has shown that dog’s olfactory systems (noses) are capable of detecting these biochemical markers. These markers are not yet suitable for diagnosis of disease but the results of these studies are interesting. 
Missy is a seven year old Cocker Spaniel that my family rescued five or six years ago. She was found along a busy road, eating from a garbage can. She was very frightened and pretty skinny with some terrible skin problems. Needless to say, she has definitely made up for her rough start in life. She is one spoiled little dog who loves treats, so she is a little chubby now but extremely friendly. We are on a diet at home and she is slowly losing some weight and getting her girlish figure back. She loves attention and can’t get enough snuggling on the couch or into bed at night. Here at the clinic she is very happy to hang out up front with the Receptionists where you can find her sitting quietly with a blanket over her.
Montana is a very large, four and one half year old Golden Retriever who is all about his toys and getting his rear end scratched. He is a typical Golden. His best trick is picking up all of the toys that he drags into the living room when it is bed time. He can be quite intelligent, when he chooses to be! At home I call him “Monster” since he is so big, but he is quite a “fraidy cat”. He is frightened of everything and runs to hide if he hears a noise. Instead of barking, running to his cage is his way of telling me there is someone outside. Almost everyone who sees him says that he is the biggest Golden Retriever they have ever seen. He has been this way since he was a puppy. He came home at 34# when he was only 12 weeks old and had a tail so long that he kind of looked like a kangaroo. As you can see, I grow them LARGE at my house. I have been thinking Montana could earn his keep by pulling a cart or being a pony at little kid’s birthday parties!!! I wouldn’t trade my enormous dog for anything, not even the large food bill!
Royal Canin Pet Food Recall