Akiva The Dog Blog http://www.akivathedog.com Akiva the Blogging Dog & Ask Akiva - Answers to your Dog Questions! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:33:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dog of The Day for 2/5/2012 — Sondheim http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/06/dog-of-the-day-for-252012-sondheim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-for-252012-sondheim http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/06/dog-of-the-day-for-252012-sondheim/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:33:17 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1506 “Sondheim is a shih-tzu with a huge personality who loves to be around people. I teach high school and he has spent many days in my classroom and loves to play with my students. He rarely barks but loves to sing and run around in circles. His brother is a 11 year old cat named Mozart who puts up with him but doesn’t like the constant chasing and the fact that Sondheim plays with his toys and eats his cat food if given the chance.

He lives in Southern California so he is not used to weather and doesn’t like wind, rain, or cold weather which made Christmas in Iowa and Boston interesting to say the least. He loves sunning himself in the window and sleeping under the blankets or burroing in the laundry. His favorite toy is his gator which he has had since the day he came home.

He is the love of my life and the best thing I ever decided to do! A four-legged child to say the least!”

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/05/felix-the-cat-with-akiva-and-karen-on-252012/feed/ 0 Hundreds of dogs and cats die from rock salt http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/05/hundreds-of-dogs-and-cats-die-from-rock-salt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hundreds-of-dogs-and-cats-die-from-rock-salt http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/05/hundreds-of-dogs-and-cats-die-from-rock-salt/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:44:09 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1486 While many of us are currently experiencing some unseasonably warm weather, this is an important topic to make sure your aware of and you take precautions for.

Per daily mail.co.uk: “Hundreds of pets are becoming seriously ill and in some cases dying because of the rock salt and antifreeze being used during the cold snap, animal charities warned yesterday.”

“Dogs and cats are walking through the substances left by gritters trying to clear roads and car drivers defrosting their windscreens and then licking them off their paws.
Consuming rock salt can cause dehydration, liver failure and pancreatitis, while antifreeze contains the chemical ethylene glycol, which can be lethal when ingested.”

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Thought I could not find any exact numbers on how many dogs are poisoned by rock sale or ant-freeze, one article which was written early winter last year suggest the number is quite high: “The RSPCA said it has received 248 calls about cases involving cats and dogs between January 1 and mid-November this year, compared to 259 for the whole of 2009″

What can you do to help keep your dogs safe?

1. When on walks in the city where salt may be used, watch where you are going and attempt to avoid areas that have been heavily salted.

2. Another option is that dog boots are available that your dog can wear that will protect their feet.

3. Never allow your dog to lick or drink from the street or sidewalk, even if it appear to be a fresh clean puddle. It is also best not to let you pet eat snow in a public area.

4. When you get home from a walk, use a warm wet wash cloth to thoroughly wash off your dogs pads to make sure there is nothing on them or stuck in their hair.

In some areas you may be able to find city or park trails that are not treated with salt and or other chemical ice melters. Many of these are the same park trails that you walk on in the summer, thought you initial thought may be that they are buried deep with snow, they are often well used and easy for small dogs to travel on.

Stay Safe!

Quotes from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341137/Hundreds-dogs-cats-die-rock-salt-scattered-gritters-big-freeze.html

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/05/dog-of-the-day-for-242012-bell/feed/ 0 Dog of the Day is Gracie — For 2/3/2012 from Patti Cady http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/04/dog-of-the-day-is-gracie-for-232012-from-patti-cady/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-is-gracie-for-232012-from-patti-cady http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/04/dog-of-the-day-is-gracie-for-232012-from-patti-cady/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:22:24 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1470 “Everyone told me that shih tzus were quiet, mellow dogs. Well they never met my Gracie. She is a firecracker and rules the roost in this house. She loves my westie and her bestie and beats her up all the time. They are best friends and make an odd looking couple. I guess ”love is blind”.”

