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The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is one of the largest, most comprehensive prospective canine health studies in the United States. The Study will benefit dogs of all breeds over time as researches learn more about nutritional, environmental, lifestyle and genetic risk factors and how they affect dogs.

Annual veterinary examinations are incredibly important.  On average, pets age an equivalent of five to seven years for every one human year.  This means that a lot of changes can occur to a pet’s health over the span of just one year.

Retractable leashes, such as Flexi leash, are popular with a lot of dog owners.  The idea of allowing your dog to have more leash to move around on seems like a great idea.  However, retractable leashes can cause a lot of problems.

The ability to recognize pain in your pet is actually very difficult for most pet owners.  Extreme and sudden pain can be obvious such as when an animal has a broken leg.  There are countless times when I ask if a pet has pain during a physical exam and the owner responds ‘no because he doesn’t cry’.  The sad truth is our pets rarely cry when they are in pain.

Doctor visits can be stressful for humans and animals alike.  If your pittie, or any dog for that matter, has stress at a vet visit, bad memories are created that affect future vet visit which cause further stress.  If your dog is too stressed, it affects how well a veterinarian can perform a thorough physical exam.  This means your veterinarian has less information to determine your dog’s health.  As a dog owner, there are things you can do to help reduce some of the stress associated with visits to the veterinary office.