Although you may think all pet food manufacturers have your pet’s best interests in mind, this is not always the case. Current pet food regulations allow manufacturers to use ingredients that you would never knowingly give to your pet. In fact, you may be shocked to learn what some brands of pet food really contain. Watch this short presentation before you commit to a brand of food for your loving companion.

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‘Tis the season for friends, family and holiday feasts—but also for possible distress for our animal companions. Pets won’t be so thankful if they munch on undercooked turkey or a pet-unfriendly floral arrangement, or if they stumble upon an unattended alcoholic drink.

Check out the following tips from ASPCA experts for a fulfilling Thanksgiving that your pets can enjoy, too.

Talkin’ Turkey
If you decide to feed your pet a little nibble of turkey, make sure it’s boneless and well-cooked. Don’t offer her raw or undercooked turkey, which may contain salmonella bacteria.

Sage Advice
Sage can make your Thanksgiving stuffing taste delish, but it and many other herbs contain essential oils and resins that can cause gastrointestinal upset and central nervous system depression to pets if eaten in large quantities. Cats are especially sensitive to the effects of certain essential oils.

No Bread Dough
Don’t spoil your pet’s holiday by giving him raw bread dough. According to ASPCA experts, when raw bread dough is ingested, an animal’s body heat causes the dough to rise in his stomach. As it expands, the pet may experience vomiting, severe abdominal pain and bloating, which could become a life-threatening emergency, requiring surgery.

Don’t Let Them Eat Cake
If you’re baking up Thanksgiving cakes, be sure your pets keep their noses out of the batter, especially if it includes raw eggs—they could contain salmonella bacteria that may lead to food poisoning.

Too Much of a Good Thing
A few small boneless pieces of cooked turkey, a taste of mashed potato or even a lick of pumpkin pie shouldn’t pose a problem. However, don’t allow your pets to overindulge, as they could wind up with a case of stomach upset, diarrhea or even worse—an inflammatory condition of the pancreas known as pancreatitis. In fact, it’s best keep pets on their regular diets during the holidays.

A Feast Fit for a Kong
While the humans are chowing down, give your cat and dog their own little feast. Offer them Nylabones or made-for-pet chew bones. Or stuff their usual dinner—perhaps with a few added tidbits of turkey, vegetables (try sweet potato or green beans) and dribbles of gravy—inside a Kong toy. They’ll be happily occupied for awhile, working hard to extract their dinner from the toy.

Tony Lampert and his Belgian Malinois, Baxter, make appearance on The Late Show, Thursday, October 6, 2011, episode.

By ILAN BRAT

JOPLIN, Mo.—At 10 a.m. on Thursday, a group of canine-search specialists from Texas Task Force 1, the state’s search and rescue division, headed out along the railroad tracks to search for bodies in the devastated section of the city.

They had driven all night from different parts of Texas to help the recovery efforts, two brown Belgian Malinois dogs and a black Labrador retriever traveling in black crates in a white van.

The seven split up, with Brick and Noggin, the Malinois dogs, taking the west side of the tracks and Joker, the Labrador, following the east.

Carla Collins, Joker’s handler, called out “such,” the German word for “search,” then guided him first to the remains of Dillons grocery store.

She, Joker and another member of the team clambered over the collapsed western wall of the store into the alcohol section, Joker unleashed and uncollared. The smell of beer faintly was in the air.

Joker scurried around the rubble inside the store, climbing atop soda bottles, bread and other groceries that covered the floor and under sections of wooden beams from the roof that had fallen down.

“He’s in hunt mode. He’s running around. It’s not a slow thing,” Ms. Collins, who normally runs a dog-training business in Dallas recalled Thursday afternoon.

They scoured the rest of the store, including the foul-smelling meat counter, where Joker climbed on top of a giant rack of cow ribs, but didn’t dig in.

They perused the rest of the store and its surrounding lot, then searched a nearby grassy field of debris, but found no bodies.

Brick and Noggin, the Malinois dogs, searched small houses and an apartment complex but also found nothing on Thursday morning and early afternoon.

“We’re helping people in getting closure,” said Jim Yeager, who headed the team.

After taking a break at about 3 p.m., the team headed out again an hour and a half later with new orders: scour the area around the devastated St. John’s Regional Medical Center.

Write to Ilan Brat at ilan.brat@wsj.com

JOIN SIT MEANS SIT WESTERN WASHINGTON

Lake Tye Park

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

10am-2pm

The American Cancer Society Bark For Life^TM is a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer.

By supporting Bark For Life, you help the American Cancer Society save lives, and that helps us move closer to our ultimate goal of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

So bring your best canine friend and join us for a fun-filled day starting with a walk, and then continuing with demonstrations, contests, and games.

Bridge’s Pets and Sit Means Sit Dog Training Western Washington at the

Snohomish Station Block Party
Saturday, June 19th

Set a Reminder for this Event so You Don’t Forget!

Sit Means Sit Western Washington would like to encourage all of our clients and their amazing dogs to attend this event to show off and work their dogs around distractions.

Where: 

2929 Bickford Avenue
Snohomish, WA 98290

Time:
11am-4pm

Description:

Dog Dress-Up Contest at 12:00

Pet Trick Contest at 2:00

Paw Walks at: 11:00, 1:00 and 3:00 (no pet required to participate)

Winner and Participant Prizes

Free Samples

Free Snacks

Kids Games and Activities