dog allergies

Does your Pet Shampoo contain these harmful chemicals?

DOES YOUR PET SHAMPOO CONTAIN THESE CHEMICALS • D-trans Allethrin – from a class of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids, derived from natural chemicals found in chrysanthemums. Synthetic varieties are significantly more potent and persistent than naturally-occurring products and can...

De-Mystifying LIFE STAGE dog foods: Should you feed it to your Lab?

According to Cathleen Enright, PH.D., president and CEO of Pet Food Institute in Washington, DC, significant advancements in companion animal nutritional science have been made in the last 50 years. The first “Life Stage” food appeared in the 1960’s...

Allergies – Could it be??

Does your dog scratch, bite, lick at its skin or coat? Marley, a Springer Spaniel, was always licking and chewing at her feet. Her owner, Lin, didn’t know what to do about it, but she knew it was driving...

Are All Labradors Plagued With Allergies?

I’ve had a lot of people ask me to write more about allergies in labs… so here it is!  One should not have to EXPECT allergy issues with their lab, however, there are many triggers of these skin issues...