As many pet owners may or may not know oral hygiene is just as important for your pet as it is for you. Sadly, for most pets, their owners may not know they need their teeth taken care of, or they may not know how best to take care of their pet’s teeth! We spoke […]
By Shanna Stichler Hello again, Vetality readers! It’s been a while, but this time I have a personal story for you all. It’s about a guide dog school, a man, and his very special new furry friend. Helping people find a new canine companion is one of the ultimate rewards of service dog training. It […]
Tevra Brands is excited and proud to announce our continued partnership with Leader Dogs for the Blind! For nearly 80 years Leader Dogs for the Blind has been helping individuals with visual impairments enjoy their life to the fullest. Tevra Brands is glad to help the organization provide dogs that will help people for years […]
The last Tuesday of February is World Spay day, a tradition celebrating its 25th year. It’s an important day for pet lovers across the world, as awareness is spread and hopefully more and more pets are spayed and neutered. The day was created by the Doris Day Animal League in 1994 as a day to […]
You might not be shocked to read this, but a lot of chocolate is sold and eaten in February each year. In fact according to Nielsen more than 58 million pounds of the sweet stuff will be purchased in February. That’s still less than Halloween, which boasts numbers around 90 million pounds, but it’s the […]
Shanna Stichler Welcome one and all to our final post about the 4 most popular service dog breeds! We’ve already discussed the Lab, Golden Retriever, and the German Shepherd, so we’ll rap up our series by taking a look at the Standard Poodle. While these dogs are not quite as common as our other […]
Shanna Stichler Welcome to our third of four articles profiling the most popular dog breeds used for assistance dog work. We’ve already covered Labrador and Golden Retrievers, so it’s time now to highlight the ultimate versatile working dog, the German Shepherd! Next time, we’ll finish off the series by profiling Standard Poodles. German […]
Shanna Stichler Hello again Vetality fans, and welcome back to our four-part series on the most popular service dog breeds. Last time we discussed the Labrador Retriever, so this time we’ll profile the lovely and versatile Golden Retriever. Next time, we’ll feature the German Shepherd, and we’ll end our series with the Standard Poodle. […]
Shanna Stichler Happy new year, and welcome to January’s new blog series! This month, we’ll profile the most commonly known breeds used in service dog work. We’ll begin with the Labrador Retriever and move on to the Golden Retriever, the German Shepherd, and end with a profile of the Standard Poodle. Labrador Retrievers: […]
By Shanna Stichler with guide dog Diamond Every day, Diamond and I encounter a lot of people as we go about living life. Most people understand that Diamond is with me to perform a very important job–guiding me safely wherever I need to go. Of course, there is much more to a service dog […]