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This summer I received a letter from our vet stating that the flu shot is approved for dogs and that you could choose to get one for your dog. I don't know whether to give this flu shot to my dogs or not. It's not the H1N1 Flu Shot. I'm always very good about making sure my dogs are up-to-date on their shots, heartguard pills, K9Advantix, etc., so… read more

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Yesterday I took George to the vet and sure enough he had an ear infection. I thought he might have one because he was itching his ear carefully and it looked red inside. So now I have to cleanse his ear and then put drops in. I hope I am doing it correctly and getting the drops in deep enough. Poor little guy looks upset with me now. :( I wis… read more

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Tomorrow I will take George to the vet. I think he will need to have his glands expressed again. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the food I am feeding him or if it is just a natural occurence for his breed. I feed him Canidae. I have had to have it done for Haley once before, too. I feel badly for him, but know he'll probably feel b… read more

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This summer we taught our two dogs how to swim to the low end steps to get out of the pool. Now this was not their favorite thing to do, but I'm sure the treats of chicken at the steps made it well worth their while to tolerate this training! I am so thankful that we took the time to do this with our dogs because in September we could have h… read more