Category Archives: Keep it on the QL (Quality of Life)

Raise You Paw If You Like “Take Your Dog To Work Day”!

Is your calendar marked for “Take Your Dog To Work Day”? The annual event that takes place the first Friday after Father’s Day is set for June 21! Head on over to the TYDTWDay site here for all the tips … Continue reading

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Senior Care Tips Talk: Free webinar set for June 18

Throughout June, The Dogington Post is offering free webinars from veterinarians and other experts. The series, titled “Merrick Pet Care’s Dogington University,” presents free one-hour live discussion each week. Find the lineup and registration details here. Coming up on June 18, … Continue reading

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Take 10 Minutes Today To Check Your Senior Dog’s Lumps And Bumps

Chase Away K9 Cancer, an organization that has raised $707,328 for canine cancer studies, offers a monthly reminder about the importance of checking your dog for potentially cancerous lumps, bumps and swelling. According to Chase Away, 1 in 3 dogs will … Continue reading

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From The DDY Digs Desk:

Happy Update!: A couple of years ago, we posted this appreciation of Villalobos Rescue Center and the Animal Planet series that follows their work and the adoptable dogs in their care. We were fond of Ruby, an American Bulldog, who appeared … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day!

To all the ladies out there who every day think of others before they think of themselves: Thank you! You make this world a better place for all of us. To my mom, who’s also Walter’s mom and angel Daley’s … Continue reading

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Welcome To Daley’s Dog Years!

I’m Chandra and the adorable Chocolate Lab pictured above, and with me at right, is Daley, who was the sunshine of my life from 1996-2009. Caring for Daley in his elderly years inspired me to start Daley’s Dog Years and … Continue reading

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Tips For The Two-Leggers: Your senior dog can teach you a thing or two … or 20!

I receive WebMD’s “Healthy Dogs” e-mail newsletter and I’m loving their recent slideshow “20 Surprising Things Your Pet Can Teach You.” Below are my favorites from the list. Read all 20 tips and see the adorable accompanying photos here. “Be Silly … Continue reading

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