Here is a link to the website about the event.

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/videos/fullep/group10.html?id=1202525

The top three most popular breeds are labrador, german shepherd and yorkshire terrier. The 2009 registration stats are extensive, even including most popular dogs by city.

Others in the top ten are: golden retriever, beagle, boxer, bulldog, dachsund, poodle and shih tzu.

One bright spot is that many rescue dogs are helping search and find survivors. There is a video on CNN.com with some clips of dogs searching in piles of rubble. Dogs can get to places that humans cannot. They of course can find people and victims with their powerful sense of smell. They work until complete exhaustion. Remember 9/11 and how the dogs acted heroicly.

Our office wants to encourage anyone who can to give to Red Cross’ relief effort in Haiti. (That is what we have done).

CNN Video of Dogs and Rescuers Returning Home from Haiti

Gunner is now getting a bulletproof vest. Here is the link:

www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/tennessee/120709_k9_officer_back_on_the_job

The books are “Dog Stories” and “Puppy Stories”, “Inspirational and Heroic True Stories” by well-known authors Brad and Sherry Steiger.

The stories are fantastic! They will really reinforce your love and admiration for our furry friends and the amazing things they do for us humans. There are numerous stories of dogs literally saving peoples’ lives.

The Steigers have also written other animal books, such as “Animal Miracles”. You can find a lot of their books on Amazon and other book sites.

And we think Pet-Tao Pet Food would be a good item to add to the list! Please check out this link:

www.zootoo.com/petnews/toptenpetindulgences-1493

As opposed to just taking different meats and putting them into a bag and calling the result a healthy pet food, we have chosen each and every ingredient for a reason. For instance, the ingredients in the Canine Balanced Diet are chosen according to the theories of Eastern Food Therapy, the energetic properties of hot and cold, and the Five Element theory.

Casey and I studied Eastern Veterinary Medicine at the Chi Institute in Florida and learned invaluable principles that we have incorporated into our practices as well as the creation of Pet-Tao pet foods. Our goal is to create healthy pet foods for dogs and cats that will revolutionize how we feed and care for our pets.

We feel that Food Therapy is perhaps the most important and effective branch of Eastern Veterinary Medicine. As I mentioned earlier, the ingredients in Pet-Tao are chosen according to these Eastern Food Therapy principles. This diet is balanced. In Western terms balance denotes meeting AAFCO standards. In Eastern terms, it denotes the balance of Yin and Yang. This is exactly what our foods do- balance the body!!! Due to these facts, Pet-Tao is arguably the only truly holistic pet food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing

So here are the answers and explanations of why PetTao is the best pet food on the market. 1) We use only wholesome, unmodified ingredients. If you examine our ingredient label, this fact is apparent. 2) Our ingredients are included in each diet for a specific reason. This is the Eastern Food Therapy component that makes our diets one-of-a-kind and unique to the pet food market. We do not just combine a few meats with a few veggies and fruits and call it pet food. 3) We use no preservatives. Preservatives, additives, and dyes are all contributing factors to the nutritional perils we see in many pet foods today. 4) We strike a compromise between cooking and raw thru our pasteurization process. Pasteurization eliminates pathogenic bacteria from the food while simultaneously maintaining the foods’ nutritional value. Pasteurization denotes balance between cooking and raw. By the way, this is another Eastern influenced thought. Finally, 5) Pet Tao foods have been designed by veterinarians with over twenty five years of clinical experience. As veterinarians, we have seen, dealt with, and treated the ill effects of dietary indiscretions throughout our practices. Our concern with these consequences was the driving force for the development of PetTao. No other pet food on the market today can make these claims!!

Basically, pasteurization of pet food is similar to pasteurizing any food. The food is heated to a certain temperature to kill or retard the growth of certain bacteria known to cause foodborne illness. The most common bacteria are Salmonella, Listeria, and E. Coli, just to name a few.

At Pet-Tao, our process is unique because we first package the raw material in a boil-in bag and then submerge the food in the bag into heated water. The internal temperature of the food product is heated to 161F for 15 seconds and then submerged into a water bath for quick cooling. This is the pasteurization process. You can learn more at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization.

We pasteurize our food as opposed to actually cooking it for a couple of reasons. 1.) Pasteurization is a only mild insult to the quality and integrity of the food and its inherent nutritional value. 2.) Pasteurization strikes a balance between cooking and raw. We feel it is a perfect compromise.

Some of my raw food friends will disagree. However, there are three main criteria that have led us and caused us to have the firm belief that pasteurized is better: Western Food Hygiene and Food Science; Eastern Food Therapy and Energetics; and over 25 years of clinical experience in veterinary practice. Right now is not the time to get into debate over raw pet food versus pasteurized pet food. We will save that for another post.

Our staff is doing an absolutely great job preparing our integrated pet foods. We are now preparing and shipping about 300 pounds of food a day. We ship directly to customers all over the USA.

We have had some nice videos on Youtube and other websites for some time. Recently, our production company finished another video about Pet-Tao and our Preferred Partner Program. Please check it out right here!:

Thank you for watching!