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It’s not always or only your fault…….

by Dr Enid Stiles, Sherwood Park Animal Hospital When I first started seeing veterinary behaviour cases, I was a strong believer, as I had been taught, that most behaviour problems in domestic animals occurred because “The owner wasn’t doing it right”, “Who’s the master here?”, “He doesn’t get enough exercise”, “He’s spoiled”, etc. Nurture was far stronger, in the opinions …

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“Survivor” dog found weak, emaciated in Mercier

48 hours ago this dog was found in the Mercier area. He was found by a good samaritan. His story (as told by his ‘rescuers’) is below. (thank you to Petluck.ca for the English translation, French follows).   Here is the story of Survivor, a little dog that we found abandoned in the district of Mercier in Montreal on September …

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Cycling with the dog ALERT!

  If there is one thing that really bothers me, it is when I see cyclists biking with their dogs attached.  It really scares me!  I love the whole idea of exercising together but there are 2 things I worry about: exhaustion and injury.  I am positive that there are cyclists out there that take the necessary precautions, but I …

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