I am a graphic designer, dog health advocate, writer, and author. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care in my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people how to recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to save others the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way as I did. That is the mission behind my blog and behind my writing. That is why I wrote Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog, which has turned out being an award-winning guide to dog owners. What I'm trying to share encompasses 20 years of experience.
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Indoor Dog Exercise: Occupy Your While Stuck at Home
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How to Stop Dog Destructive Digging: Can You Dig That Dogs Need To Dig?
Provide digging opportunities for your digger. Back in the day, dogs could focus on being dogs. If they wanted to go and dig somewhere, it was not such a big deal. With the advances of people...
Dogs and Coronaviruses: Do We Share Coronavirus Infections with Dogs?
Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses classified by common properties. Viruses are infectious agents made up of genetic material enclosed in a protein envelope. Different viruses target...
COVID-19 and My Dog: Can My Dog Get It and Could They Infect Me?
Could my dog get and spread the new Coronavirus infection? One of the problems with new infections is that there are a lot of unknowns. Even though various coronaviruses had been around for a long...
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