tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51401833896013292782024-03-14T03:34:32.958-07:00Pet sitting, Dog Walking, Pet Sitters, Marlboro NJ, Manalapan NJ, Freehold NJ, Howell NJ Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09717544464944122707noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140183389601329278.post-15442207905425381282015-07-15T15:36:00.001-07:002015-07-15T15:36:46.786-07:00Dog Days of Summerwww.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com<br />
As summer days are passing, CAP Dog Walking & Pet Sitting, LLC is happy to be very busy with our furry friends, both old and new. We are enjoying spending time with our canine and feline friends, playing ball, swimming, snuggling, and loving the companionship while their mommys and daddys enjoy some rest and relaxation.<br />
Have a happy and safe summer!<br />
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We are so happy to be spending Spring Break with furry friends of parents both working and vacationing!<br />
Welcome to our furry family Sparky and Casey!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09717544464944122707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140183389601329278.post-55765356756841135702015-03-08T08:44:00.001-07:002015-03-08T08:44:44.701-07:00Spring is in the Air at CAP Dog Walking & Pet Sitting, LLC<a href="http://www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com/">www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com</a><br />
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Spring is in the air at CAP Dog Walking & Pet Sitting, LLC. It is time to think about planning your<br />Spring Break Pet Sitting. Let's melt away that ice and snow, and book your next pet sit. Your dogs/cats/gerbils/reptiles/amphibians will be in good hands with us!<br />
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Contact us and we will set up a free consultation so we can meet your most precious friend/s!!!!<br />
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Book your SPRING BREAK pet sitting between now and February 13, 2015, and get 10% OFF our already low weekly prices!<br />
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What a great and busy weekend we had with our canine friends.<br />
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We were so lucky to spend time with Snowey, Hope, Faith, Scooby, Murphy, Tbone and Montey!<br />
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HAPPY AUTUMN!!!!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Well, it's been a great summer. I made lots of new friends, of the canine species. Our new business is off to a good start, and we look forward to adding new members to our "pack" as the months go on. Happy Labor Day!! Here's to a fun-filled, happy, and healthy school year</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do something special with your pup today and every day!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09717544464944122707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140183389601329278.post-71832145323256736072014-08-24T12:22:00.000-07:002014-08-24T12:22:08.308-07:00<strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"><a href="http://www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com/">www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com</a></strong><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Dogs do dream!</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"> Dogs and humans have the same type of slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) and during this REM stage dogs can dream. The twitching and paw movements that occur during their sleep are signs that your pet is dreaming</span><br />
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Scary noises from storms, or even 4th of July fireworks can turn the bravest canines into scared puppies. Even fireworks noises for New Years, cars backfiring or gunshots during hunting season also create dog <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/BehaviorProblems/a/Scared-Puppy.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">fear</a>, and happen throughout the year.</div>
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Up to 20 percent of dogs suffer from noise phobias. For fireworks celebrations, owners can predict events and take steps to sooth upset doggy feelings. But unexpected storms can be difficult to manage. Frantic pups pull down window blinds, collide with screen doors or crash through windows, while others simply shiver and moan. It's important to <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/Homecoming/a/Puppy-Proofing.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">puppy proof</a> your home so the frightened pup isn't injured, and a secure <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/Homecoming/a/Dog-Fences-Safe-Confinement.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">fence</a>should withstand even a puppy panic attack.</div>
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Behaviorists recommend pups be counter-conditioned to the scary noises by exposing the fearful dog to recorded sounds of the scary noise played at a very low volume, and rewarding him for staying calm. Gradually, you increase the noise level, to help the pup “get used” to the noise--desensitize him--so he can learn to tolerate it.</div>
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Desensitization programs can take weeks and sometimes months to work, though. Pups suffering from storm phobias also may react to the sounds of rain. Even the sensation of humidity or barometric pressure can trigger <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/BehaviorProblems/a/Dog-Behavior-Problems.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">behavior problem</a>s, and you can’t do much to control humidity or barometric pressure. Use these 11 tips to dial down the noisy fear factor.</div>
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Avoid offering sympathy. Coddling your pup when he's fearful can reward the behavior. Instead of saying, "poor baby are you scared?" use a matter of fact tone, "wow, that was a loud noise and made me jump, too--but we aren't scared."</div>
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Dress them up. Some puppies benefit from the <a href="http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/3%5Dgs" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XL">Storm Defender</a> that reduces static electricity that prompts some behavior problems. Another option is the <a href="http://www.anxietywrap.com/" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ">Anxiety Wrap</a><a href="http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/3%5Dgt" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XL"> </a>that applies even pressure to the dog’s body and helps him better manage his stress. A similar product that applies pressure is the <a href="http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/3Vgl" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XL">Thundershirt</a>. In addition, the <a href="http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/3%5Dgu" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XL">Calming Cap</a>seems to help some pups through stressful, anxious situations by hiding their eyes. A new product called <a href="http://www.thereincoat.com/" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ">The Rein Coat</a> combines a harness, rain-shedding properties and calming relief for anxiety, fear and aggression and fits dogs (and cats) from 5 pounds to 250 pounds. Because each Rein Coat is custom fitted, it's a bit pricier than other options. These products also can help with your dog's <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/BehaviorProblems/a/Puppy-Separation-Anxiety.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">separation anxiety</a> issues.</div>
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Avoid giving your puppy a sedative, because it won't reduce his fear. He just won't be able to do anything about it, which can make his anxiety even worse. Your <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/Puppy_Health/a/Veterinarian-Finding-A-Vet.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">vet</a> may prescribe anti-anxiety <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/Puppy_Health/a/Compounding-Meds.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">medication</a>based on your individual pup's needs.</div>
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Ear plugs that mask the sound may also help. My veterinarian Dr. John Brakebill says when a client's dog went crazy after they moved near a gun range, the phobia calmed during treatment for an ear infection because the thick ointment muffled the sound. He suggests cotton balls or ear plugs as a temporary solution to help muffle the noise. Ask your vet to show you how to safely place anything in the dog's ears, though, so you don't damage the pup's hearing and plugs are easily removed after the upsetting sounds subside.</div>
