Equine Expert’s Personal Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Editor’s Note: In place of our guest interview, we decided to post Monty Roberts’ moving tribute to Queen Elizabeth II’s global impact on the non-violent training of horses worldwide. Monty, thank you for sharing your story. 

TRIBUTE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II

by Monty Roberts – reposted with permission

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Left: Queen Consort Camilla, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and Monty Roberts following a demonstration session | Photo: MontyRoberts.com

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, September 8, 2022, encouraged me to collectivize my thoughts on my life. Born in 1935, I was the son of a father who believed violence was the answer to raising a child. The CAT Scan and the MRI in the 1981 revealed a massive number of fractures which were identified as happening prior to the age of puberty.

While there was much violence in my life, I was fortunate to grow up in the presence of horses.

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Puppies and Senior Dogs: How to Ensure Your Dog Is Healthy At Any Age

Welcoming a new dog into your home is an exciting milestone. You have a new lifelong companion that will return your love and affection. However, a dog also comes with responsibilities to ensure their ongoing health and happiness.

Puppies and Senior Dogs: How to Ensure Your Dog Is Healthy At Any Age

Unfortunately, many novice dog owners are unaware of how to choose a healthy puppy, which can lead to significant stress, medical bills, contending with chronic illnesses, and ultimately, the untimely death of your pet. Here is our advice for ensuring your dog is healthy at every age:

Get a puppy that is at least eight weeks old

A pup should stay with its mother and littermates for at least the first eight weeks of life. Unless under extreme circumstances, every responsible shelter or breeder will know this. Generally, smaller dogs need to stay with their littermates for longer, so expect to get a Great Dane at a younger age than a Chihuahua

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All you need to know about Cancer in Pets

November is observed as National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer being one of the top reasons for the death of cats and dogs in the U.S., this month aims to spread knowledge about cancer in pets so that we can prevent and treat it on time.

Here are a few resources that you should aim to learn about during this National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. Let’s do our best to keep our pets healthy.

What Causes Cancer in Pets?

Cancer is an uncontrollable growth of cells that develop into an abnormal mass of tissue known as a tumor. There is no specific cause of cancer, but it is caused by changes in the genetic makeup of the cells. This genetic damage can occur due to a variety of environmental and genetic factors like radiation, chemicals, hormones or infections. Sometimes, aging can also be a cause of cancer, leading to the

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Do you recognize these 5 signs of stress in your dog?

Do you adore a pup with serious stress who gets worked up usually, or a chill person who only stresses when it’s truly warranted? 

Everybody ordeals stress. Worry served keep our human ancestors and our dogs’ wolf ancestors alive. In point, pressure simply just is a portion of becoming alive.

For just about every of us and for just about every of our dogs, our anxiety ordeals change.

Some of us–and some of our dogs–seem to roll with whatsoever will come our way (imagine: The Dude), while other folks start straight into panic at any provocation (that’s my Coop).

Most likely, your pet sits somewhere on the spectrum involving Cooper and The Dude. 

Possibilities are, you do, also. It’s not healthier for our pups to sit in worry continually. Acute pressure, tension felt in the moment of some thing truly stressful, is great. It keeps us harmless. Long-term anxiety, tension

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Pet of the Month: September

Let us give it up for September’s Pet of the Month (keep for ap-paws) Fozzy! This month’s topped winner of cuteness is an Australian Labradoodle who just celebrated his next birthday. Australian Labradoodles are a trifecta of fluffy cuteness that involves poodle, lab and cocker spaniel.

This playful pup is a mild soul who spends his days actively playing tug-of-war with his big sister Kai, of the similar breed and fluff. Even though he is a two-a long time-old, Fozzy is a pup at coronary heart who still enjoys to knead and suckles his bed (really do not explain to his doggy daycare good friends nevertheless, he has an image to continue to keep up).

Fozzy and Kai posing for the digital camera mid engage in.

With the grace of a (furry, floppy) gymnast Fozzy retains his determine lean and enamel clean by partaking in Pawstruck Bully Sticks his favourite

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