http://www.snifbostondogs.com Being a happier dog in Boston Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good news! Yesterday, a rally was held on the Pennsylvania state capitol to bring awareness to the horrible puppy mill situation currently ongoing in middle America. According to an article posted in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, dog lovers gathered to provide support for bills that would require stricter ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/16/puppy-mills-update/ A friend passed this article along to me from the New York Times; "Researchers Seek to Demystify the Metabolic Magic of Sled Dogs" The information about these fascinating dogs is what caught my attention and inspired me to share it with you, but if the research done on this topic can ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/16/the-metabolic-magic-of-dogs-can-it-help-humans/ Although we like to try and write about positive events, sometimes we feel an obligation to report the negative in order to make people more aware that animal cruelty is real and efforts need to be made in order to stop it. We just received an email today concerning ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/15/animal-cruelty/ Mitch is ALWAYS yelling at me not to feed Chopper too much "people food". It's so hard to resist giving him a little nibble when he gives me the puppy eyes. Not surprisingly, I am not alone in feeling this way. Many other dog owners (or ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/14/posionous-people-food/ It has been proven that water therapy has done wonders for people suffering from certain ailments, such as arthritis, but can the same technique be applied to man's best friend? At Kasetsart University, the Suvarnachad canine pool, has helped to cure more than 5,000 dogs! The university just ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/12/hydrotherapy-for-dogs/ Something hit close to home last week and I thought it would be an appropriate time to share with everyone because ticks are most prevalent from April-October in MA. Most people are familiar with the idea of Ticks being able to transmit Lyme Disease to people and to dogs. ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/09/tick-season-personal-story/ Almost everyone knows the character of Cruella De Vil, the fur-hungry villan of 101 Dalmations. Although 101 Dalmations is fictional, dog-napping is not as uncommon as one might think. Just last week, there were two articles detailing the capture of dogs. The Times of India reports in the article ... http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/05/07/dog-snatchers/