Meet Chewie: The dog who’s the neighborhood garbage man

Chewbacca Villalpando has his head deep into a bag that once held mahi mahi. He found it empty on our neighbor’s lawn. Nicole Villalpando/For America-Statesman   April is Earth Month, and while I’m not sure that my 1-year-old German shepherd/retriever mix has any concept of the calendar, Chewie (short for Chewbacca) is a one-dog neighborhood…

What you need to know about Canine Influenza, aka the Dog Flu

Canine influenza (CIV) first hit the United States in 2005. Since then, the virus has been recorded in every US state except Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota and Nebraska. Two dogs in Ontario, Canada, were recently diagnosed (Jan 2018). Dogs have no natural immunity to the canine influenza virus. Therefore, prevention is key to containing spread…

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What is B.A.R.F. ?

Feeding your most loyal companion who is your pet is one of your main concern. Dogs, cats or ferrets, the quality of his diet guarantees his health. Carnivorous in nature, it is healthier to give them raw meat instead. Hence, in recent times, specialists have invented a non-industrial and raw meat-based food of about 90%, barf.