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"Over a sixteen year period the number of hospital admissions caused by dog bites in the U.S. nearly doubled, increasing from 5,100 in 1993 to 9,500 in 2008, according to a report by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.  And as if these numbers weren’t bad enough, according to 2010 statistics, there were approximately 4.5 million reported dog bites in the US, 800,000 of which were serious enough to require medical attention."

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From THE POSSIBLE CANINE April 2011

Dry food? Wet food? More protein? Less carbs? What brand is best? What about a raw diet? Does it matter? When it matters?

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"Kaufman, TX – Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) assisted the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office in the rescue of approximately 50 dogs who were found to be living in deplorable conditions at an alleged puppy mill an hour southeast of Dallas."

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"Scientific research has cited the harmful effects of shock collars. A July 2005 report by Esther Schalke, of the University of Veterinary Medicine at Hannover, Germany, found elevated heart rates and levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the saliva of 14 beagles

This study followed another by Dr. Matthijs B. H. Schilder and Dr. Joanne A.M. van der Borg at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2004. It showed that 32 German shepherds were adversely affected by shock collars, long after the shock occurred."

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If you’re looking for the latest in home exercise equipment, you may want to consider something with four legs and a wagging tail.

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