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Commercial pet food came into the picture around 100 years ago, unintentionally contributing to the detriment of cats’ and dogs’ well-being.

As convenient as it may be, repetitively feeding a highly processed diet (like extruded dry kibble food) eventually created an alarming abundance of new maladies in our beloved pets.

For example, overfeeding unnaturally high carbohydrate foods combined with a sedentary lifestyle has led to obesity, diabetes and joint problems that are worsened by indiscriminate breeding. Pets have also been stricken with new diseases, including dental disease and various cancers that were present neither during their ancestral prey diet days, nor throughout domestication on their human food diet. So, how does this relate to variety?

Prior to domestication, dogs (wolves) and cats ate a large variety of prey animals that varied by region, seasonally, and by what they could catch or scavenge. During domestication, they ate our food, from our homes, our kitchens. Over time, that incorporated a wide variety of ingredients, including farmed meats, wild game, eggs, and fish as well as our harvested grains and produce. To better coordinate with our diets, dogs actually evolved to digest carbohydrates, whereas their wolf ancestors still cannot. Proportionately, dogs enjoyed their human fare more than 99% of their domesticated time, while commercial pet food has been their staple for less than 1% of their time with us.

From strictly a sales perspective, many commercial pet food companies mistakenly promoted feeding the same processed food for a pet’s entire life. Obviously bad advice if you are wise enough to seek the many health benefits from dietary variety, as is overwhelmingly recommended for humans. Eating the exact same set of food ingredients each and every meal, each and every day can lead to many health concerns, including food sensitivities, allergies, and refusal to eat (diet boredom) as well as more serious nutritional deficiencies and toxicities. Not only that, it just doesn’t make any nutritional sense, regardless of purported claims of processed pet foods being “complete & balanced.”

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Recently, some questions came up about a heart disease called Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs as it potentially relates to diet and Taurine (an amino acid building block for proteins.) Here’s where dietary variety can help make a difference. Staying on one type, flavor, brand or format of food can severely limit a dog’s overall nutrient intake, including Taurine and its building-block precursors. Cats, unable to bodily synthesize their own Taurine, must rely completely on dietary Taurine.

What if your current pet food is low in those essential nutrients, or has a less usable version of them by your pet? A well-varied menu of fresh and less processed ingredients (including raw diets) offers a diversification of all nutrients as well as an opportunity for better overall pet health.

This philosophy mimics a pets’ ancestral diet, which became balanced for their nutritional needs over time, in a more natural way, without the excessive overuse of chemically synthesized vitamins and minerals. And savvy pet parents know that ingredient quality is much more important than an estimated full spread of artificial vitamins and minerals.

Additionally, a truly dog or cat-appropriate diet is rich in meat content and plentiful in high quality Taurine. Sadly, many dry pet foods do not fit these criteria. However, this upgrade can easily be accomplished by simply adding a protein topping to your pet’s food, like raw or cooked meat, fish, organ meat and/or eggs. Or have you tried dehydrated or freeze-dried pet food? These fresher alternatives to processed dry and canned food are quickly reconstituted and help assort a pets’ diet in an abundantly more nutritious way. Research shows evidence of better dog’s health from the addition of fresh produce, as well. And the good news is that smaller, conscientious pet food manufacturers focused on pet-well-being are rapidly releasing these less processed pet food alternatives that will ultimately be more nourishing for our fur families.

The bottom line is that most pets are thrilled with a meat-focused meal offering as well as (gradual and) consistent diet changes. Who eats leftovers every single meal for years without complaining, anyway? By offering this diet diversity, you are giving your pets a better opportunity to both enjoy their meals and to thrive. Based on undeniable anecdotal evidence, we are confident that this type of thriving through variety helps protect their longevity.

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ESA’s or Emotional Support Animals are one of the most misunderstood categories of assistance animals. the issue is, even to professionals, murky and undefined. This article will attempt to disclose the limitations of these animals and the rights of them and the people they provide comfort for.

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this is that Service animals are allowed in public anywhere the general public is allowed and must be either a dog or a pony. they must be trained to do specific tasks that assist their handler in living their daily lives. ESa’s are allowed fair access to housing for people with disabilities to comfort them in their homes. Emotional Support animals can be almost any animal, within reason. Unlike Service animals, ESa’s don’t need any training. their specific duty is to bring comfort to their person. a difference developing during this time is that ESa’s, were allowed on commercial air flights. their lack of preparation and training for the crowded conditions on a flight, and their reactions to those unfamiliar conditions has led to a banning of ESa’s from most commercial flights. the Fair Housing act covers most aspects of renting to individuals needing ESa’s for daily life. Breed Specific Bans do not apply to ESa’s unless the apartment complex or home rental company’s insurance Company has in place a breed specific ban, with an accompanying penalty to the complex. Even in that case, the insurance Company could be charged with discrimination. a no Pets policy is not allowed either. if the apartment or home rental company does allow animals, then all their rules for the behavior and treatment must be followed. the only types of housing differing from this rule are rental homes owned by private individuals who do not use a commercial company and do not own more than three homes for rent and housing and apartments owned by organizations or private clubs that provide only to their members.