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Aromatherapy also helps sooth puppy fears. <a href="http://www.earthheartinc.com/Canine_Calm.html" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" zt="-o1/XJ">Canine Calm</a> from Earth Guard Mists is designed to sooth dogs prone to distress due to thunderstorms, fireworks and other noisy or anxiety-producing situations. It contains pure essential oils of bergamot, tangerine, lavender, geranium, marjoram, and ylang ylang, all known to have a calming or even natural sedative properties. Earth Guard mists can be sprayed directly onto cloth, skin or fur without staining or leaving sticky residue and are said to be safe for puppies as young as 8 weeks old.</div>
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A natural supplement of melatonin may help--a substance similar to a chemical produced in the brain that helps regulate sleep. Melatonin helps reduce the panic attacks in noise-phobic dogs, but it won't sedate the pup. Melatonin lasts several hours and may be cumulative over several days so you can plan ahead for known scary events like 4th of July. Melatonin can be found in health food stores, pharmacies, and some supermarkets. Always check with your <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/Puppy_Health/a/Veterinarian-Finding-A-Vet.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">veterinarian</a> for the proper dosage for your size and breed of dog.</div>
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Another option includes <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/ToysSupplies/fr/Review-Comfort-Zone-With-D-A-P.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Comfort Zone with D.A.P.</a> (dog appeasing pheromone). The product is an analogue of the pheromone mom-dogs produce to calm nursing puppies that signal him "don't worry, there's nothing to fear." Pheromones are chemical substances made by the animal’s body that act as a form of <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/BehaviorProblems/tp/7-Kinds-Of-Puppy-Talk.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">communication</a> that, when inhaled by your dog, talks directly to his brain. It calms the fears of dogs of any age. D.A.P. plug-in, sprays, and infused collars are available at pet products stores. It helps a dog put a damper on fear long enough to “think” so that your behavior modification/training techniques can work. You’ll need to have the D.A.P. plugged in for several days in advance for it to offer your dog the best benefits. So when the <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/OwnerPuppyCare/a/Cold-Weather-Tips-For-Puppies.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">weather</a>report indicates storms or fireworks displays are in the offing, be prepared. The infused collar works more immediately. The spray can be used every one to two hours on bedding or a bandanna the dog wears.</div>
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Dogs can’t panic when using their brain for something else such as “work” so give your dog a job to do just before and during the thunder and lightning display. Drill him on<a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/Training/a/Dog-Training-Clicker-Training.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">obedience commands</a> and special tricks, or ask him to play <a href="http://puppies.about.com/od/PuppyPlaySports/fr/Review-Kong-Squeezz-Jels.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">fetch</a> and carry around a favorite toy. That engages his brain into productive activity rather than thinking about the scary noises.</div>
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Giving him treats and positive rewards for remaining calm also reinforces the benefits of controlling his emotions. Each time the wind blows, or thunder booms, try saying, "Wow, what fun!" to jolly him along and show there's no reason to fear, and then give a treat.</div>
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Turn a radio to static to create white noise that muffles scary noises. Certain types of music can prove calming, too, by “entraining” the dog’s heart, respiration and brain waves to slow down and match the soothing rhythm. Harp music can be especially calming.</div>
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Last weekend we were lucky enough to meet our newest members of our pack - Libby and Joey. Libby is a Cairn Terrier, and Joey is a Chiwawa Mix.<br />
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</td><td style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div class="gig-counter gig-share-counter gig-counter-$rid gig-counter-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction0-count" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -8px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px auto 0px 1px; padding: 0px; position: static; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 38px; zoom: 1;">
<span class="gig-counter-text gig-share-counter-text gig-counter-text-right gig-share-counter-text-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction0-count-value" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; left: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; zoom: 1;">2K</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</td><td style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; width: auto; zoom: 1;"><div class="gig-button-container gig-button-container-count-right gig-button-container-facebook gig-button-container-facebook-count-right gig-share-button-container gig-button-container-horizontal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; display: inline-block; float: none; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: auto;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #4d4d4d; float: none; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;">
<tr style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><td class="gig-button-td" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;"><div alt="" class="gig-button gig-share-button gig-button-up gig-button-count-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; cursor: pointer; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;" title="">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #4d4d4d; float: none; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;">
<tr style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-left" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-left_img" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 2px;">
</div>
</td><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-icon" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/i/shareBar/button/buttonCenterImgUp.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; zoom: 1;"><div id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-facebook_img" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -62px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 16px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 16px;">
</div>
</td><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/i/shareBar/button/buttonCenterImgUp.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;"><div class="gig-button-text gig-share-button-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #333333; float: none; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; white-space: nowrap; width: auto;">
Facebook</div>
</td><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-right" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-right_img" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -4px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 2px;">
</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</td><td style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div class="gig-counter gig-share-counter gig-counter-$rid gig-counter-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-count" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -8px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px auto 0px 1px; padding: 0px; position: static; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 38px; zoom: 1;">
<span class="gig-counter-text gig-share-counter-text gig-counter-text-right gig-share-counter-text-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction1-count-value" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; left: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; zoom: 1;">2K</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</td><td style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; width: auto; zoom: 1;"><div class="gig-button-container gig-button-container-count-right gig-button-container-twitter gig-button-container-twitter-count-right gig-share-button-container gig-button-container-horizontal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; display: inline-block; float: none; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px; vertical-align: top; width: auto;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #4d4d4d; float: none; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;">
<tr style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><td class="gig-button-td" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;"><div alt="" class="gig-button gig-share-button gig-button-up gig-button-count-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; cursor: pointer; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;" title="">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #4d4d4d; float: none; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;">
