Editorial

I searched and searched and could not find the toy.

Okay

There have been cases where writing about the illnesses and issues that affect dogs have yielded positive personal results.

We talk a lot about complementary health care practices here at WDJ: chiropractic, herbal remedies, acupuncture, and so on. But we don’t discriminate against...

to his delight.

Then she reached for a clipboard. She asked me to look over and initial the list of charges that I would incur for this treatment while she went to get some antibiotics and other supplies. I was stunned to see a figure of more than $500 and a long list of proposed treatments. I looked more carefully at the form – it was a computer printout

and hasten to drop it at the person's feet

2007-11-02

loud voices

and we included a dairy-free biscuit.) But it's impossible to make (or recommend) a biscuit that NO dogs are allergic to! Many dogs are allergic to corn and wheat

A good example is this month's article about vaccination, written by San Francisco writer Roger Govier. Just about every holistic veterinarian will tell you that over-vaccination is responsible for any number of canine ills: the prevalence of autoimmune system failures, cancer, allergies, and even behavior problems. And nearly every conventional veterinarian will tell you that if he doesn't vaccinate your dog every year, you can just about kiss your dog goodbye, because he's sure to catch some awful disease without the shot. And there you are, with a dog you love, stuck in the middle.

much too busy with IMPORTANT things to consider playing with other dogs – particularly rude dogs who try to touch him. Yuck.

When other dogs approach him

the cost of the proposed treatments

Minnesota who searches for people who wander away from home. Luke was especially trained to search in big-city settings after a relative of his owner was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. "He gets so excited when he finds somebody