Dog Blog

Washoe regional animal control authorities on Friday cited the Puppy Place pet store on two criminal violations involving selling puppies without having them first examined by a veterinarian.

Regional animal control director Cindy Sabatoni said the pet store could not provide any required veterinarian evaluations for 23 puppies that were available for sale Monday in the store.

She said that’s a violation of state law. A second citation was written because customers were not provided with complete records of the dogs, including their medical histories.

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Therapy in the form of wet kisses and soft fur reached hurricane victims as crisis response dogs from Nebraska and across the country helped survivors cope with the disasters this week.

Gale Lothrop, of Crete, and Lisa Ashby, of Seward, were invited by the American Red Cross to work with hurricane survivors and rescue personnel in Houston and Beaumont, Texas. The pair, along with Ashby’s black Labrador retriever, Sadie, left Oct. 1 and will return in mid-October.

Both women are volunteers with Noah’s Assistance Dogs in Crete, and Lothrop said she has been coordinating similar crisis response teams since Hurricane Katrina hit.

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WAKO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. has designed a car that’s friendly for dogs ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ part of the Japanese automaker’s ongoing effort to create vehicles that are easy to use and comfortable to ride in.

The W.O.W. Concept, which stands for “wonderful openhearted wagon,” is an exhibition model with no plans for commercial sale that will be exhibited at the Tokyo auto show later this month.

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A man has suffered serious injuries, including the loss of both of his ears, after being mauled by three american pit bull dogs near Cessnock in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

Police say the man, who was the owner of the dogs, was attacked yesterday afternoon in the backyard of his home at Rugby Street.

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Approximately 74 million dogs are owned as pets in the United States alone (American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2005 Survey). And while pets are excellent sources of companionship, training our four-legged friends basic manners like “sit,” “come,” “down,” and “stay” and helping them with the often dreaded task of potty training can be a tough job.

To help new and seasoned pet owners navigate the process of puppyhood, The Iams Company, a leader in pet care nutrition and education, has developed new Iams(R) Smart Puppy(TM) formula with enhanced levels of DHA. A key brain-building nutrient for both humans and animals, Docosahexaenoic Acid, commonly referred to as DHA, has been found to promote smarter, more trainable puppies when fed to both pregnant and nursing mother dogs and their puppies. Just like babies, a puppy’s ability to learn depends on healthy brain development, and the omega-3 fatty acid DHA is an important building block in that process.

“Through our research, we have found puppies nourished with enhanced levels of DHA respond better to training,” said Dr. Dan Carey, a veterinarian with The Iams Company. “For veterinarians, the research on DHA means training can be easier for the client when their puppy is nourished with optimum levels of this key brain-building nutrient.”

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