<tr style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-left" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-left_img" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 2px;">
</div>
</td><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-icon" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/i/shareBar/button/buttonCenterImgUp.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; zoom: 1;"><div id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-twitter_img" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -78px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 16px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 16px;">
</div>
</td><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/i/shareBar/button/buttonCenterImgUp.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;"><div class="gig-button-text gig-share-button-text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #333333; float: none; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; white-space: nowrap; width: auto;">
Twitter</div>
</td><td id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-right" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-right_img" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -4px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; width: 2px;">
</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</td><td style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><div class="gig-counter gig-share-counter gig-counter-$rid gig-counter-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-count" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/GetSprite.ashx?path=%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2Fbutton%5Bleft%2Cright%5DImg%5Bup%2Cover%5D.png%7C2%2C20%5E%2FshareBar%2Fbutton%2FrightCountImg.png%7C38%2C20%5E%2Fsharebar%2Ficons%2F%5Bshare%2Cfacebook%2Ctwitter%2Cgoogle%2Cemail%2Cprint%5D.png%7C16%2C16); background-origin: initial; background-position: -8px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px auto 0px 1px; padding: 0px; position: static; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 38px; zoom: 1;">
<span class="gig-counter-text gig-share-counter-text gig-counter-text-right gig-share-counter-text-right" id="gigya-sharebar-reaction2-count-value" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; left: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: auto; zoom: 1;">122</span></div>
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With record temperatures around the country, it is important to keep your dogs in mind when it comes to keeping cool. Here are Cesar's Top 10 Tips for beating the <span class="keyword_link"><a href="http://www.cesarsway.com/dog-care/dog-health/top-summer-tips" style="color: #0c71b3; text-decoration: none;">summer</a></span> heat!</div>
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1.) Exercise your dog early in the morning or late at night.</h2>
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Since these are the cooler parts of the day, this will make the <span class="keyword_link"><a href="http://www.cesarsway.com/channel/training/dog-walk" style="color: #0c71b3; text-decoration: none;">walk</a></span> more comfortable for both you and your dog. I'm a believer in vigorous <span class="keyword_link"><a href="http://www.cesarsway.com/channel/training/exercise" style="color: #0c71b3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">exercise</a></span> for healthy dogs, but this is the time of year to back off on exercise intensity.</div>
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2.) Use doggie boots.</h2>
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You can find these at your local pet supply store. If you can't walk your dog during the early and later hours of the day, this is a good way of protecting him. Heat rises from the ground, especially on surfaces like cement and asphalt, and dogs absorb and release heat through their feet. Just like boots prevent the dog from absorbing the cold in the winter, they also isolate heat.</div>
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3.) Watch for signs of dehydration.</h2>
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Dogs can't sweat. They cool off by panting, so an overheated dog will drool excessively. It will become lethargic, its eyes will be bloodshot, and it may appear a little pale. If you lift its skin, it will take longer than usual for the skin to fall back into place.</div>
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4.) Keep your dog hydrated!</h2>
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Different dogs have different needs when battling the heat. Keep in mind that darker coats absorb more heat than lighter coats. Also, overweight dogs are at higher risk for dehydration. Carry a bottle of water when going on a walk with your dog. Better yet have your dog carry it for you in a backpack or a vest! The water in the bottles will keep the dog cooler and also give the dog a sense of purpose.</div>
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5.) Find innovative ways to cool your dog.</h2>
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Don't have air conditioning? No problem! Find a spot in the shade and set up a kiddie pool. Lay down a wet towel for your dog to lie on. Or simply set up a fan in front of a pan of ice. At the Dog Psychology Center, we have sprinklers that spray the dogs with a gentle mist of water.</div>
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6.) Dogs cool from the bottom up.</h2>
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Make sure to spray the paws and stomach, not just the top of the dog, when spraying it with water. A wet towel does more good on the bottom of your dog than when laid on the top of its coat.</div>
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7.) Let your dog dig!</h2>
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Your dog may resort to finding his own way to avoid the heat. Dog in nature dig their dens not out of frustration but to find food, hide, give birth--or keep cool! If it's possible, locate a shady area where it's okay for your dog to dig.</div>
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8.) Let your dog check the weather.</h2>
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Dogs don't have the Weather Channel, so they don't know why they are being denied a long walk for the day. Allow your dog to step outside and feel for itself that it is too hot, too wet, or too cold to go on a long walk. Instinctually, the dog will understand that it has to shorten its walk, or simply come back inside where it's safe.</div>
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9.) Never leave your dog in a parked car.</h2>
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The car retains more heat than an open area, even if it is in the shade. Plus, a dog may get overexcited in the car due to passersby or panic from claustrophobia, making dehydration more likely. On longer trips, make sure you have water for the dog and keep the AC running.</div>
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10.) Use hot weather as an excuse to swim more often!</h2>
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The best activity you can do in summertime or hot weather is swimming. Instead of walking the dog, take the dog on a swim! If you hold on and allow your dog to take you around the pool, it becomes a powerful bonding experience for the two of you, similar to the walk.</div>
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Dog parks are becoming more popular all across the United States. They range in size and design but all share the same purpose: to provide a place where dogs can run freely off-leash and socialize with other dogs. Although they’re not for everyone, dog parks can benefit both people and their pets. Read on to find out if a trip to the dog park is right for you and your dog as well as what to do before you visit and once you’re there.</div>
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<span class="blue-header-large" style="color: #4978a1; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To Go or Not to Go</span></div>
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Many behavior problems in dogs are caused by a lack of physical and mental activity. Dogs were born to lead active lives. They’ve worked alongside people for thousands of years, hunting game, herding and protecting livestock, and controlling vermin. Dogs’ wild relatives lead busy lives, too. Their days are full of hunting, scavenging, avoiding predators and complex social interaction. Most pet dogs, on the other hand, spend the majority of their time alone at home, napping on couches and eating food from bowls—no hunting or scavenging required. Many become bored, lonely and overweight. They have excess energy and no way to expend it, so it’s not surprising that they often come up with activities on their own, like unstuffing couches, raiding trash cans and gnawing on shoes.</div>
