Patti Livanos's Blog (2)

Before the press came out about the contaminated dog food from China, our lab began experiencing kidney problems.  As soon as the press alerted us to the problem, we discontinued his sweet potato treats, which were manufactured there.  Luckily, he improved.  We had no evidence that the treats were behind his kidney issues except for his improvement after it was removed from his diet.  Until now.  The brand we used is listed in this new warning.  Beware!  …

Hi!  I have Baxter, a Teddybear Goldendoodle who just turned one last month.  Almost from the time he came home at 8 weeks, we've been trying to teach him how to give us his paw to shake or high 5, to no avail!  It made no sense!  He was super intelligent, always wants to please, saw our lab shake paw a zillion times, seemed so advanced in so many ways, yet this one simple command was just never understood!  Recently a friend told me that dogs can have a dominant paw the way a person can…