Tragedy on the Sea Nymph is a 10-minute silent film starring an all-dog cast (with a Frenchie cast in a star role!). The film made its debut in May at The Machine Project in Los Angeles and while the film is silent, the music and singing certainly are not. As the film plays, live opera […]
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Maybe you’ve heard about the lawsuit being brought against Merial, the manufacturers of Heartgard®? Heartgard is a heartworm preventive and the lawsuit against Merial is by a former employee who claims Merial is covering up the lowered effectiveness of the product. Starting in 2006, Merial was issued warning letters by the FDA for making overstated […]
We are stepping a bit outside our normal Frenchie zone today, but it’s in the spirit of the 4th of July weekend, returning veterans, and service dogs. Visit www.DogBlessYou.org, click Like, and for every 5,000 Likes they and partner Explore.org will donate a service dog to a US Veteran living with Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). One […]
Did you try adding plain yogurt to your dog’s dinner because you heard probiotics are good for them; then went Meh! because you didn’t really see any changes or the claimed health benefits and give up on it? That’s what we did until digging into the details of human vs. canine probiotics a couple of years […]
A couple of good things going on. One local (for Central Texans) and one not local, but could have future impact here and across the county. In Texas, the Killeen City Council will meet July 5 to discuss adopting a 3-year rabies ordinance. (As opposed to 1-year.) In the Delaware Senate a bill has been […]
Recently expanded our Following list on Twitter, and around noon a cursory check of incoming Twitter feeds included a Pet Connection tweet that Dr. Marty Becker’s Big Bus Tour was going to be in Austin for a book signing – today – in about an hour! Gave Rocksie a fast swipe and we high-tailed it over […]
Frenchies and allergies are certainly not strangers, with some lines and colors more prone than others. (And living in the Allergy Capital of Texas, we have seen our share of allergies, both canine and human.) If your pup is going to develop allergies, it usually starts around the age of one or two. Instead of sneezing, […]
Here’s a turn from our usual rabies news: there is a rabid skunk increase in Central Texas, with one man bitten last month. Austin American Statesman: Rabid skunk reports rising in Central Texas KENS 5 News: Animal Control warns of rabies outbreak in Guadalupe County While we don’t advocate the over-vaccination of pets, we do understand and […]
Blooming Bluebonnets! You have a hankering to get out and about with your best four-legged friend and enjoy the mild weather before the hotter-than-a-habenero months descend on Central Texas. Here’s a few sites to get you started on your frog-friendly quest. Yelp! just released a review of Austin pooch-friendly places. Scroll to the bottom for […]
Search Dog Foundation AKC CAR Support & Relief World Vets — Japan Animals in Disasters Blog — World Society for the Protection of Animals To check on any charity before donating, use GuideStar or Charity Navigator to see how effectively they are utilizing their funds. More interesting Japanese dog sites: (Try using Google Translate to read […]
