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As a member of the family, your dog is certainly loved - but perhaps there is room for improvement in the ways that commitment is expressed. Take some time to reexamine, with your child, the most important gifts that families and dogs can give one another. Here is a list of suggestions for activities: Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON  —  Imported ingredients used in recalled pet food may have been intentionally spiked with an industrial chemical to boost their apparent protein content, U.S. federal officials said.

That is one theory being pursued by the Food and Drug Administration as it investigates how the chemical, melamine, contaminated at least two ingredients used to make more than 100 brands of dog and cat foods.

Click here for a list of some contaminated pet food brands.

In California, state agriculture officials placed a hog farm under quarantine after melamine was found in pig urine there. Additional testing was under way to determine whether the chemical was present in the meat produced by American Hog Farm in Ceres since April 3, the state Department of Food and Agriculture said.

So far, melamine has been found in both wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China. Media reports from South Africa suggest a third pet food ingredient, corn gluten, used in that country also was contaminated with melamine. That tainted ingredient has not been found in the United States, the FDA said.

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The sleeping habits of horses are somewhat different than humans. Most humans have only one long stretch of sleep in a 24 hour day. Horses rest for short periods more frequently. Foals lie down for frequent naps and spend about half of their day sleeping until they are about three months old. As the foal gets older the frequency of the naps becomes less and they are more likely to stand rather than lie down. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s No Place Like Home

More than 60% of all the households in the United States have some kind of pet. In fact, there are an estimated ll0 million cats and dogs alone, not to mention all the hamsters, birds, fish, and other pets. According to the American Humane Society, these pets are happiest when they’re at home, surrounded by familiar sights, sounds and smells. Read the rest of this entry »

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All the news lately about dead and dying pets, seemingly all from wheat gluten produced in China, gave me the strangest feeling the other day.

First a little background. We once sold an all natural pet food (different than our current brands). As we were trying to get a vet to switch to our brand, we were given a full litany of why “the science in this pet food is better than none other.” We were beaten down relentlessly over the next few weeks, but we held strong in our beliefs. Read the rest of this entry »

From the towering Great Dane to the feisty little Chihuahua, all dogs are brothers under the skin. Now, researchers have uncovered a reason why the animals wearing that skin vary so much in size. Read the rest of this entry »

Guess who feeds Flint River Ranch Dog Food? Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, feeds his entire dog pack Flint River Ranch Dog Food. 

Last weekend I went to Atlanta’s largest Animal Rescue Fair and I brought home great info for Disaster Planing. I’m going to share it with you and would appreciate to hear back from you what you think.

Planning ahead is the key to keeping yourself and your companion animals safe during a disaster. Follow these tips to reduce the risk to your companion animals during disasters: Read the rest of this entry »

Firefighters are confronted every day by the possibility of dealing with injury and death. But most of us are unfamiliar with the heart-wrenching stories of rescue personnel who try vainly to resuscitate dogs and cats. Read the rest of this entry »