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03/2022
How to Introduce Your Dog to New Family Members (Part 2)
How to Introduce Your Dog to New Family Members (Part 2!) Here it is, part 2! In part one, we went over introducing your dog to cats and smaller animals, such as rats, ferrets, and more. In part two, we’ll go over introducing your dog to birds and other dogs! In part three, we’ll talk […]
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02/2022
America’s Best Friend: Labrador Retrievers
America’s Best Friend: Labrador Retrievers How could anyone say no to this face? The Labrador Retriever is America’s most popular dog breed, and for good reason. Their sweet personality and lovable faces are the perfect pair. That, and they are so versatile too! From hunting dogs to family dogs, Labrador retrievers can do it all. […]
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08/2020
When to Use a Large Dog Knee Brace
Large dog breeds are more prone to leg injuries than smaller ones simply due to their size. Their size contributed in many ways, such as accelerated growth from puppyhood, more weight to move around, and (often) more energy and vigor when playing. Leg and joint injuries happen; they can range from something as simple as […]
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03/2020
Prevent Leg Injuries with a Dog Knee Brace
A torn ACL (technically a CCL in dogs, though ACL is used for colloquialism) is one of the most common injuries any dog can have. It’s costly to fix and often a traumatic experience for you and your dog, with a long recovery process. Sometimes, your dog may not even be a candidate for surgery, […]
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12/2019
Managing Your Dog’s Hip Dysplasia
It starts off slow, but you soon begin to notice that your dog’s movement is stiff and seems more and more painful as they walk. You take them to the vet, fearing the worst, and the diagnosis is two words: hip dysplasia. These two words terrify all dog owners, especially those with larger canines, but […]
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12/2019
Can A Dog Live with a Torn ACL?
You notice that your dog is limping slightly after a particularly exciting game of fetch. It’s possible they tore their cranial cruciate ligament (CCL), which is commonly called the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). For the purpose of this article, we will be using the colloquial term ACL as we refer to injuries in dog’s knees. […]
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11/2019
Common Causes for Dog ACL Injuries
Some breeds of dogs are more prone to Anterior/Cranial Cruciate Ligament (ACL/CCL) injuries than others. Newfoundlands, Labradors Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Rottweilers, Bichon Frise and St. Bernard have higher risks of tearing their ACLs, while Greyhounds rarely get injured. Common Causes for Dog ACL Injuries All dogs can tear their ACL, no matter their breed. But […]
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10/2019
ACL Tears in Dogs: Breeds Prone to Tears
No different than genetics in your family, your dog has certain genetics that can lead to different injuries. There are certain dog breeds that are more prone to cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) tears than others. The CCL is commonly referred to as an ACL, so to avoid confusion, we will be doing the same. There […]
