Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: United States Group: Gun dog, Sporting dog Height: 14-15.5 inches Weight: 20-30 lbs. Life span: 11-13 yrs. Trainability: moderate Good with children: yes, with gentle children Good with other pets: yes with early socialization September’s Dog of the Month Once a hunter, this beautiful companion has long silky ears with […]
A Best Friends Animal Society project, Pup My Ride, aims to get pets out of shelters into areas where they can more easily find their forever homes. Best Friends delivers the pups to places that have partnered with them. Thousands of puppy mill dogs face death yearly when those facilities claim they’ve outlived their “usefulness”, […]
Canada’s Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph with the aid of Pet Trust awards is researching cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy in canine osteosarcoma (OSA). OSA is a very aggressive and painful form of bone cancer. Even with aggressive treatments, OSA can spread rapidly to the lungs and other organs. Prognosis is poor for most […]