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Many dog owners, though, also know this season to be a time of high anxiety for some our best friends - the storms of the monsoon season and the launching of many balloons in our skies. Many of our dogs seem to go from mild nervousness about those big scary things in the air to full-blown panic mode.

And there is no rhyme or reason for it; these kind of phobias (storms and balloons) don’t seem to be very logical in our minds.

But they are very, very real for our four-legged friends. It seems either the sounds (thunder, rain, the burners on the balloons) or the sights (lightening, the balloons overhead) can be equally frightening and many times both sensory stimuli play a role. So what can we do to help?

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My career in rescue started back in 1985, when I grew tired of picking up dead cats that I found along the road, just a block down from my house in Los Angeles. A nearby elderly lady (Sylvia), who had never taken either of her two original cats to get sterilized, found herself feeding some 30 cats.

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Going around Albuquerque with my two 12 pound dogs seems a necessity. If I didn’t take them with me, they’d lie around home getting old too fast and bored. When folks see them, they say or motion, “They’re cute.” Some have to tell me about their pets. An animal behaviorist at Hobby Lobby gave my dogs kisses. Really, I don’t look for such attention, but I’ve gotten used to it and say, “Thank you”.

When we first started shopping together, my pets had to abide by the NO BARKING rule. It took Kali three times of leaving the store and being put in the car when we first went shopping. When Winston joined us, it took him once to learn. To make sitting comfortable in the shopping cart, I lay down a towel or a few of my recycling bags. We’ve a lot of very dog friendly stores in Albuquerque: Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Ross Dress for Less, Target the thrift stores, and all the hardware stores. Some employees even offer biscuits.

The best destinations we’ve visited yet are the local trails. Our most frequent is Piedras Marcadas (which translates to “Marked Rocks”) in Petroglyph National Park. It begins on Jill Patricia Street NW, off Golf Course Road, South of Paradise Blvd. It has no fees. Doggie bags are supplied just in case an owner forgets.

The paths are well worn. I bring water and a bowl for us.

Winston and Kali, Terrier Mixes, enjoying Piedras Marcadas, Albuquerque, NM.

by Mrs. Tea - Mrs. Tea is a retired school teacher who enjoys writing, spinning yarn, traveling, and playing the ukulele. she’s looking forward to sharing more of her dog adventures in the next issue of Pet Magazine.

Ever since I started taking my pets out with me like this, I’ve discovered that they listen and respond better to me than any dog I’d yet to own. They don’t run out the front door like greyhounds or get lost. They stay with me and do what I say because we’re a team. That element of belonging is high.

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Jessica and Julia were busy grooming dogs at their stations when Danielle, Lois’ daughter, walked out from the back of the shop cuddling a Chihuahua in a fluffy pink towel; she then placed him in a kennel with his two siblings. All of the dogs (and there were many), seemed happy and content in the kennels that face the front of the very open, sunny shop. Bailey, a lovely 12-year old black Lab, was lounging on a satin, almond-colored pillow near Jessica, who appreciates being able to bring her to work.

A Siberian Husky and a tiny Yorkshire Terrier (in separate kennels), were busy getting to know one another nose to nose, while a nearby blue-eyed Boston Terrier pup playfully pawed at a white towel that lined the floor of his kennel. His upstairs neighbor, a very pretty Maltese-poodle cross, gave no one the time of day. A handsome Pomeranian stared straight ahead, a black and white scarf fitted around his neck enhanced his regal look (scarves, as well as flowery, barrette-style bows, are all

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A long-time customer came in to retrieve Wookie, her tiny, now-nicely-groomed pooch. Then there was Little Bear, an American Eskimo-poodle cross who seemed to be enjoying himself until he spotted his owner walk thru the front door. Emotions can run high in a pet-grooming salon!

Golden Touch has been at its Montano and Fourth Street location for six years, but Lois has been in the grooming business for 16; her landline telephone number has never changed! She chose ‘golden touch’ as a way of paying homage to her beloved Golden Retriever, Lobo de Oro, II. Cherished photographs of many canine clients hang in frames on the wall within a cozy waiting area that’s niched out by architecture that lends contrasting wall and window angles to the shop’s façade. An interesting mix of kitschy knick-knacks makes for a light-hearted atmosphere. I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read a plaque hanging on the wall, “Unattended Children Will Be Given an Espresso and a Free Puppy.” Needless to say, the overall ambience at Golden Touch is ‘authentic retro,’ where

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Lois and her ‘golden touch’ grooming crew look forward to meeting new pets, and they’d like to remind everyone to book ahead in light of the upcoming holidays in November and December.

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