The list is out! The American Kennel Club has released its 2009 statistics, including the most popular purebred dogs. The AKC.org website lists the 164 most popular dog breeds in the US. It is interesting! Check it out at www.akc.org.
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.
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Our heart goes out to the victims of the tragic situation in Haiti. We are wondering how we can help in any way. I have a client who has worked in missions in Haiti, so I am somewhat familiar with the country.
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
Tags: Inspirational dogs, SAR dogs
This is an inspiring story about the heroic K9 German Shepherd Gunner in Memphis. He apprehended a felon, who stabbed Gunner tragically over 10 times.
Gunner is now getting a bulletproof vest. Here is the link:
www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/tennessee/120709_k9_officer_back_on_the_job
Tags: Inspirational dogs, K9
A client of mine who absolutely loves dogs- as just about all of my clients do- gave me two special books about dogs.
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.
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This website linked below has a lot of interesting stories and information about pets, mainly dogs and cats. This particular entry (below) is a list of the Top Ten Pet Indulgences, a great list to help keep your pet happy and healthy!
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
I think its important to discuss how and why we chose the ingredients in Pet-Tao pet food. Casey and I get this question all the time, and I will address the answer here.
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
Whenever I get calls from veterinarians about Pet-Tao, I frequently am asked the question: “Can you give me concrete reasons why Pet-Tao is the best pet food on the market?” I reply, “Yes, I can and here they are!!!”
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!!
Tags: Best Pet Food, Healthy Pet Food
Since we launched Pet-Tao, I have had numerous people ask me about pasteurizing pet food- how, why , and what!!!!!!
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.
At Pet -Tao, exciting things are happening! We are hard at work as we speak! Casey and I seem to be spending any extra time we might have on Pet-Tao.
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!
August 14,2009 was a big day in my life. Friend and colleague Dr. Casey Damron and I launched Pet-Tao pet food, the first and only pet food that combines the science of Western nutrition with the time tested theories of Eastern Food Therapy. It was a long time coming as it took over two and a half years from our initial creation to bring this product to market for pets all across the country to enjoy. We stayed up many nights working on the formulas, discussing packaging options, and trying to make decisions on how to best market our product. With those decisions behind us, we are ready to move on to the next level. Hopefully, our pet food will enhance the lives, health, and well-being of pets all across the country. Our next move is to develop our feline diets. We are almost there but we still have work to do, mostly on palatability issues. You know cats are pretty finicky eaters and sometimes their dietary likes and dislikes change for no apparent reason. Anyway, we are going to give it our best shot and move forward. Also, in the future, we are going to add specialized geriatric diets and cancer diets- to offer pets and their owners the optimal experience during the senior years. If you want to learn more about Pet-Tao and what we have to offer, visit us at www.pettao.com. Thanks!!!!