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Sunday, June 5, 2011
Help Veterans Get Service Dogs With a Quick Facebook Click
For veterans with PTSD, the world can become a much more livable, less stressful place with a service dog helping navigate civilian life after the trauma of war. Besides providing calming companionship, these dogs help their veterans function by performing many duties, including warning them when people are approaching so they don’t get startled.
The dogs are often called “life-changing” by vets with PTSD.
Now you can help provide a veteran with a service dog by clicking “like” on the Facebook page of a new internet campaign called Dog Bless USA. It’s never been so easy to change a life for the better. For every 5,000 Facebook “likes,” Explore.org will donate a service dog to a recent war veteran, up to 100 dogs or $500,000. The campaign runs from Memorial Day through July 4.
The Dog Bless USA program is funded through a grant from the Annenberg Foundation. Charlie Annenberg Weingarten, the founder of explore.org and Dog Bless You, is a Trustee for the Annenberg foundation.
“We want to raise awareness about the amazing role dogs can play in the lives of veterans and people who suffer from emotional and psychological damage, while giving everyone a chance to participate through a zero-cost contribution,” said Weingarten. “The ‘like’ button is akin to putting your name on a card to those soldiers. We’re excited to foster a discussion among vets and dog lovers during the campaign.”
Throughout the campaign, it will be revealed which service-dog foundations will receive the grant money to adopt or train a service dog. In the end, with lots of clicks, up to 100 former soldiers will be able to get the life-changing dog they could only dream of. So Like away!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Is the new quick canine vaccine titer test right for your dog?
The test, dubbed the Canine VacciCheck by its manufacturer, checks titer levels for three canine viruses: Canine Infectious Hepatitis (CAV-2), Canine Parvovirus (CPV) and Canine Distemper (CDV).
It’s not available yet, but its early marketing focuses on three uses:
Determining the vaccination status of dogs with unknown vaccination historyDiscovering whether or not a puppy has formed immunity after a vaccine is administeredFinding out if your dog’s immunity to any of those three viruses has “worn off,” and that he’s thus in need of what we call a “booster shot”I’ve long championed titer testing for the first two purposes, and having such a test available right in the veterinarian’s office, with results in as few as 21 minutes, is going to be great.
It’s the third use that I have a problem with, even though I think it’s the one that’s going to excite most pet owners and a lot of veterinarians.
However much we might like to believe we can run in and check the “gas guage” of our dog’s immunity and “top off” his antibody levels with a “booster shot” if necessary — and however much our veterinarians might like to make such a service part of our pet’s annual wellness checks — that is just not how the immune system works.
First, there no evidence that immunity to those three viruses, once formed, wears off during the dog’s lifetime. Virtually all adults dogs who were properly vaccinated as puppies retain immunity to CPV, CDV and CAV-2 lifelong. Outbreaks of parvo and distemper (canine infectious hepatitis caused by CAV-2 is very rare) happen in puppies and improperly vaccinated young dogs, not adult and geriatric populations.
Additionally, immunity to those three viruses is a process, not a substance that can be directly counted and measured.
In the case of CAV-2, CDV or CPV, cells known as “memory cells” are formed when the dog is infected with, or vaccinated for, those viruses. If, later in life, the dog is exposed to the virus again, memory cells will “recognize” the virus and rapidly produce large amounts of antibodies to fight it.
This process happens whether or not there are circulating antibodies in the bloodstream at the time. (Tizard, Ian R., Veterinary Immunology: An Introduction, 6th Ed, Saunders 2000.)
It’s perfectly appropriate and very helpful to check for circulating antibodies shortly (around 2 weeks) after giving a puppy a vaccination, because at that time, their absence will strongly suggest the formation of immunity failed.
This can happen when maternal antibodies interfere with the puppy’s own immune response to the virus. Initial immunization can also fail to take place in a dog of any age if the vaccine is improperly stored or administered, or is somehow damaged, misformulated, or inactivated. Using a test like this after any vaccination is a way to know for sure that immunization took place.
It also makes sense to test a dog of unknown vaccination history, because if he does have circulating antibodies to the viruses, you’ll know that he doesn’t need to be vaccinated for them. This can help rescue groups, shelters, and adopters of stray or rescued dogs avoid giving unnecessary vaccinations, thus sparing the dog the risk of their side effects.
