Zip has had two bouts of pancreatitis, once, in an instance of worst-timing-possible, while I was away on a silent retreat with no phone or internet access. He’s now 11 yrs old, and thriving, as near as anyone can tell, as he looks and moves like a much younger pug. I manage his health with [...]
Well there’s one good thing about the New England cold spring seasons, and it’s that bugs lay dormant that much longer. As soon as the temperatures climb, it’s time to figure out your plan for flea and tick prevention. All dog owners should be thinking about heartworm prevention too. Heartworm preventative works retroactively remember; it [...]
I’m a fan of Timothy Ferriss. He’s a radical self-experimenter with a sense of humor and a basher of popular assumptions. Some people can’t stand the guy but I think they must just be envious; who wouldn’t be? Regardless I wouldn’t have expected to come across Pottenger‘s cat study in his new book. Pottenger studied [...]
Living foods, from plants or animal sources, contain enzymes (but they are wiped out by heat beginning at 110 degrees…so cooked food does not contain active enzymes) . The body, human or animal, manufactures enzymes. But as we age, our store of them and our ability to make them gets depleted. And they’re important not [...]
Every month at both stores (Portland and Boston, Fetch and Fish & Bone) we pick a brand of pet food to discount by 10%. The idea is, encourage customers to experiment, or move what we have an overstock of, or just give a good deal because it’s fun. Who doesn’t like a bargain? This month [...]
Every year I read up again on fireworks/thunderstorm phobias to see if I can find any new information. Just this morning I came across this post on Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue that is really thorough without glazing your eyes over. It’s not new (quotes some pretty old Whole Dog Journal issues), but it’s really well [...]
There’s a story on the front page of the The Globe today on the growth of natural pet foods since 2005. It’s essentially a story on Wellness, who launched a new marketing campaign at this year’s Golden Globes with an opening party at an LA venue called the Buddha Bark Celebrity and Canine Lounge. That’s [...]
