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Lifestyle & Travel
Nutrition
22 Safety tips for walking your dog at night
18 Top reasons to rotate your dog’s protein
Take these extra precautions when it’s dark out.
30 A travel checklist for your dog How to guarantee a safe, stress-free trip for you and your pooch.
62 5 ideas for a dog-friendly yard Creating an outdoor retreat that works for both of you.
70 Car safety 101
Fido-friendly features to look for when buying a new vehicle.
Feeding him a variety of foods helps keep him healthy and happy.
38 How to choose the best training treats You’ll use a lot, so make sure they’re low-cal as well as tasty.
40 Recipe: Topsy turkey training treats Your dog will jump hoops for these crunchy goodies!
90 10 foods for good vision These wholesome choices are packed with eye-healthy nutrients.
80 Five easy ways to enrich your dog’s environment Keep him well-rounded with mental stimulation.
86 The healing effects of music The right tunes have a calming effect on canines.
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Why dogs
SHAK E OFF
How often does your dog shake off? Is it a full body shake or just the neck and upper body?
BY CRAIG LANDRY, DC
Our dogs are smarter than we think. We often see them shake off after they wake up from a sleep, or just after they do their stretching. The purpose of this “dry” shakeoff is to mobilize their spines after a period of rest. This rapid rotational movement stimulates the joint capsules to produce synovial fluid, which lubricate joints. Dogs may stop shaking off for a few different reasons. If they have sustained an acute injury to one or more joints they may stop shaking off all of a sudden, whereas senior dogs will progressively decrease the frequency and quality of shake-offs due to stiffness and arthritis.
Dr. Craig Landry earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. He decided to pursue his lifelong ambition to work with animals by becoming a Certified Animal Chiropractor. He graduated from the Veterinary Chiropractic Learning Centre – Canada’s sole Animal Chiropractic program approved by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association. Dr. Landry practices at a well-established human/animal chiropractic practice in Toronto.
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OVC Pet Trust to help create world-class facility The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) at the University of Guelph is home to Canada’s first charitable fund solely dedicated to improving the health of companion animals: OVC Pet Trust.
In 2016, OVC Pet Trust proudly celebrates 30 years of giving back to our four-legged friends and the special bond between people and their pets. Through the tremendous dedication of our volunteers and generosity of pet owners, their veterinary caregivers, friends and other supporters, we have raised over $20 million to advance pet care options, and improve the quality of our pets’ lives. OVC is part of a top comprehensive university that has a long history of solving complex health problems in animals, and ranks fourth in the world, and best in Canada, for veterinary science. Pet Trust donors have helped fund innovative discoveries which
BY KIM ROBINSON
have led to major improvements in veterinary medicine, including anesthesia and pain control, heart treatment and monitoring techniques, infection control, and advancing cancer diagnosis and treatment. Our latest endeavour is to help create a new world-class facility, raise the standard of care, and provide the most advanced surgical options, pain control, diagnoses and treatment in Canada. The new facilities will include leading-edge technology with specialized areas for surgery, anesthesia and recovery. The impact will be far reaching as we educate and equip the veterinary specialists of the future with the latest knowledge and techniques. Because the animal companions in our lives mean so much to us – whether we live with them, care for them professionally or simply love them – we want them to have the best care possible.
Kim Robinson is the Managing Director of OVC Pet Trust, a charitable fund dedicated to ensuring our pets live longer healthier lives through learning, healthcare and discovery. Her canine companion is a very energetic, two-year-old mixed breed puppy named Juno.
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