Meet Jerry Rice, a Labrador Retriever Border Collie Mix Dog. He is currently being held in the Livingston Police Department Animal Shelter. Livingston is a small town in central california, just south of Modesto. The dog was picked up because he somehow got away from his previous owner.

I love black labradors. In fact last night one of them got away from an owner and came to our house last night. We thought something was breaking into our house, but when we opened the door a big lab dog was there out of breath panting like crazy and as we opened the door he ran in our house. It was hot outside and we gave him some water and then put him outside. He had his dog tags so we eventually looked up the numbers outside and through the vet, got in contact with the owner and it’s now with the rightful owner. The dog was very docile and playful. He was even whimpering and barking for our attention as we had him in the backyard as we waited for the real owner to come and get him. I’ve never seen a misbehaving or bad labrador. Black labs are one of my favorite because they are such nice friendly family dogs. This dog also looks like he has border collie. Border collie are considered one of the smartest breeds, so this dog should be a great dog for anyone!

Read more about Jerry Rice here.

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Our German Shepherd Mix dog suffered from Hip Dysplasia for most of his life. We had always heard that German Shepherds are in particular suspectible to it. Genetics appear not to be the only cause though, weight gains as they grow as a puppy may be another factor.

Signs your dog may be developing Hip Dysplasia

From my personal experience I’m going to list some things I noticed that were caused by my dog’s hip dysplasia.

1) After very vigorous excercise your dog starts to limp.

2) Your dog has trouble getting up after laying down.

3) Your dog has trouble climbing things.

4) Your dog runs with his back legs suddenly in a different way, (i.e, not alternating his back legs properly or favoring one side of his back legs during running).

Our dog died of cancer and we didn’t have to put him to sleep because of hip dysplasia, but as he got older it did get worse. If you have a german shepherd or your dog is showing signs of hip dysplasia, I would put him on ArthroIonx.
I’ve heard things from pet owners and I examined the product in detail in my ArthroIonx Review. I had always thought Hip Dysplasia was genetically caused and there wasn’t much you could do to reverse it, once it developed. If I had known there were natural ways to actually help fix this condition through supplementation, I would have bought ArthroIonx for my dog.

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A year ago I ordered the dremel, a popular rotary grinder, to shorten my dog’s nails because my dog couldn’t stand traditional nail clippers. With nail clippers we had to muzzle and give him vet prescription anxiety pills to relax him so he wouldn’t bite us. The vets didn’t usually do much more than a tiny trim of his nails either because of the way our dog acted and we lived quite a ways away so it would have been a hassle going to the vet all the time everytime his nails grew a little. Although the dremmel was a definite improvement over the traditional nail clippers, debris from the nails would fly all over and it was loud and it skipped over nails quite a bit. When I saw the ad on TV for the Peticure (website at peticure.com ), I decided to order one.

There is three peticure models, peticure petite for small dogs and the peticure elite for all dogs and cats, and the peticure power which has twice the power and is smaller than the other peticure models. I ordered the peticure elite for my medium sized german shepherd mixed dog. I was surprised out how well it worked. It was quiet, cordless, and all peticure models include the safeguard, which helps catch nail debris and secure the nail to the grinder.

You will have to replace the filing bands once in awhile, the peticure elite only comes with 3. The price isn’t too bad, you refill for 20 more for $14.99. Each band should last a few sessions. If you have the dremel model, but don’t feel like spending money to try the Peticure, you can buy the Peticure Safe Guard by itself for a good price.

Occasionally I will be posting funny dog pictures with my own caption underneath. Here is my first one.

Last year our family dog Rex, started getting very restless at night with heavy panting. He also was drinking a lot and he started losing his appetite for food, so we decided to take him to the vet. The vet noticed a tumour growth in his mouth. We had him stay overnight to have some of his teeth and the growth removed that had been bothering him. The next day we got a call from the vet, that during the surgery she felt some lumps in his throat area and she suspected cancer. I cried that day because I knew he wouldn’t be with us much longer most likely. Test results came a few days later and the vet said it appeared to be positive for dog lymphoma.

Lymphoma is cancer of the lymph nodes and happens in both humans and dogs. You can detect it by looking for lumps in common areas where the lymph nodes are located at. Our dog was already suffering from many fatty tumours throughout his body for most of his life, so it would have been difficult for us to realize he had lymphoma. He had the lymphoma lumps under his throat area.

You have two choices with a dog with lymphoma. Either give chemotherapy or just give him prednisone which isn’t a cure but helps temporarily shrink the tumour. We decided to not pursue chemotherapy because it costs thousands and usually only extends the life of the dog for a few months and our dog was already 11.5 years old. Life expectancy is only a few weeks on average without chemotherapy.

We took Rex home and we decided to try to give him the best time for what he had left. I wanted to fight it and tried everything I could think of to improve his health and maybe somehow fight it. I decided to even give him that prescription food by Hill’s diet, specially made for dogs with dog lymphoma. We also gave him healthy mix of food and vitamins in addition to it. He gave us 3 more weeks of his life. He seemed much better from the prednisone until one day he suddenly lost his appetite. He quickly then got very sick and barfed if he ate any food at all or even if he had a tablespoon of water. He also started getting diarrhea at about the same time. With the advice of a vet we decided it was time to humanely put our friend to sleep. I still miss Rex to this day and that was a year and half ago.

I never thought dog lymphoma would be the cause of my dogs eventual death, but apparently it is a pretty common disease in dogs. Dog Lymphoma seems to be partly caused by genetics because some breeds are more likely to get it. Golden retrievers are the most likely to get it than any other breed. Our dog is german shepherd mix. German shepherds are also one of the breeds that have a higher likelihood than the average dog breed to get lymphoma.