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To keep your dog happy, healthy and out of trouble, you’ll need to find ways to exercise her brain and body. If she enjoys the company of her own kind, visits to your local dog park can greatly enrich her life. Benefits of going to the dog park include:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Physical and mental exercise for dogs Your dog can zoom around off-leash to her heart’s content, investigate new smells, wrestle with her dog buddies and fetch toys until she happily collapses. Many dogs are so mentally and physically exhausted by a trip to the dog park that they snooze for hours afterwards.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Opportunities to maintain social skills Dogs are like us, highly social animals, and many enjoy spending time with their own species. At the dog park, your dog gets practice reading a variety of other dogs’ body language and using her own communication skills, and she gets used to meeting unfamiliar dogs on a frequent basis. These valuable experiences can help guard against the development of fear and aggression problems around other dogs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fun for pet parents Dogs aren’t the only ones who enjoy dog parks. People do, too. They can exercise their dogs without much effort, socialize with other dog lovers, bond and play with their dogs, practice their off-leash training skills, and enjoy the entertaining antics of frolicking dogs.</li>
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Despite the many benefits dog parks provide, it’s important to be aware of the risks before you decide to become a dog-park devotee:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Health risks Healthy, vaccinated dogs are at low risk of becoming ill as a result of visiting the dog park. There are health risks any time your dog interacts with other dogs, just as there are for us when we interact with other people. Talk to your veterinarian about the risks and whether she recommends vaccinating for Bordatella (“kennel cough”) if you become a regular park user. Fleas are everywhere—including on squirrels, rabbits and raccoons—so the key to flea control is providing adequate protection on your pet. Your dog could get injured in a fight or during overly rambunctious play. It’s highly unlikely, but small dogs could even be killed at a dog park because larger dogs sometimes perceive smaller dogs as prey. (Please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/predatory-behavior-dogs" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Predatory Behavior in Dogs</a>, for more information.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dog problems For some dogs, especially those who are naturally shy or easily overwhelmed, a visit to the dog park can be stressful. If your dog has unpleasant experiences with other dogs—if they bully or fight with her, intimidate her or just play too roughly—she might decide she doesn’t like them at all! She could start growling, barking, snarling, snapping and lunging to drive other dogs away, and even biting if they approach.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">People problems Everyone has a different perspective, and some people have strong opinions about dog behavior. Pet parents don’t always agree about what’s normal dog behavior, what’s acceptable during play, what kind of behavior is truly aggressive, which dog behaviors are obnoxious, whether or not one dog is bullying another or who’s at fault in an altercation. People might argue about how to respond when problems between dogs arise. Since there’s rarely an authority figure to appeal to at a dog park, disagreements can get heated and result in human behavior problems!</li>
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Many people feel that the benefits of dog parks outweigh their risks. Others decide that they’re not comfortable going to dog parks. To make the best decision for you and your dog, consider the pros and cons above, read the guidelines below, and visit local dog parks without your dog just to watch and learn more.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Well-socialized dogs Dog parks are best for dogs who love interacting with other dogs. They’re not for dogs who simply tolerate other dogs, dogs who only get along with certain types of dogs or dogs who routinely fight with other dogs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Young dogs Although adult dogs can have fun at dog parks, young dogs (under the age of two) benefit most. They can burn some of their youthful energy and gain valuable social experience with other dogs and people. Younger dogs are also more likely to enjoy multiple playmates than older dogs, who often get more picky about their friends as they mature.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Healthy dogs To be well protected at the dog park, your dog should be fully vaccinated and have a good immune system. Since dogs do a lot of wrestling and running at the park, your dog should also be physically sound and free of chronic injuries or pain. Ask your veterinarian about your dog’s health-readiness for going to dog parks.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Altered dogs To avoid unwanted sexual behavior at the dog park, it’s best to spay or neuter your dog before visiting the dog park.</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Unvaccinated puppies It’s essential for young puppies to meet and interact with a variety of different dogs during their socialization period, from about 3 to 16 weeks of age. (For more information, please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/socializing-your-puppy" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Socializing Your Puppy</a>.) However, before they’ve been fully vaccinated, puppies are extremely vulnerable to potentially deadly contagious diseases, such as parvovirus. Because so many dogs frequent a dog park, the chances of exposure to dangerous pathogens are higher there. Until your puppy has had all her shots, don’t take her to the dog park. Instead, you can arrange play dates at the homes of friends and family who have healthy dogs and puppies. You can also enroll your puppy in a puppy class that includes off-leash playtime in a safe, hygienic area.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Females in heat and unneutered males To avoid unwanted pregnancies, don’t take an unspayed female dog to the park when she’s in heat. Avoid taking an unneutered male to the dog park as well. In addition to siring accidental puppies, intact males can experience social problems. An unneutered dog’s high testosterone level can make him the target of harassment or aggression from other male dogs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Undersocialized, fearful, anxious or aggressive dogs Many people mistakenly believe that dogs who fear or dislike other dogs just need more socialization. However, if your dog is fearful or nervous around other dogs, exposing her to the hectic environment of a dog park will only worsen her problems. Similarly, if your dog is aggressive toward other dogs, visits to a dog park might exacerbate her behavior and put other people’s pets at risk or ruin their enjoyment of the park. If you’d like to change the way your dog behaves around other dogs, please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/finding-professional-help" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Finding Professional Help</a>, to locate a qualified expert who can assist you.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bullies Some dogs, because of their personalities or learning experiences, just don’t play well with others. Dogs who bully can traumatize their weaker or more timid playmates or provoke fights. If bullies are allowed to practice their behavior at the dog park, their behavior often worsens over time—and bad experiences with bullies can cause aggression problems in other dogs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dog dorks Some dogs don’t bully other dogs on purpose, but they lack more refined social skills and just aren’t capable of playing politely. Despite their good intentions, they seem socially clueless. They’re usually high-energy dogs who enjoy play with lively wrestling, hard mouthing and crashing into other dogs like canine bumper cars. When their playmates dislike the rough treatment and try to communicate their desire to quit playing, these dogs don’t seem to understand. They can also hurt or upset people at the dog park if they jump up and mouth on hands, arms or legs. Because rough players can easily spoil the fun for other dogs and their people, they’re not good candidates for dog parks either.</li>
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There are all kinds of dog parks. Some are situated in open areas, some include walking trails through the woods, and some are located at beaches or near lakes. Some are enclosed by fences and others aren’t. Some parks are formal—recognized by a city or county, with rules created and enforced by a board or committee. Others are just areas where people gather informally to let their dogs play.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Secure fencing and gates Even if your dog reliably comes when called, it’s safest to take her to a securely enclosed area to play off leash. Before you let your dog run free at a dog park, make sure that fencing is sturdy and free of holes. It’s also best if the park enclosure incorporates double gates or an interior “holding pen” at the entrance, so people and their dogs can enter and exit without accidentally letting other dogs slip out of the park.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Clean-up stations A dog park should have trash cans and bags available for people to clean up after their dogs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Water and shelter Especially in warmer climates, exercising dogs should have access to both drinking water and shade.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A separate area for small dogs Small dogs need exercise and play time too, but they can sometimes get injured or frightened by larger dogs. Many dog parks designate separate areas for smaller or younger dogs so that they can play safely.</li>
