Category: Advice
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I-CAD, Europenet.com, Checkachip.com – microchipping is compulsory for dogs, cats, horses and ferret
A new programme on UK TV is called ‘Lost Dogs Live’ which is about getting the watching public involved in tracing lost dogs. One of the startling pieces of information to come out of the programme was that in the UK there are 15 registered microchip companies. Besides the importance of microchipping your dog, it is also vitally important that up-to-date information is registered with the microchip company about the address at which your dog/cat lives.It is commonplace to assume that once you register with a veterinary clinic and they record your pet’s microchip, if the animal goes missing they will be able to trace if it turns up elsewhere, especially if it is suspected stolen.
Not the case!
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Allergies in dogs
In hot weather especially dogs can suffer from allergies just as humans do, as well as an allergy to fleas and food.
Here’s an interesting article on the subject.
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Kong filler ideas for our dog
Kongs are a good way of keeping an active dog occupied, especially if left alone for a while. Here’s a link to some recommended ideas from the Blue Cross.
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Leishmania in dogs
Many of the Spanish rescue hounds test positive for Leishmania, a disease caused by the Sandfly. Sadly it puts some people off adopting, and yet with an inexpensive regular dose of medication, the dogs go on to lead happy normal lives.
Here’s a link to an article about Leishmania which I published a couple of years ago.
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Traktive – finding your dog if it gets lost
A story recently published tells of a podenco on a beach with its owner in Northern France. Some fireworks were let off and the podenco ran into the sea and swam off. It was wearing one of these trackers. The owner says the GPS signal was lost for about an hour, then reappeared to report that the dog had swum out to an island and was on rocks waiting to be rescued! She got a local boat owner to take her out to the Island to rescue her dog.
So here’s a link to Traktive, the tracker this lady used. I shall be purchasing one for my podenca Rosie for when we go out on riverbank and beach walks, as she’s still so nervous she’d probably run off if there were any loud bangs.
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Cherry Eye in Dogs
My little Podenca Rosely sometimes has a third eyelid appear in the corner of her eyes and I have been told it is known as Cherry Eye.
Link to an informative article on Cherry Eye.
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Podencos make good agility dogs without even trying!
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
‘Why a minimu 2m high fence/wall is required if adopting a podenco. This fence is 1.2m high and the podenco just pops over it with minimal effort.’