Bathing & Ear Cleaning Tips from Sheri Fiset
When bathing your dog you should always use a mild hypoallergenic shampoo designed for use on dogs. Although dish soap or your favorite shampoo will get your dog clean and smelling great, these products are designed for humans not dogs. Your dog’s skin and fur has a different chemistry than yours and using products designed for human use can strip natural oils and cause your dog’s skin to become dry and itch.
Today is Take Your Dog To Work Day. This national effort was begun to help raise awareness of the human animal bond – and the plight of shelter dogs.
Share the joy of your dog with your co-workers and remind them to adopt. For a list of local Shelters and Rescue Groups, click here.
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As promised this week, we are launching a brand new feature: The Good Dog Guru with Jeffery Andrew of the K9 Korral Obedience Training and Supply Center. Jeffery has been helping dogs and their owners improve communications for a happier life for more than 20 years right here in Sarasota. To get us started, Jeff offers these ideas to help us at home with our dogs:
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The dogs you see in this picture live in a cage. It has a wire bottom. Their paws never touch the grass. They don’t get to cuddle, play with the ball or come to Mommy. Their job is to breed. When they can’t breed any more – they are killed. The lucky ones are euthanized. Others are shot, or clubbed to death. That’s why 22 people stood out in the blistering sun tonight breathing in all that US 41 has to offer in terms of oxygen during rush hour.
