National Mutt Day is celebrated twice a year on December 2 and July 31 to call attention to the joys and surprises of having a mixed-breed dog. With the support of the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), these two days for acknowledging mixed breed dogs were set in 2005 by animal welfare advocates to coincide […]
Dogs are very special, natural helpers. They develop close bonds with us, which is unusual for most animals, and they eagerly enjoy helping the people they care for. They can be trained to help disabled people perform basic activities that so many of us take for granted. This keeps those who have disabilities staying actively
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Dogs are so attuned to everything we do. This is a distinct advantage when a dog’s pet parent is deaf or very hard of hearing. Hearing service dogs are specially trained to listen for and correctly interpret alarms, doorbells, timers, the phone, a crying baby, approaching people or traffic, thunder, danger and so much more
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Have you seen a polydactyl cat, with his really big paws? Polydactyl means ‘extra fingers.’ He has extra toes – maybe as many as seven, or even nine, on one foot. This is a mutation of a dominant gene, so it can occur easily in new litters of a polydactyl gene-carrying parent. Although this specialty
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