Commercial Dog Food

• Best Friends Animal Sanctuary: Practical Canine Nutrition - Advice from a veterinarian.
• Branford Miniature Schnauzers: Dog Food Preservatives - Article about natural and synthetic preservatives.
• FDA: Request that Ethoxyquin Levels be Reduced in Dog Foods - The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine requested in 1997 that the maximum level for ethoxyquin in complete dog foods be voluntarily lowered to 75 parts per million (ppm).

• Fuzzy Faces: Dog Eat Dog - Article on objectionable ingredients found in commercial pet food.
• Go Natural - Personal account of problems with this brand, with advice to owners of similarly affected dogs.
• What Should I Feed My Dog ? - Article discusses the pros and cons of feeding commercially available pet foods. The article is written from the perspective of a veterinarian.

• Pudgy Pooches - New York Times article examines the diet of the average dog. (December 3, 2003)

Animal control officer survives attack from three dogs (KVBC Las Vegas)
A bloodied animal control officer was wheeled into UMC Thursday after escaping an attack from three pit bulls. Two of those dogs had to be tranquilized. All are expected to be put down.

SB owner fighting for 6 of 23 dogs :Humane Society cited same man for animals last year. (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- A hearing to determine who will retain custody of 23 dogs recently discovered in a garage was continued Thursday.

Man charged with cruelty after losing custody of dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The 43-year-old must pay the Humane Society for the dogs' care and cannot keep any of the 37 animals.

Scaredy cats & dogs Tips to keep your pets safe during fireworks season (Deseret Morning News)
The Fourth of July is no picnic for dogs and cats. A third more than normal will likely end up in shelters on July 5, after fireworks make them panic and bolt.

Crackdown On Moscow's Stray Dogs (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
With an estimated 100,000 feral dogs in Moscow, you are more likely to get attacked by a stray than a criminal in the Russian capital.

Flood Dogs Find Homes in Chicago (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
(CHICAGO) -- They were orphans following the floods but now they're finding new homes. A group called "Paws" rescued dogs from the floods in Iowa and Illinois...and brought them to Chicago.

BOOK REVIEW: A rich, unsentimental tale of a boy and his dogs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Too many dog stories should come with warnings: Sentimentality ahead! Manipulative tear-jerker coming at you! But David Wroblewski's debut novel is a dog-rich tale that manages to be the complete opposite of all that. Smart, interesting and original, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" explores an unusual relationship between dogs and people minus the usual quirky adorableness that plagues many ...