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It’s important to visit the dog park a few times without your dog, just to check it out in advance.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Note the park features. Are you comfortable with them? Do they meet your needs? Also read any posted rules and make sure you agree with them. Can you bring treats and toys with you? Does your dog need a special license? Do you need to pay a fee to use the dog park?</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Go to the park at different times, on different days. Note the best days and times of day to visit. If the park’s always packed on weekend mornings or weekdays after work, for example, you can take your dog at off-peak hours instead.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Observe the park-goers. Are people actively supervising their dogs or are they letting them run amok while they chat and sip lattés? Does anyone in particular seem to have trouble effectively controlling his or her dog? Are there specific dogs who consistently play too roughly or fight with other dogs? If you identify people or dogs who seem to cause problems, you can avoid visiting the park when they’re around.</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Think about what you’ll need to bring. Find some comfortable clothes and shoes to wear. Put together a dog-park kit that includes essentials, like a leash, water for you and your dog, bags for clean-up, toys and treats.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Teaching your dog a few key skills helps keep her safe and contributes to a more enjoyable dog-park experience for all park users. One essential skill is a reliable recall. Please see our article,<a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/teaching-your-dog-come-when-called" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Teaching Your Dog to Come When Called</a>. Sit, down, stay, drop it, leave it and settle are also very useful. For general information about dog training, please see <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/house-training-your-adult-dog" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Training Your Dog</a>. You may also want to read <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/teaching-your-dog-sit" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Teaching Your Dog to Sit</a>, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/teaching-your-dog-stay" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Teaching Your Dog to Stay</a> and <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/teaching-your-dog-leave-it" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Teaching Your Dog to “Leave It”</a> for details about teaching these specific skills. Don’t hesitate to contact a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) for group or private classes in dog training. Please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/finding-professional-help" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Finding Professional Help</a>, to locate a CPDT in your area.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It will help to train yourself, too. Learning about canine body language and communication will help you interpret what’s going on during play and prevent conflict before it escalates to a fight. Please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/canine-body-language" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Canine Body Language</a>, for illustrations and information about how dogs communicate.</li>
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Keep the following recommendations in mind to minimize your risks and maximize your fun:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Before you enter the park, check out the crowd for a few minutes. Do the dogs seem to be romping happily? If so, let the fun begin! If, on the other hand, you notice canine troublemakers bullying or fighting with other dogs—or if you simply feel uneasy about letting your dog play with a particular group of dogs—plan to come back at a later time.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When a new dog arrives at a dog park, the other dogs often rush over to investigate. This sudden flood of attention can overwhelm newcomers. To avoid a canine mob scene, linger outside the park for a few minutes and let other dogs notice your dog’s presence outside the park’s enclosure. When their excitement about her arrival dissipates, you can enter the park together. After your dog has played a while and become part of the group inside the park, don’t let her become a mob member. Instead, call her to you when you notice newcomers arriving.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Keep your attention on your dog and her playmates so that you’re aware of what she’s doing at all times. If you see signs that play’s not going well, you can step in to stop interaction before things get out of hand. (Please see Interpreting Dog Play and Interaction, below, to learn about these signs.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Avoid canine clumping. When a pair or group of dogs plays nonstop for more than a few minutes, playmates can get overexcited and tension can arise. Instead of standing in one spot during your entire visit, move to a new area of the park every few minutes. Encourage your dog to follow you when you walk to a new spot. Praise and reward her for keeping track of where you are and for coming when you call.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If at any point you think your dog might not be having fun, take her home. If she’s interacting with another dog, don’t hesitate to ask that dog’s pet parent to help you end the play session. It’s better to call it quits early so your dog still has a good experience overall. You don’t want her to decide that she doesn’t enjoy playing with other dogs anymore.</li>
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While you’re at the dog park with your dog, it’s important to closely monitor interaction between playmates. But interpretation can be difficult sometimes. What do dogs look like when they’re friendly with each other? How about when they don’t feel so friendly? What constitutes polite play between dogs? How can you tell when playmates aren’t getting along, and how do you know when it’s time to intervene? The information below should help you interpret and evaluate dog play. For illustrations and more information about how dogs communicate, please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/canine-body-language" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Canine Body Language</a>. For more details about interpreting dog play and selecting appropriate playmates for your dog, please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/choosing-playmates-your-dog" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Choosing Playmates for Your Dog</a>.</div>
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When dogs play, they often play-bow, paw at each other and bounce around like puppies. Their bodies look relaxed, rather than stiff, and they might make “play faces”—they hold their mouths open and look like they’re smiling. During play, the dogs might growl playfully and open their mouths wide, exposing their teeth and pretending to be ferocious. They might switch roles so that one dog’s sometimes on top when wrestling and sometimes on her back, sometimes chasing and sometimes being chased, sometimes pouncing and sometimes getting pounced on. The dogs might also frequently switch games, alternating between stalking and chasing each other, wrestling and rolling around on the ground, mouthing on each other, playing with toys, and taking breaks to drink water or sniff around. As the dogs run and wrestle, you might notice them pausing or freezing frequently for just a second or two before launching back into the game. These little pauses and breaks in play help ensure that play doesn’t get out of hand.</div>
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If possible, watch for warning signs and step in before a fight happens. Your first clue that things aren’t going well during play might be the absence of all the signs of polite play described above. Instead of those signs, you might notice the dogs’ bodies becoming stiffer and more tense. Their movements might seem faster and less bouncy. Play might become louder and build in intensity, without any breaks or pauses. If you see any of these signs, it’s time to separate the playmates. You should also interrupt play if you see a dog who’s pursuing and playing too roughly with a playmate who’s trying to get away, or who’s repeatedly knocking down or standing over another dog. Intervene immediately if a number of dogs start to chase a single dog—especially if that dog is small.</div>