When I was searching for ways to naturally help with Rex while he was alive I started reading websites about how the rate of dog lymphoma has increased by a large percentage the last few years. I recently came across a study that I believe explains why dog lymphoma is even more prevalent. A study done back in 1992 Cancer Res. 1992 Oct 1;52(19 Suppl):5485s-5488s says that lymphoma has increased by 50% in the last 15 years. They cite multiple studies where certain pesticides, especially one type in particular, increases risk of lymphoma. They have also cite how dog lymphoma has been associated with lawn pesticide treatments using these chemicals.

I believe strongly that if you want to help prevent your dog from having lymphoma then you have to do a couple things. If you look at commercial dog food it is full of corn, wheat, and other ingredients full of pesticides and none of it is organic. These pesticides are getting in our food supply and causing cancers. I recommend you buy organic foods for yourself and your dog at a place called Only Natural Pet Store. Organic dog foods contain no pesticides of any kind including the meat sources. I also think you should avoid using herbicides or pesticides on your lawn or backyard where your dog plays. You also have to be careful about taking your dogs on walks because it means he will be running through lawns that may contain. Unlike humans, dogs like to rub their nose and fur on the grass etc. when they walk on lawns, so they are more susceptible to ingesting the pesticides than us.

H20iONX was developed by the supplement company VetiONX. They claim that tap water is full of toxins and industrial chemicals, which is definitely true. Our tap water is full of natural toxins and even some toxins are added like chlorine and fluoride. They then go on to say that bottled water is probably even less safe because of less stringent requirements. They then claim that the only way to reverse the toxic damage from all the things in the water is to add H20iONX, a blend of compounds that neutralize the effects, reduces damage, and even helps remove them from the body.

Unfortunately, we cannot actually look at the exact compounds added to H20iONX to see how it works because it is a secret proprietary blend. Vetionx did studies on pet dogs to see how H2oiONX worked on them. After 6 months, researchers studied the differences in effects between dogs who drank H20iONX and those who didn’t. They found that the H20iONX group had more energy and were showing signs of better health. They also found it helped against free radical damage to pancreatic islet B cells. This is thought to be the cause for diabetes. Pet owners themselves who used H2OiONX, have also reported ancedotally an improvement in their dogs energy.

VetiONX provides a 90 day money back guarantee on H2Oionx. This is among the only 4 products they sale because they thoroughly research each product and only bring forth products they believe in. You can only buy H20iONX directly through Vetionx.

DermaIonx is a proprietary natural product made by Vetionx, to help prevent and cure skin ailments of a pet dog. Our pet dogs tend to be more susceptible to skin ailments than humans because of the thick furry coat and because we tend to not wash their coat as often as we would our own head hair. I want to take a look at some of the ingredients in DermaIonx to see how helpful they actually would be on a Dog’s skin condition.

The listed active ingredients of DermaIonx are; Silica, Calcium, Vitamin C, Zinc, Aloe Vera 10x concentrate, and selenium. Silica is in the largest quantity as it is the first ingredient. Silica is the clear looking tiny grains we see in sands, used also to make glass. It turns out silica makes up the structure of everything in a dogs body, including it’s skin. Many other pet dog skin care products include silica as a ingredient in their products too. Silica helps maintain healthy skin because it is an important constituent of it’s structure. It also helps keeps moisture in the dog’s skin and give it a nice shiny look.

Calcium is the second largest ingredient. Many people think of calcium as just beneficial for strong bones, but it plays very crucial roles in skin health too. National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) even did a study that showed those with low calcium had more premature aging of skin and higher indicence of skin cancer. Zinc is extremely crucial for skin health because it plays a crucial role in hundreds of enzymes and also the immune system. The immune system plays a big role in healing wounds or skin irritations. 10 X concentrate aloe vera is added because it is a proven skin treatment. Many human cosmetics now use Aloe vera because it works well in a variety of ways on the skin. Aloe vera has been used for centuries to treat skin disorders, even when taken orally. Selenium and Vitamin C are two important anti-oxidants in the body, that have countless benefits including reducing inflammation, allergic reactions, and skin flaking. I’m not sure what

VetIonx believes in this product so much, they are giving a 90 day moneyback guarantee. Vetionx takes a lot of care and research into developing their products, they only sell this and 3 other innovative dog products that they believe in. You can only buy DermaIonx directly through the official VetIonx.

I was watching a show on animal planet where the dog was taken to a SPCA or some other animal shelter. After saving it from abuse, they decided to euthanize (kill) it because it got a little angry when you put a fake hand during feeding. Sure, the dog is not perfect, but even my dog of 11 years didn’t like it if someone came near his food. The dog wasn’t even a pittbull, so its not like the dog would have killed his owner. It got me thinking that not all animal shelters truly are there to save animals under every condition.

There are animal shelters called “No-kill animal shelters” because they don’t euthanize a dog after a certain time period, just because it is not adopted. This is the usual procedure in all the standard government county animal control sites. The definition of “no kill animal shelter” seems to be a little blurry depending on the animal shelter. They vary in how they handle aggressive or dogs with medical problems. It is very important that before leaving your dog with an animal shelter, you find out their policies on euthanasia.

Some no-kill animal shelters are very good and will take dogs that have been rejected from other shelters and will even help with their medical problems. No Kill animal shelters rely on private donations, so they usually have limited funds and can only take a limited amount of animals. This makes it hard for them to accept dog that have bad medical problems or behaviour problems. Here is a currently maintained list of no-kill animal shelters in the u.s.