So, you want to take care of your dogs’ teeth before they all fall out; what to do... The idea of brushing a dogs’ teeth is a nice one, but rarely done and I understand why. It is not a fun thing to do. Some dogs you can teach to allow you to perform the task but many fight to the point where all involved will give up. There are treats out there that can help some, like Greenies or something similar; worth a try, but monitor the teeth to see if you are making a difference. Dry food -...

Training a puppy; fact or fiction that it is possible? Fact, and here are some tips: A. Get a crate. It makes house-training incredibly easy. Always use it as a happy place, not a time out place for behavior that gets you upset. If they start to urinate in the cage, either you are leaving them in there too long or you need to remove all absorbent stuff so they learn to hold it a bit longer. B. Let your puppy sleep in your bedroom, at least for the first few nights. This whole experience is scary for a pup. Don’t...

Did you know that it is actually possible for a dog to ingest too much water? What happens when a dog ingests too much water? When a dog takes in too much water, he has more than his body needs, and this dilutes bodily fluids and depletes sodium levels. Sodium maintains blood pressure and nerve and muscle function. Many dogs are at risk; for instance those that swim low in the water or dogs that swallow water unintentionally while swimming, retrieving a ball, biting at the water, etc. It is rare and we see it maybe once a year or...

Food drops for the Iditarod - what does this mean and what is included?   Running a 1000 mile race requires a lot of material, food and gear which you cannot haul from the start, obviously. With roughly 21 checkpoints, or locations where your gear and food is staged and spread out (roughly) equally along the trail, there is quite a bit of logistics and planning required.Mushers have only 3 locations where stopping is required; the others are at the discretion of each musher and their strategy. With this said, how the food drops are then planned come into play; the bags are...

Congratulations to Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Willow, Alaska (And Norway) for winning the 2018 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Joar finished this morning with 8 dogs in harness and has claimed his first Iditarod win. Joar is a member of Team Momentum and feeds Fusion Dog Food. We are proud to be part of his team. This makes 5 of the last 7 Iditarods won by teams feeding Dr. Tim’s. Way to Go Joar and his dogs! https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/iditarod/2018/03/14/a-champion-arrives-joar-leifseth-ulsom-of-norway-wins-the-2018-iditarod/?mc_cid=10c9dec52b&mc_eid=c31287cf49  

Did you know… Dr. Tim’s is mentioned in the new Stephen King book, ‘Sleeping Beauties’, pg. 136…. “He got the dogs walked and quieted down (there was nothing like a handful of Dr. Tim’s Doggy Chicken Chips for that), made sure they were watered, and checked that Maisie Wettermore, the high school volunteer, was due in at six to feed them and take them out again.” Sent in by some person that likes those scary books.

Dr. Tim’s on “Fuller House” shown on Netflix? Say it ain’t so! Below is a scene from “Fast Times at Bayview High”, a just-released episode.

Dr. Tim was the keynote speaker at the recent Petfood Research and Development Showcase that was held at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. The topic was “Real nutrition for real working dogs; finding the right source of energy.”

“Big Hoss” wins the Labrador Retriever Club Amateur field trial competition held in Onoway, Michigan Sept 17th. Congratulations Bill Tidd and “B.H.”!

It is the time of the year that mushrooms start to pop up from the soil. We have seen two suspected mushroom toxicities in puppies over the last 24 hours so now might be a good time to discuss this briefly. Both pups are doing well today. The best thing to consider; if you have a puppy remove any and all mushrooms you see in the area they typically play in. They eat them fast and often you don’t realize they did until they start to show symptoms such as these; VomitingDiarrheaAbdominal painWeaknessLethargy/wobblyYellowing of the skin (jaundice)Uncoordinated movementsExcessive drooling (ptyalism)SeizuresComa...

Today’s topic; Gorilla Glue. Pictured is what happens when a dog eats Gorilla Glue. This is a glue that is used to fix broken stuff in the house. When eaten it expands in the stomach and can be life-threatening as sometimes it can be very difficult to get out as it can fill the entire stomach up. This dog got into it in March and has been eating but occasionally throwing up since then. The owner did not realize what had happened, not their fault at all. Dogs are tough just not always real smart when it comes to what...