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Sometimes, despite your best efforts to monitor playtime, dogs get into fights. These scuffles often look and sound ferocious. The dogs might growl fiercely, snarl at each other, bark, snap and show their teeth. However, most dog fights don’t result in injury to either dog. They’re usually the equivalent of getting into a brief, heated argument with a friend or family member. Even so, if a fight lasts more than a few seconds, the dogs’ pet parents should separate them. Doing this can be dangerous. If you grab a dog who’s in the middle of fighting with another dog, she might startle and reflexively whip around to bite you. To reduce the likelihood of injury to all parties, follow these guidelines:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Prevent fights from happening in the first place by actively watching dogs during play. If you think things are starting to look a little tense, end play for a while by calling your dog to come to you. (Please see our article, <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/teaching-your-dog-come-when-called" style="color: #ff7800; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Teaching Your Dog to Come When Called</a>.)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Have a plan and don’t panic. Remember that most dog fights are noisy but harmless. If you stay calm, you’ll be able to separate two fighting dogs more safely and efficiently.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Before you try physically separating two fighting dogs, make lots of noise. Clap and yell. Consider carrying a mini-air horn or two metal pie pans to bang together. A sudden loud sound will often interrupt a fight.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If there’s a hose handy, you can try spraying the dogs with water.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you’ve tried briefly (3 seconds or so) making noise but the dogs are still fighting, you and the other dog’s pet parent should approach the dogs together. Separate them at the same time. Both of you should take hold of your dogs’ back legs at the very top just under the hips, right where the legs connect to the body. (Avoid grabbing the dogs lower on their legs, like by their knees, ankles or paws. Doing so could cause them serious injury.) Like you’d lift a wheelbarrow, lift your dog’s back end under his hips so that his back legs come off of the ground, and move backwards away from the other dog. As soon as you can, turn your dog away from the other dog.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">DO NOT grab your dog by the collar. It seems like the natural thing to do, but it might startle your dog and cause her to turn and bite you. This kind of bite is like a reflex that’s done without thinking. Many pet parents get bitten this way—even when their dogs haven’t shown any signs of aggression in the past.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">After a fight stops, put both dogs on leashes and end the play session. Avoid giving the dogs another chance to fight. If the dog park is large enough, you can walk your dog to another area, far away from the dog she squabbled with. After she’s calmed down and relaxed again, try letting her off leash again to play with other dogs. If the park’s not that big, just call it quits for the day.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">NEW YORK—Pet owners nationwide say Chinese-made jerky treats are still on sale and are killing their dogs.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">The sick dogs present similar symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, increased thirst, reduced energy levels, and in the worst cases, kidney failure and death.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Since 2007, when the FDA first noticed a problem, more than 1,000 dogs have died and thousands of cases of illness have been reported. Consumer warnings have gone out over the years, but no recall notices have been issued.</span></div>
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Although the jerky treats are still for sale, PetCo recently announced plans to pull them off shelves at the end of the year. PetSmart will follow suit in March 2015.</div>
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“We’ve been following the FDA warnings and related customer concerns closely, and we’ve been actively reducing our China-made assortment and expanding our American-made offerings for several years now,” Petco CEO Jim Myers said in a statement.</div>
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But, that doesn’t mean the ingredients are necessarily sourced in the United States.</div>
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“Packages that do not state on the label that they are made in another country may still contain ingredients sourced from China or other countries that export to the U.S.,” according to the FDA website.</div>
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Veterinarian and clinical pathologist Kendal Harr said this rule is deceiving to the customer. “Chicken jerky from China can be processed with some fillers added and the bag is then stamped ‘Made in USA,’” he said.</div>
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Many consumer complaints are made about Nestlé Purina’s Waggin’ Train jerky products.</div>
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According to a Nestlé Purina spokesman Keith Schopp, “Waggin’ Train introduced three new, high-quality real meat chicken jerky dog treats in February 2014 from a single supplier in the U.S.”</div>
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A product description on its website on May 26, however, listed only two of the three flavors as being sourced “from just one trusted ingredient supplier in the U.S.” The other flavor, Chicken Jerky Tenders, was simply omitted.</div>
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A bill of lading on importgenius.com showed that 4,620 cartons of Chicken Jerky Tenders arrived in the United States from China on May 20, 2014. The jerky was shipped by JOC Great Wall Corp.</div>
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After Epoch Times pointed to the shipment information, Nestlé Purina’s spokesman revealed further information about the origin of the new treats.</div>
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“New Waggin’ Train Chicken Jerky Tenders are made with real white meat chicken in China, where we now source our chicken exclusively from a single, trusted chicken supplier, which is part of a U.S.-based company,” said Schopp via email May 27.</div>
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“We introduced new Waggin’ Train treats in February 2014, giving consumers a choice, with chicken jerky dog treats made in China and treats made in the U.S., all of which are quality-tested and safe to feed as directed.”</div>
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JOC Great Wall Corp., according to its website, is a subsidiary of the state-owned trading group Jiangsu Overseas Group Co. Ltd. The company also manufactures textiles, mechanical products, and chemicals. Shipment data on tradetracing.com showed JOC Great Wall has sent more than 600 shipments to Waggin Train LLC over the last few years.<br /><a href="http://www.tradetracing.com/seller-dt/28401/joc-great-wall.html" style="border: 0px; color: #c51d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.tradetracing.com/seller-dt/28401/joc-great-wall.html</a><br /><a href="http://portexaminer.com/trade-data/joc-great-wall-corp-waggin-train-llc/maeu582427775/" style="border: 0px; color: #c51d1d; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://portexaminer.com/trade-data/joc-great-wall-corp-waggin-train-llc/maeu582427775/</a></div>
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JOC Great Wall Corp. did not respond to an emailed request for comment before press deadline.</div>
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Robin Pierre, 52, from Pine Bush, N.Y., has advocated banning China-made dog treats since 2011, when her 2-year-old pug Bella died from kidney failure.</div>
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“The Saturday before her death, I had brought a new bag of treats. On Sunday night in the middle of the night she started vomiting and had diarrhea,” she said.</div>
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A few days later the little dog was hospitalized. The veterinarian told Pierre that they found high levels of poison in Bella’s blood, but couldn’t pinpoint what the poison was.</div>
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“He kept asking me what she could have gotten into,” Pierre said.</div>
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One day after Bella was hospitalized, the FDA issued a warning about dog treats from China.</div>
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Pierre saw the warning and checked the label of the bag of Waggin’ Train jerky treats she had in the pantry. She was shocked to read “Made in China.”</div>
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“When I first started buying them a couple of months earlier ‘Made in China’ was not on the package,” Pierre said. She didn’t think to reread the package the next time she brought them.</div>
