Monday, I shared Gayle’s list of tips 1 through 5 about living with a blind dog; below are tips 6 through 10. photo: ~ggvic~ 6. Consider using a flowing fountain for your dog’s water bowl. The sound of running water will help your blind dog find its drinking dish, and the sound can be appealing [...]
March 18, 2013
When Keep the Tail Wagging is a full time gig, I would love to adopt a blind or deaf dog. When Gayle Irwin contacted me and offered to share what she knows about living with a blind dog, I was so excited, because it is such a great compliment to an earlier article about [...]
March 9, 2013
Today, Sydney went to see our veterinarian for arthritis pain. Her limping was getting worse and I didn’t know what to do. Last weekend, we went for a walk at the Arlington airport and Sydney was barely walking on her right, front leg. Why wait a week for a veterinarian appointment? I started Sydney (and [...]
March 9, 2013
This is a sponsored post. March is Poison Prevention Awareness Month! There is a page on Keep the Tail Wagging that lists foods and items that are poisonous for dogs, but I think it’s important to repeat the list every now and then simply, because we almost made the mistake of feeding our dogs grapes, [...]
March 8, 2013
I’m so excited right now and I’m bummed that I have to wait until a Friday just to post this article (I’m writing this on Monday, 2/18 while watching old episodes of Grey’s Anatomy). When we adopted Rodrigo and Sydney I didn’t know anything about dog health and care. It’s not like I’m an expert [...]
February 27, 2013
I’ve dealt with hay fever for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, spring time came with swollen, watery eyes, uncontrollable sneezing, and hiding inside while I watched my friends play outside our living room window. The only allergy medicine available made me drowsy. It sucked. photo: Katelyn Kenderdine This year [...]
February 23, 2013
photo: AJU_photography In honor of Pet Dental Health Month, I decided to look at our dog’s teeth. They looked great. We have cats too, so I trotted up to take a look at their teeth and was shocked! Loads of plaque. Dammit! I originally thought there was no easy solution to tarter, our cats are [...]
February 20, 2013
photo: Mr. T in DC When I get bloated, it’s uncomfortable, sometimes smelly, but it doesn’t kill me! Last year, I was under the impression that raised dog food dishes were ergonomically great for our dogs and helped prevent bloat, a health condition that can be deadly to our dogs. Then a fellow blogger, Dee [...]
February 13, 2013
photo: Bill David Brooks When I received an email offering the opportunity to review the Kinn Kudose pet pill concealer, I was pretty excited. We were trying a new pain pill for the dogs (arthritis) and it was a pain to break in half. I thought the Kudose would help us out, but that’s not [...]
February 6, 2013
Author: Amanda, A Mastiff Blog One of the most important relationships you will have as a pet owner is with your Veterinarian. As a lifelong pet owner, my pet’s health is always one of my biggest concerns. Is this normal? Am I feeding this right? Is this safe for my pet? OMG, my dog just [...]
January 31, 2013
“Have you ever had one event … that was disguised as ordinary but as it unfolded it turned your heart causing you to question all that you believed in? I had one; it spanned eleven years and began with a bouncy, crazy-eyed cattle dog named Woo.” ~ Conversations with Woo, Facebook Page If I were [...]
March 20, 2013
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