Sure, if the dog doesn’t have antibodies he might be immune anyway, but it’s perfectly rational to err on the side of disease prevention and administer the vaccination.
Unfortunately, that third purpose, the one that has the least scientific support, is being pushed by the manufacturer in this little video they made about the test:
Yes, even inappropriate use of a test like this will help avoid a lot of unnecessary vaccinations. And it will help veterinarians pay their bills, which I’m all in favor of. Some of my best friends are veterinarians, after all.
But there’s still no evidence that dogs who were ever immune to any of those three viruses need either antibody level testing or re-immunization, and unless somebody finds some, I’d recommend sticking to the first two uses for this and any other titer test on the market.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Quick Belt System QBS8 Nylon Modular 1-buckle REVERSIBLE "Add-a-system" Sleeve for Tool Belts, Utility Belts and Most Other Belts for Walking-Hiking-Camping-Fishing-Dog Walking-Dog Training
Made of 600D nylon they are soft, lightweight and durable. Double stitched 60lb. nylon thread with 1" High Impact buckle.Patented design allows you to add and remove bags, pouches and accessories with ease and speed! Unique design allows your bags, pouches and accessories to move with your body without pinching and binding!
GREAT LOOKING, LIGHTWEIGHT & WASHABLE
TOOLS & ITEMS NOT INCLUDED. FOR ADVERTISEMENT ONLY.
Price: $4.95
Friday, January 7, 2011
Quick Dog Training with Barbara Woodhouse
Kate McDonnell has been gracing the stage since the late 70s-first in high-school and college as one-half of Katie and Anne (her twin!) McDonnell-in her hometown of Baltimore. She then stopped performing in 1985 to move to New Haven, CT and do "real jobs" for a while--editing, AIDS work, etc., but was harkened back to her calling in 1989 forming the duo "McDonnell-Tane" which proved successful in the short time they were together. They got a "break" opening for some of the biggest names in the industry: Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, Kathy Mattea, Willie Nelson, Judy Collins, Leo Kottke, and Arlo Guthrie. In 1992, she and Tane split, whereupon she launched a solo career, which is where we find her now. And her successes continue, counting among them 1999 performances on WXPN's World Cafe and at the Kennedy Center, as well as a yearly European tour. This summer she performs at the NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL!!! She has quickly garnered the respect of her peers and folk fans all over the U.S. and Europe for her vocal abilities, adroit songwriting, and upside-down-and-backwards guitar style. Also a true entertainer, Kate has honed her comedic abilities from her years in a musicomedy trio "Colossal Olive," along with her pals Cara Burgarella and Alison Farrell.
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Quick Belt System QBS87 (1) Modular 1-buckle REVERSIBLE "Quick System Strap" for Tool Bags, Tool Pouches, Water Bottles-Cell Phones-Radios-Hunting-Camping-Walking-Fishing-Hiking-Dog Walking- Dog Training and a whole Lot More
COMFORTABLE IN WARM CLIMATES. SOFT AND PLIABLE IN COLD CLIMATES.NO BREAK-IN PERIOD, NATURALLY FORMS AND MOVES WITH BODY.
Patented design allows you to add and remove bags, pouches and accessories with ease and speed! Unique design allows your bags, pouches and accessories to move with your body without pinching and binding!
Strap it to your belt, bike, snow-blower, lawn mower, ATV, ladders and more!
GREAT LOOKING, LIGHTWEIGHT & WASHABLE.
TOOLS & ITEMS NOT INCLUDED. FOR ADVERTISEMENT ONLY.
Price: $2.98
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Quick Belt System QBS25 Insulated Water Bottle Bag with covered pocket for Hiking-Walking-Camping-Fishing-Hunting-Dog Walking-Dog Training & more
DOUBLE STITCHED 60lb. NYLON THREAD.PADDED FOR COMFORT.
Holds up-to 1-32oz. water bottle, drink, hot or cold.
Can also be used to hold a variety of tools and materials.
TOOLS & ITEMS NOT INCLUDED. FOR ADVERTISEMENT ONLY.
Price: $12.95
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