A Dog First Aid Story
That Could Save Your Pet

I Used Quikclot on My Dog which I Carry in My Dog First Aid Kit. 
I was recently hiking in the Southern Arizona mountains with my dog, Mocha. We were quite a long way from the trail head and there were no other people ...

Colorado River Toads- Danger to Dogs in Arizona 
About two years ago, my Miniature Pinscher, Angel came in contact with a Colorado River Toad. I was in the shower when my mom came pounding on the door,...

cycad palm seeds - beware 
I was aware that the common bush palm commonly know as the Zamia palm ( Cycas ) was toxic to cows and horses but wasn't aware that these palms dropped ...

My lil beagle 
I bought my lil beagle from a random guy who didn't take proper care.

He was thrown in the back of a old truck in a crate 6 times his size. He was ...

Tucker in Trouble.....Again! 
Tucker is a boisterous 3 year old German Shorthaired Pointer who is an absolute joy to own. His enthusiasm for new smells and sounds is never dampened,...

Dogs Can Have Strokes 
By James Horn

This will be an ongoing post about my very special friend. My friend just had a stroke on March 27.

According to his doctor he is ...

Severe Allergic Reaction 
Have you ever heard a dog bark in panic? Not the screaming yelps of pain, the "Help me!" kind of panic bark?

I came home from work, as I unloaded ...

Yearly Blood Test Saved My Dog's Life 
We were planning on getting our vet to clean our dog Zak's teeth (he's an 11 year old Cockapoo) and took him in for his preliminary check-up, where they ...

Make your Garden a safe place for your Dog 
My dog Charlie was a cross border collie.
I rescued from R.S.P.C.A when he was around five years old. He was very playful, well mannered and loving.

The ...

Dogs, Frozen Ponds and Canine CPR 
I had trusted a friend telling me that animals and "dogs" always know when it is safe to go our onto frozen ice, as ponds and lakes. WRONG !!!

Learned ...

Cheyenne - our little Red Heeler 
Cheyenne was born March 12th 2007 to a liter of eight other puppy’s. And of course she was the runt of them all. From the time she was born she was a wanderer,...

Gabby's Story 
In May 2008, my best friend rescued me.

Hi Everyone!

My name is Gabby and I am a Miniature Schnauzer.

My new mom has not had it easy with me;...

My Little Doggie Froggie 
This is for anyone who is considering becoming a Dachshund parent :)

We received Froggie from my parents when he was about four months old. He was ...

Australian Cattle Dog 
I had a rescued Australian Cattle Dog mix who weighed about 60 lbs.

He found and ate 2 small rabbits one night and I did not know this had happened ...

My hero 
Well this is not really a first aid story but a story of a faithful friend...that I miss very much!

His name was Trunks

He came to me by way ...

Canine Ear Infections  
Canine Ear Infections Can Have Unexpected Sources

Our 6 year old German Shepherd Dog (GSD), Caesar, is a beautiful pure-bred, registered GSD....

My Dog has Bad Breath... 
My 7 1/2 year old female Cocker's breath smells like poop!

I had changed her food to Medi-Cal Gastro a few weeks ago because she had been throwing ...

Symptoms were overlooked,
it led to death.  Not rated yet
My 5 year old female Dachshund, Daphne had begin to drink a lot of water and lose weight.

This went on for a month or more, thinking it was due to ...

Breath Baby!!!  Not rated yet
Our day started like every other...Jaz is a beautiful 4 year old golden retreiver.

We live next door to her brother Hunter.

They love to play and ...

What are your Puppies worth?  Not rated yet
Once upon a time there was a little boy. He decided to make his mark in life as an entrepreneur selling puppies. His dog just gave birth to six little ...

Barkley's story  Not rated yet
I learned how to do mouth to snout resuscitation today at the James Island County Dog park.

After swimming and running around, my boxer dropped to ...

A Bloody Mess  Not rated yet
One day my husband came home from a walk with our dogs and he was covered in blood. Apparently, my curious pup was sniffing at a woodchuck hole when a ...

Crating Disaster  Not rated yet
We rescued our dachshund Gomez when he was around 5-6 years old....the vet wasn't sure.

He came with lots of health and behavior issues. He had a ...

Dog Eats Easter Candy.
And Brownies.  Not rated yet
My 10 year old lab is the stereotypical "stomach with legs".

Note: If unsure, always call animal poison control.

We became great friends with ...

Dehydration  Not rated yet
My heart was broken last summer. I was working in Rangely Colorado. It is somewhat a high dessert area. The days were hot. My dog was an old black tri ...

sugarless chewing gum  Not rated yet
Last Nov 24th there was a thunder storm so I had my dog up on our bed to comfort her during the thunder and lightening.

I left her there and she had ...

You'll pop your eye out kid!  Not rated yet
Well this happen over the summer of this year between my father's poodle and my sisters female Chihuahua.

They live in the same house also with a ...