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GREAT LINKS
American Animal Hospital
Association
American Veterinary
Medical Association
American
Kennel Club
Clicker
Training (Academy for Obedient Paws--Jenna Shimkus, a great
local trainer)
Hill's
Pet Nutrition (a great resource for how to feed prescription
diets)
Humane Society of the United States
Michiana
Pet and Loss Support Group (a local non-profit group that provides
individual, group, and family pet loss and bereavement counseling)
Ohio
State University: Information on Total Hip Replacement
PennHip:
The University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program
Planet Canine (a great local resource for physical therapy and training, with amenities including a canine pool, a canine treadmill, and a variety of obedience and agility training options)
Veterinary
Partner (an excellent resource on many pet healthcare topics)
AAHA
Helping Pets Fund (help those in need access quality veterinary
care for their sick or injured pets)
(a flexible payment option to help you with unexpected veterinary
expenses)
EMAIL
REMINDERS: Sign up and never forget that monthly preventative
again!
Sentinel
or Interceptor
Frontline
Revolution
HOSPITAL FORMS:
Behavior
Consultation Form
Pet
Selection Consultation Questionnaire
Blood
Glucose Form for Diabetic Patients
Treatment
Consent Form for Absent Owners
RECOMMENDED
READING:
**Resources
to help you pick the right pet:
The
Right Dog For You: Choosing a Breed That Matches Your Personality,
Family, and Lifestyle by Daniel F. Tortora, Ph.D. (1980)
Fireside - Simon and Schuster, Inc.
The Perfect Puppy: How to
Choose a Dog by its Behavior by Benjamin Hart, D.V.M.,
Lynette A. Hart (1997 - ninth printing). W.H. Freeman and Company.
Your Purebred Puppy:
A Buyers Guide by Michele Lowell (1990). Canada, Fitzhenry
& Whiteside.
The Perfect Puppy
by Gwen Bailey (1995). Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association,
Inc.
**Resources for
understanding and training your dog:
Living
With Kids and Dogs... Without Losing Your Mind
by Colleen Pelar, CPDT (2005). C & R Publishing, LLC.
Don't Shoot the
Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
(1984). New York: Bantam Books.
Clicker
Training for Dogs by Karen Pryor (1999). Waltham, MA: Sunshine
Books, Inc.
The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson (1996). Berkeley,
CA: James & Kenneth Publishers.
Dog Language: An Encyclopedia of Canine Behavior
by Roger Abrantes (1997). Naperville, Illinois: Wakan Tanka Pulishers.
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