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/04/dog-of-the-day-is-gracie-for-232012-from-patti-cady/feed/ 0 Dog of The Day for 2/2/2012 — Bandie http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/03/dog-of-the-day-for-222012-bandie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-for-222012-bandie http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/03/dog-of-the-day-for-222012-bandie/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:19:18 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1466 “Bandie is four years old, she loves running out the back ddoor chasing anything with four legs,, very silly and playful. has to have treats everyday, loves to snuggle, she likes to sneeze, make lots of noises. She is named after Moe Bandie. My husband calls her ”fatgirl””

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/03/dog-of-the-day-for-222012-bandie/feed/ 0 Dog of the Day for 2/1/2012 — 2 shih tzus and and a poodloe, terrier, pom mix that would be Wiggles named: Killer age 16, Mr. Wikggles age 6, Chewbacca age 2 http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/01/dog-of-the-day-for-212012-2-shih-tzus-and-and-a-poodloe-terrier-pom-mix-that-would-be-wiggles-named-killer-age-16-mr-wikggles-age-6-chewbacca-age-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-for-212012-2-shih-tzus-and-and-a-poodloe-terrier-pom-mix-that-would-be-wiggles-named-killer-age-16-mr-wikggles-age-6-chewbacca-age-2 http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/01/dog-of-the-day-for-212012-2-shih-tzus-and-and-a-poodloe-terrier-pom-mix-that-would-be-wiggles-named-killer-age-16-mr-wikggles-age-6-chewbacca-age-2/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:11:06 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1456 “Mr Wiggles our poodle mix came to us at 5 mos and he is just a joy to be around except for the fact that he thinks that no one should be allowed to walk or drive on our streets, barks. Killer we adopted from a friend at age 10 when they decided to drive long haul with their husband, he’s my cuddler wants to be right up beside me, he doesn’t like the baby dog at all and he has a odor problem sometimes doesn’t matter how clean he is it just crops up like a bad penny for no reason that we can figure out even took him to the vet for it I really thought maybe he was rotting on the inside that’s how bad it can be at times they said its just him and for 16 he’s very healthy, Chewbacca or Chewy as we call him because he chews on everything has already had to have a piece of plastic toy removed from his stomach, has masses of energy wants to play all the time and harass Killer is really a very stout little boy, our problems with him are he runs after anyone and won’t listen when called he also has a problem letting us know when he has to go so most nights he gets crated, they are our boys and we love them all”

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/01/dog-of-the-day-for-212012-2-shih-tzus-and-and-a-poodloe-terrier-pom-mix-that-would-be-wiggles-named-killer-age-16-mr-wikggles-age-6-chewbacca-age-2/feed/ 0 Dog of The Day — Sophie for 1/31/2012 http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/01/dog-of-the-day-sophie-for-1312012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-sophie-for-1312012 http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/01/dog-of-the-day-sophie-for-1312012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:05:37 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1447 “Yes,Meet Sophie, she is actually my daughters dog,but guess who tends to her most of thetime? Me, I am sophies grandmananny!She is such a sweet dog. I have never had any dogs, until my daughter begged me to get sophie.She follows me around in the house,or outside,just like a two year child would. She is so precious,I could have never found such a well mannered dog that she is.I love her almost as much as my daughter. If you are having a bad day and you come home, play with sophie for about ten minutes and you will have a smile on your face.If someone was wanting to get a puppy for someone the Shih Tzus are the greatest. I hope you love your dog and much as we love sophie!”

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/02/01/dog-of-the-day-sophie-for-1312012/feed/ 0 Dog of The Day for 1/30/2012 – Dylan http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/01/31/dog-of-the-day-for-1302012-dylan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-for-1302012-dylan http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/01/31/dog-of-the-day-for-1302012-dylan/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:49:24 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1440 “Our ”DYLAN” is as much a part of our family as our human and feline counterparts!! Dylan is a rescue from our local animal control. Thanks to our nasty neighbor having our only outside cat arrested! As I was bailing out our cat ”ROSEBUD”, Dylan was the only dog in a run of about 10 cages… it was instant we belonged to each other! Of course we had to fill out an application and wait and on March 10, 2009 we brought him home!!!

What a personality! He is so playful. Loves hand games, I can watch him play for hours with his ”Daddy”… he is just soooo cute!!!”

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]]> http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/01/31/dog-of-the-day-for-1302012-dylan/feed/ 0 Dog of the Day for 1/29/2012 http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/01/30/dog-of-the-day-for-1292012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-of-the-day-for-1292012 http://www.akivathedog.com/2012/01/30/dog-of-the-day-for-1292012/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:30:58 +0000 admin http://www.akivathedog.com/?p=1437 “my shih tzu harley is 2 1/2 years old and is very smart. he counts for you. you can count to one and he will bark one time, times for 2 and three times for 3. you can tell him to say i love you and he will bark 3 times like i love you. youcan say where his toy is and he will run to get it, and if you ask him which one he wants to play with from your hand, he will reach for the one he wants to play with. harley is a member of the family. sometimes i think he is a little boy reincarniated into a dog’s body. i love my shih tzu harley so much.”

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