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On this 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour we stand silent to remember the millions of men and women who gave their lives on behalf of their country. However, we often forget that dogs also played a vital role in the war. It is estimated that by 1918, Germany had employed 30,000 dogs, Britain, France and Belgian over 20,000 and Italy 3000. These dogs were positioned in a wide variety of roles such as sentry, scout dogs, messenger dogs and casualty dogs. Casualty dogs were trained to find wounded or dying soldiers on the battlefield and…

Are your cats ruining your furniture? Are you thinking about getting them declawed? There are other ways of preventing claw marks in your leather couch without performing a surgery! Declawing is a very controversial practice and it can become a very heated and emotional topic. This is due to the actual procedure involved in declawing a cat. While the technique used varies from surgeon to surgeon, they all involve one thing. In order to remove the claw you also have to remove the small piece of bone the claw grows from otherwise it will just grow back. This is the…

Eeek! Hallowe’en Can Be a Scary Night for Pets! Halloween may be a barrel of laughs for those of us who love to dress up in costumes and party, but many pets aren’t quite as fond of the holiday as their owners are. The doorbell rings far too often and is usually accompanied by loud, tiny humans; there’s enough candy to make a pack of goblins sick; and the parties are typically high energy, noisy affairs. With all of these spooky happenings, even the bravest of pet souls may find Halloween a bit frightening, so it’s important to keep your…