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Done with Dog Daddy

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Dog trainers that use aversive training methods, including Augusto DeOliveira, also known as "The Dog Daddy," have caught the attention of concerned animal welfare groups, trainers, veterinary behaviorists, and pet owners.

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AAHA publishes allergic skin disease guidelines for dogs, cats

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On October 31, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) announced the publication of the 2023 AAHA Management of Allergic Skin Diseases in Dogs and Cats Guidelines intended to provide a systematic approach to identifying and treating allergic skin diseases in these animals.

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AAHA publishes endocrinology diagnosis, treatment guidelines for dogs, cats

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The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recently published the 2023 AAHA Selected Endocrinopathies of Dogs and Cats Guidelines to help practitioners identify and treat common endocrine diseases while effectively communicating with clients and the care team.

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Specialists issue consensus statement on abdominal ultrasound in dogs, cats

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The American College of Veterinary Radiology and European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging have released a consensus statement for the standardization of the abdominal ultrasound examination in dogs and cats.

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Oregon dealing with respiratory illness incidents in dogs

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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has received more than 200 case reports from veterinarians of a mysterious canine infectious respiratory disease since the middle of August.

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week coming up in April

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To help educate the public and reduce dog bites, the AVMA is once again sponsoring National Dog Bite Prevention Week, held this year from April 9-15.

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Cultivating research on cancer in dogs, from clinical trials down to the molecular level

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The Comparative Oncology Program at the National Institutes of Health, which promotes the study of cancer in dogs, manages the Comparative Oncology Trials Consortium to conduct clinical trials and recently has focused more on the biology of cancer in dogs.

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