by OLK9Alex | Apr 14, 2019 | Dog Health
How to Keep your Dog’s Teeth Healthy Recently, while I was in the dentist’s chair undergoing a root canal I vowed to make sure my daughter would never be in a similar predicament. And then I started thinking about my dog and cats. What about the health of their...
by OLK9Alex | Apr 9, 2019 | Training Information
A Day in the Life of a Therapy Dog Marguerita, or “Rita” as she’s lovingly known, is a four-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi from Averill Park, New York whose life is anything but ordinary. Rita routinely comforts humans suffering with everything from anxiety to...
by OLK9Alex | Apr 9, 2019 | Dog Health
Dealing Proactively with Hearing Loss in Your Dog My brother Tony and his partner Kenny have three miniature Dachshunds. The eldest of the wiener-dog trio is Toby who will turn 16 in November. Next oldest is Webster, a dapple mini Dachshund who is nearly 14. Ernie, a...
by OLK9Alex | Apr 9, 2019 | Training Information
Is it Illegal to Interact With or Pet a Service Dog? The quick answer is no, it’s not illegal but you still shouldn’t do it. There have been many occasions when I’ve happened upon a service dog and its handler anywhere from Albany International Airport in Albany, NY...
by OLK9Alex | Apr 9, 2019 | Dog Health
Plants That Are Poisonous to Dogs and Other Pets Spring arrived a few weeks ago. But here in Albany, East Greenbush and throughout Upstate New York’s Capital District we have only been treated to a handful of days when the temperature has climbed above 50 degrees...