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Bella died a few days later.</div>
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“I was angry. I was very angry that the FDA didn’t protect us. I was very angry at Nestlé Purina. When I filed a complaint with them they blamed me for overfeeding my dog,” Pierre said.</div>
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“I don’t trust Purina, this very large corporate manufacturer. Their bottom line is profit. All for corporate greed and it’s sad,” Pierre said.</div>
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In 2012, Pierre established an activist group called Animal Parents Against Pet Treats and Food Made in China. The group now has close to 10,000 Facebook members.</div>
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In April this year, Pierre and two other pet parents, one from Ohio, one from Long Island, met with two representatives from the FDA in Washington, D.C.</div>
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“We asked them [the FDA] questions. … They do know something is definitely wrong with the treats but they just can’t figure it out.”</div>
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Lab tests carried out by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) Food Laboratory in Albany late last year found traces of unapproved antibiotics, the antiviral drug amantadine, and pesticides. But the FDA does not believe these contaminants caused the illnesses in dogs.</div>
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“The known side effects or adverse events associated with amantadine do not seem to correlate with the symptoms seen in the jerky pet treat-related cases,” wrote Juli Putnam, a spokeswoman for the FDA, in an emailed statement.</div>
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The FDA has told Chinese authorities the presence of amantadine in these products is considered an adulterant—which could be grounds for a ban.</div>
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Farmers in China commonly inject poultry with amantadine to prevent avian influenza, or bird flu.</div>
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Putnam said the FDA was working with regulatory agencies in China about the problem.</div>
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The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) coordinated the lab tests that found the contaminants. After the discovery, in January this year a voluntary recall of the products was carried out across New York state.</div>
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Clinical pathologist Kendal Harr leads the VIN team that is monitoring jerky treats complications in pets. Vets around the country are entering information in VIN’s database when pets the present the associated symptoms.</div>
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Some of the jerky samples had traces of multiple antibiotics.</div>
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“It is probably because the chickens were sick,” Harr said. In China, it’s legal to slaughter sick animals and use them for human and animal food, she said—though it’s illegal in the United States.</div>
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Pet owners nationwide have posted about 650 complaints on ConsumerAffairs.com about another Nestlé Purina pet food, Beneful.</div>
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According to the complaints, dogs that ate Beneful presented similar symptoms to dogs that ate the Chinese-made jerky.</div>
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A dog owner from Victor, N.Y., named Christina, purchased Beneful at Wal-Mart in March.</div>
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“My dog became violently ill, throwing up and diarrhea. … I gave Beneful the benefit of the doubt and tried to feed my dog this again after he had been stable for two weeks. He immediately started throwing up again,” she wrote on April 8.</div>
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“We bought a bag of Beneful a week ago and now both our dogs are violently ill, vomiting everything they eat,” wrote an owner named Michelle from a few days later.</div>
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Tammy, from Texas, wrote on May 19 that she stopped feeding her dogs Beneful six months ago.</div>
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“I think one reason they are still alive today is because I discovered the link between their dog food and their numerous tumors, tremors, seizures, and liver problems,” she wrote.</div>
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Alarming reviews of the jerky treats and Beneful can also be found on Amazon.com.</div>
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The first three ingredients in Beneful are “ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal.”</div>
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According to Nestlé Purina, all Beneful sold in the United States is made in its company-owned and operated facilities in the United States.</div>
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But because of lax food labelling laws for pet foods, each ingredient, including the chicken-by-product meal (which often contains some feathers, bones, beaks, and maybe some gizzards), could have been sourced from China.</div>
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Around 86 million pounds of pet food came from China in 2011, according to FDA estimates, with pet treats being one of the fastest growing segments of the pet food market.</div>
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In March and April 2012, after a flood of complaints from U.S. consumers about dogs and cats getting sick, the FDA sent inspectors to five plants in China.</div>
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During the inspections the FDA caught one firm falsifying receiving documents for glycerin, an ingredient used in most jerky pet treats.</div>
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According to an NBC report, the Chinese manufacturers did not let the FDA inspectors take product samples from the factories.</div>
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“FDA has been in discussions with our regulatory counterparts in China on how best to facilitate the collection of food samples and is still working on this issue,” Putnam told the Epoch Times via email.</div>
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Putnam said the FDA has authority to inspect facilities that manufacture jerky treats, but not the farms that supply the chicken.</div>
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Between 2003, when China first approached the USDA about poultry exports, and 2011, the pet food exports to the United States from China grew 85-fold, according to the FDA.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Adulteration of Food in China</strong></h2>
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In February 2008, two Chinese nationals and the businesses they operated, along with a U.S. company and its president and chief executive officer, were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in the adulteration of dog, cat, and fish foods.</div>
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The FDA found Chinese-made pet food contained melamine, which is normally used in the production of plastic. The chemical and cyanuric acid were added to wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate, to increase the perceived protein content in laboratory tests.</div>
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The adulteration resulted in a massive pet food recall in the United States, but not before thousands of dogs and cats had fallen ill. Reported pet deaths ranged from 100 to more than 3,600, depending on the source.</div>
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The melamine also entered the human food chain, through farmed fish fed with contaminated wheat gluten.</div>
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Chinese food manufacturers started adulterating food with melamine as early as 2006, according to Chinese language media, despite its toxic health effects.</div>
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Also in 2008, thousands of infants across China were hospitalized after drinking infant formula adulterated with melamine. At least six babies died and 290,000 suffered kidney damage.</div>
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China’s state-run media initially did not broadcast the news. Several months after the scandal was reported internationally, state-run media reported that 22 firms, including the state-owned Sanlu dairy company, were facing charges in relation to the infant-poisoning scandal.</div>
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Symptoms in Dogs</h2>
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Vomiting<br />Diarrhea<br />Loss of appetite<br />Reduced energy levels<br />Increased thirst<br />Kidney failure</div>
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Dog Facts</h4>
