Archive for the ‘Dog Health’ Category:
A New Food Bowl For Dogs
About a month ago, I had the chance to try out a new and different type dog food bowl, the DogPause bowl. I agreed to try the bowl with my two Chessie girls who inhale every meal like they hadn’t eaten in weeks and probably wouldn’t see food again for at least a month. This has always been a concern to me since deep-chested, large breed dogs are more subject to bloat than other breeds. I have done many things to avoid the dreaded appearance of bloat such as feed dry food that is in small bits, provide ample water with meals and avoid using raised feeders, but there is always a concern.
Fat Dogs
What is a fat dog, why does it matter and how do you know if your dog
is overweight?
Obesity is one of the most often seen medical conditions in dogs
today. Many vets have given up trying to counsel owners on the
importance of their dog’s weight and perhaps the only people who will
pay attention to this article are those whose dogs are not overweight,
but here goes.
