February is National Pet Dental Health Month. That had nothing to do with why we took two of our guys to the dentist, but it is a good tie in for the blog post. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that eighty percent (80 percent!) of dogs have some form of periodontal disease by the…
Author: Tony
I consider myself a professional dog enthusiast. I spend as much time as I can working with and learning about man's (and woman's) best friends. I try to explore and share as many of the events, activities, and interactions with dogs as I can, especially the things I do with my furry family members.
Wanna see my picture on the cover…. gonna buy 5 copies for my mother…*
Well, it’s not Rolling Stone, but a little press is always nice. Heather is a quilter. She is a very good quilter and every year takes time out of her busy schedule to take part in a class or two. One of the classes she attends is at Country Threads in northern Iowa. They put…
Adoption Day: One Year Later
One year ago this past weekend I traveled four hours through a wind and snowstorm from Boise, ID, to Elko, Nevada to pick up a stray dog. I had only seen a couple bad pictures of the guy. He was a wild looking mess of a dog, mostly German Shepherd with a little something else…
Pretty Girl Goes Home
It was a day of joy and a day of sadness. Three months after Pretty Girl came into our lives, she has left us almost as suddenly. Tuesday she went on to her forever home. The couple that adopted her have a long history with German Shepherds. They recently lost their senior lady of the…
Yappy Holidays
I think the picture pretty much says it all. Happy holidays.
the American Canine 