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<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A dog’s nose has about 4 times as many scent cells as a cat’s and 14 times more than a human’s. That’s why dogs are often used to track down illegal drugs and missing persons. They can sniff out their dinner from any room in the house!</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">With patience and understanding you can teach any old dog new tricks, depending on what you are trying to teach, or un-teach the dog, which is usually more difficult. Dogs can learn at any age, and like humans, it’s just old habits that are hard to break!</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Dogs see in color, but not the same way that we do. Veterinary ophthalmologists have found that dogs are similar to people with red/green color blindness, meaning they can see bluish and greenish shades but not reddish ones. To a dog, a bright orange ball on a grassy lawn appears as a light greenish ball in greenish grass. Go fetch!</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">According to a recent survey, the most popular name for a dog is Max. Other popular names include Molly, Sam, Zach, and Maggie.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner's will.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Every known dog, except the chow, has a pink tongue - a chow's tongue is black.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Dogs can alert their owners of an epileptic seizure up to an hour before it occurs.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Walt Disney's family dog was named Lady. She was a poodle.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">The dog was one of the first animals domesticated by humans.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">The heaviest dog ever weighed 319 pounds.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">The oldest dog ever died at age 29.</li>
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Cat Facts</h4>
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<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cats, unlike dogs, do not learn tricks to win your approval. Cats can be taught to perform tasks such as retrieving toys and jumping through hoops - but it may take patience and perseverance…and quite a few yummy treats for your feline.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat uses its whiskers as feelers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat can be either right-pawed or left-pawed.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat can jump as much as 7 times its height.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cats cannot break a sweat because they have no sweat glands.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than that of a dog.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A cat's tongue is scratchy because it's lined with papillae - tiny backwards hooks that help to hold prey in place.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A fifteen year old cat has probably spent ten years of its life sleeping.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A frightened cat can run at speeds of up to 31 mph, slightly faster than a human sprinter.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">All kittens are born with blue eyes.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Ancient Egyptians believed worshiped cats were sacred animals.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">In Asia and England, a black cat is considered lucky.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cats can see color. Studies have shown that cats can distinguish between red and green; red and blue; red and gray; green and blue; green and gray; blue and gray; yellow and blue, and yellow and gray.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cats have a third eyelid that is rarely visible. If it can be seen, it could be an indication of ill health.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cats lack a true collarbone and can generally squeeze their bodies through any space they can get their heads through.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">You should talk to your cat often. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Human painkillers such acetaminophen (Tylenol) are toxic to cats.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Chocolate is also poisonous to both cats and dogs.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">A female cat may have three to seven kittens every four months. This is why having your pets spayed and neutered is so important.</li>
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<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Dogs can donate blood to other dogs and cats can donate blood to other cats.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Studies have shown that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.</li>
<li style="font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px;">Over 50% of all pet owners would rather be stranded on a desert island with their pet, not another person.</li>
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If work or travel will keep you away from your pets, you've likely considered various pet-care options, from asking for help from a family member or friend to securing the services of a professional pet sitter.<br />
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More and more pet owners are using the services of professional pet sitters to take advantage of the benefits in-home pet care provides:<br />
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• Pets are happier and experience less stress at home.<br />
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• Travel trauma for both owner and pet is eliminated.<br />
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As the pet-care industry grows, it is important that pet owners are more prudent than ever when selecting a pet sitter.</div>
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Last night we met Lola, an 8 year old Cockapoo! She is adorable, friendly, and playful. We cannot wait to see you on Saturday, Lola!!!<br />
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HAVE A "PUR"FECT DAY!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09717544464944122707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140183389601329278.post-11138987077988344582014-05-31T03:23:00.001-07:002014-05-31T03:23:42.900-07:00Summer Safety<a href="http://www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com/">www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer is right around the corner, and many of you already have your pools open, or have been enjoying an afternoon by the lake. Here are some summer safety tips:</span><br />
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<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Fence your pool with a secure gate, and never leave your dog inside the fenced pool area unsupervised.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Make sure pets can get out of the pool. If dogs jumps or fall in and don’t know how to get out without help, they may panic and drown.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Not all pets are excellent swimmers, so if water is a big part of your family life, introduce pets to water gradually.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">On boats, make sure pets wear flotation devices (available at most boating stores), and consult your veterinarian if you think your pet needs seasickness medication.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Try not to let pets drink pool water. Chlorine and chemicals used to keep pools free of algae and contaminants can cause pet health problems, such as dry mouth or gastric distress.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Try not to let pets drink pond, puddle or lake water, a common source of the Giardia parasite. Giardia is not life threatening, but it causes diarrhea and there is a small possibility that it could be passed to other members of the family.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Don’t allow pets to wander river and lake shores alone, where they may find and eat dead fish (smelly, but tasty!). If eaten, your pet may develop serious stomach or intestinal upset.</span></li>
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What a great weekend!!<br />
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We saw Nala and Kona yesterday, and today we saw Ellie!<br />
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We love all of our furry friends and were so happy to spend some time with each of them!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09717544464944122707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140183389601329278.post-31036750779964261912014-05-23T14:18:00.000-07:002014-05-23T14:18:01.346-07:00Happy Memorial Day Weekend<a href="http://www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com/">www.capdogwalkingandpetsitting.com</a><br />
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My beautiful girl, Coco, is afraid of thunderstorms. So, needless to say we have been up half of the night taking care of her. So far she has had benadryl and has on her thundershirt.
This seems to be helping, and she is settling down!
Take care of your babies in thunderstorms, they need you!
May tomorrow be sunny!
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