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    Dogs and Fireworks

    November 23, 2024 Fran Jewell
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    It’s that time of year again when our freedom will be celebrated with fireworks!  Stands will abound all over the valley.  If you have a dog that is terrified of fireworks, this time might be more stressful for you than any other time of the year.  This year, with the incredible growth of extremely flammable weeds, the fireworks can cause additional stress for you because you are not only concerned for your dog, but you also feel fearful for your own safety.  When we are stressed, our dogs will sense that fear and stress right along with their own.  Now the problem has even intensified from the usual 4th of July celebrations.

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    Feral Dogs

    Feral Dogs

    November 23, 2024 Fran Jewell
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    There is no way any modern-day, domesticated dog could be feral.  I hear this over and over again. The fact remains that dogs are 99.9% genetically the same as wolves.  We have defined dogs differently than the wolf because over thousands of years, humans selected the wolves that were the most social with humans to be our companions. Then, through that process, we chose specific traits from the wolves such as their hunt drive to create hunting dogs, or their prey drive to create herding dogs, and so on. Now, we have begun to treat dogs like furry family members.

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    Fake Service Dogs

    November 23, 2024 Fran Jewell
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    Doctors and mental health care professionals are prescribing more and more dogs and other animals as emotional support animals (ESA).   We have long known the effects our dogs have had on us to help us stay calm and comforted.  This is nothing new to any dog owner! BUT, there are a few things that should be clarified when someone is prescribed an emotional support dog by their health care professional.

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