It is astounding to us how many people don’t understand that you can’t leave a dog in a car in the summer, even on a not so blindingly hot day, for even a few minutes without a risk of seriously injuring or killing your dog. Numerous studies have shown that the temperature inside a parked car, even in the shade, even with the windows cracked, can easily rise 20 degrees or more in just ten minutes.
The 4th of July is coming and all the festivities are a lot of fun for humans – but not so much for our pets. In fact, quite the opposite. Fireworks are a strange, unexplainable and sometimes terrifying noise, and as many pet owners know, they can cause a great deal of stress for some animals.
My dog, who has been with me since he was a puppy, is now 13. I guess that makes him about 91 in human years. He has always been well behaved and totally friendly, but suddenly he has started to bark for no apparent reason and sometimes when I am petting him or brushing him he just wanders off as though he doesn’t enjoy that attention any more. It makes me really sad to think that he may have some sort of dementia
My dog, Tucker, loves to go for walks in the woods with me and we do that all the time. But here’s the problem. He also loves to roll around on the ground and much of the ground in my woods is covered by poison ivy. Is he in any danger of getting a rash from poison ivy? And, I was told that I could get it from touching his fur after he has rolled.
We had an interesting conversation yesterday with another animal lover who told us about her middle aged cat, Annabelle, who “suddenly last summer” stopped using her litter box. The box was and always had been located in their finished basement in the exact same location and there had been no sudden changes in the household.
I read all the time about the dangers of summer heat for dogs, but what about cats? My buddy, Otis, loves to be outside with me on warm summer days. But, what if it is really really hot? Is there any danger? What should I do to prevent that?
Did you know that New York State is the only state in the nation that forbids local municipalities, towns and counties from regulating the pet breeding and pet sales industry more stringently than state law?
I am going through a divorce. One issue that has come up is who will get custody of the dogs. I have two sweet little Corgis, Annette and Bobby, whom I love dearly and they are inseparable. My soon to be ex-husband is insisting that he wants one of them, but he doesn’t even like them. It’s just a way to get back at me.
Summer is almost here and this year I am finally having an in-ground pool installed. My poodle, Rover, has never been around a pool before. I don’t even know whether he can swim. But he is sort of a doofus and I am concerned that he might just lumber in to follow me. Do you have any tips to keep him safe?
On May 1, Eric Schneiderman, the New York State Attorney General, announced an Animal Protection Initiative aimed at shutting down criminal animal fighting rings, ensuring compliance with New York State’s Pet Lemon Law, charging and prosecuting those who abuse or neglect animals, and cracking down on the abuses of “puppy mills” in order to protect the welfare of the animals being sold and consumers.
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