An Excerpt from HealthyPet Newsletter: Is your dog getting ants in his pants? If you are like most dog owners, the plunge of winter temperatures has dampened your enthusiasm for outdoor activity, causing angst for your cooped-up canine. Many animal behavioral specialists reported that dogs that didn’t receive regular exercise during the winter became antsy and reactive in the spring and some developed unwanted behavioral patterns. Additionally, it is not good for a dog’s health to be active in the summer and a couch-potato in the winter. For optimum mental and physical health, many veterinarians recommend that dogs receive 45 minutes to an hour of daily, consistent exercise and enrichment, broken up into shorter intervals.

Even if we want the best for our canine companions, winter presents challenges that make it difficult to keep up a regular exercise routine for our dogs. If you are wondering how to keep your dog active, watch this video. In it, Dr. Sarah gives tips and advice from venturing outside to transforming your indoor space into a canine activity center. Most activities do not require fancy technology or major space overhauls – just some creativity and a sense of fun.

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My friend’s new Beagle Pup!  He is so cute, isn’t he.

Dear Beagle owner,

As you know, Beagles are extremely beautiful, active and intelligent dogs. They make wonderful companions who undoubtedly will bring many years of joy to you and your family.

It’s important to your Beagle’s development that you learn how to positively channel his energy and intelligence so as to build a healthy bond between you and your Beagle.

A well trained Beagle will truly be your best friend.

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My sick Nikki, sucking up to her stuffed toy, panting.  The panting stopped 15 minutes after I gave her the meds!

I went walking and jogging early this morning. Of course, I had my black lab and golden with me. We were on top of a hill when this humongous dog (it looked like a mastiff, but it was a Romanian Breed), 1 year puppy, that probably weighed 50 pounds more than my golden, decided to come an play with us

The humans didn’t think of course, so our dogs played on top of this big hill. Well, the puppy pumped my golden down the hill, and hurt her leg very bad. I had some pain meds (from a previous problem) on hand, so I gave it to her. If she can’t put weight on it in a few hours will need to take her to a vet.

Bummer, it started out such a lovely day too!

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Caught stealing my flower!!

When Katie grew up she had terrible problems with hot spots.  I finally found this, and it helped her (and me) tremendously.

Soothing Mist:

An Herbal Blend to enhance the health of our pet’s skin. We all know that sometimes our pet’s skin can look just awful! And when they bite and scratch themselves, they make us feel hopeless. That’s where Soothing Mist comes in. Soothing Mist enhances the natural life cycle of healthy skin.

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photo credit: skunks

Compared to our regular formula, Life’s Abundance Weight-Loss Formula contains 28% less fat and 32% fewer calories to help adult dogs maintain a healthy weight and an active lifestyle. And, it’s enhanced with L-carnitine to help the body utilize fat and to support long-term weight management.

Trilogy

Our name, Trilogy, means a “group of three things that are unified by a similar idea.” For us, the name Trilogy signifies our commitment to offering exceptional health products 1-for people, 2-planet and 3-pets.

As you already know, our pet products are formulated by Dr. Jane Bicks, a nationally-recognized holistic veterinarian, to help our companion animals live healthier and happier lives.

And our planet products consist of innovative household cleaners that are more natural alternatives to harsh, conventional cleaning products.

Trilogy product for people … Sealogix™ Omega-3 Pharmaceutical-Grade Fish Oil, which now available in both capsules and liquid.

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