A Guide to Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Dogs by Yvone Kon

If Superstorm Sandy taught us anything, it's that natural disasters happen, happen quickly, and can have devastating and long-term effects. The hurricane-force winds, flooding, and loss of power and other essential services caused an estimated $68 Billion in damages and killed two people. The animal casualties were much higher. In order to keep all members...

ToeGrips for Dogs by Dr. Julie Buzby, DVM

The Grey Muzzle Organization has a fantastic Advisory Board of experts from many professions, including veterinarians like Dr. Julie Buzby. Dr. Buzby is a practicing veterinarian who, after years of frustration watching her patients struggle on hard floors, developed Dr. Buzby’s ToeGrips for Dogs , devices which improve mobility in dogs by providing them with...

So Long! by Lisa Rodier

As originally published in the Whole Dog Journal , March 2014. Reprinted with permission. Don’t allow your fear of hurting your dog prevent you from keeping his feet healthy My young Bouvier, Atle, has the triple threat of dog nails: black, stout, and surrounded by lots of hair. Regular nail trimming is not a task...

Five Alternative Ways to Ease Pain in Dogs by Jennifer Kachnic

Because dogs won’t always let us know when or if they’re in pain, some people assume that canines don’t experience pain the way we do. But that’s not the case. Dogs have merely retained instincts from their wilder days to hide weakness, and therefore will initially hide their pain from us. Arthritis and muscle or...
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