Water Intoxication In Dogs – Beware of Taking Your Dog Swimming!

by Colleen Fernandez November 9, 2009 Exercise
Boston terrier swimming

You may have heard the shocking story about the woman who died from drinking too much water for a radio show competition. The contestants were given eight-ounce bottles of water to drink every 15 minutes …

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7 Ways To Help Prevent Your Dog From Getting Cancer

by Colleen Fernandez November 4, 2009 Health Problems

Sadly, cancer is becoming more and more prevalent amongst dogs. The most common place for dogs to develop tumors is in their skin. Twenty to thirty percent of skin tumors in dogs are malignant. Skin tumors can be composed of mast cells, histiocytes, squamous cells, and melanin-pigmented cells. Boston terriers are predisposed to mast cell tumors […]

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What is Clicker Training?

by Colleen Fernandez November 2, 2009 Boston News
clicker-training

Clicker training is based off the idea of positive reinforcement. It’s a method of learning that uses no physical correction whatsoever. Some people reading this may think this method would never work—but on the contrary clicker training works incredibly well. Does Clicker Training Work On All Dogs? Clicker training works for all types of dogs […]

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Benefits of Dog Massage Therapy

by Colleen Fernandez November 1, 2009 Dog Socialization

Just the other day my boyfriend gave me the best massage ever! I mean it was absolutely amazing – lotion, candles, the whole nine yards! We started to wonder if our Boston Terrier, Lucy, ever gets sore, and needs a massage too. Which got me thinking … Lucy is a very active little lady, and […]

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