Dog news round up fetched 01.02.07

Here is a round up of dog news and links fetched from the web using our automated dog bot, for 01 February 20007

• Anxiety May be the Cause of Behavioural Problems in your Dogs and Cats
  For dogs, excessive barking, chewing, destroying furniture and household items and urinating indoors are often signs of separation anxiety.
• Going to the dogs: Waterboro family mushes together
  The Daigneaults own 11 sled dogs in all, of which nine are used for sledding. Because of the absence of snow, the Daigneaults have been using a three-wheeled cart to train.
• Trained Dogs Not Always Detecting Epileptic Seizures
  Many dogs that are trained to detect epileptic seizures are actually predicting psychological seizures rather than "true" epileptic attacks, new research suggests.
• Drug for Obese Dogs
  Surveys have found that approximately 5 percent of dogs in the United States are Obese. FDA Approves the First Drug for Obese Dogs. The drug is given to the dog in varying amounts over the course of the treatment.
• Therapy Dogs Make a Difference
  Gunner and Tucket are therapy dogs trained and certified three years ago through a program called the Delta Society’s Pet Partners. The therapy they bring to patients recovering from illnesses is unbelievable
• DogCast Radio Episode 34 - Dog car safety and Assistance Dogs Does your dog travel in the car with you? How does he get into the car? It's something many of us do every day - pop the dog in the car - but are you doing it safely?