Battling with pet odors is a common problem for pet owners. Whether it is the lingering smell of a litter box or a canine in need of a bath, our pets definitely add to the complex menagerie of household odors. Getting rid of pet odors is an ongoing challenge but before you move Fluffy or Fido outside here is another solution to the problem: a catalytic fragrance lamp.

Catalytic fragrance lamps are decorative home accents that are effective at getting rid of various odors, including pet odor. The term fragrance lamp is actually a bit misleading. The catalytic technology behind the lamps was developed as a means of purifying the air in hospitals and mortuaries. The fragrance component is a relatively recent addition. Today’s catalytic lamps can be used with or without fragrance but still provide the same air-purifying result.

How They Work

Catalytic lamps work differently than a regular oil lamp. They use a special wick with a ceramic stone burner attached to the top and do not require a constant burning flame to operate. After heating the burner for a few minutes the flame is extinguished and the burner continues to feed off of the alcohol based fuel through the wick. The heat generated from the ceramic stone causes the perfume to be released into the air. The catalytic combustion of the alcohol creates ozone which interacts with impurities to reduce bacteria and odors. Research has shown that burning a lamp for about 45 minutes can reduce micro-organisms by 69% or more. Bacterial reducing benefits continue for several hours thereafter.

Stylish and Convenient

Catalytic fragrance lamps come in a wide variety of styles, from traditional to contemporary, suitable for any type of home décor. Styles include hand blown glass, ceramic, crystal, and metal fragrance lamps. Perfumed lamp fuel is available in various aroma blends – floral, spicy, woody, forest-like, and herbal – but the lamp can also be used with an odor-free neutralizer that simply gets rid of odors and bacteria. And, the whole process is quiet and unobtrusive, no humming noises or strong smelling cleaners. Simply start the lamp and no one will ever know that the attractive crystal object on your table is the solution to your pet odor problems.

Jemetha Clark

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Dear friends of mine have an adorable 10-month Old English Sheepdog who loves to jump up on houseguests. My friends tolerated this habit until the dog jumped on a 78-year-old woman and slammed her against the wall.

Fortunately, she was only shaken up, but it convinced my friends to ask for
help. Here are the tips I gave them.

1. Try to stay calm yourself

When the doorbell rings, don’t leap up or let your children start
running to the door. Keep the family calm and walk to the door
in a relaxed manner.

2. Prepare visitors

Most people finding a puppy jumping up on them are going to say
“good boy” and start petting him. Ask them instead to turn their
back to the dog and ignore him. Only acknowledge him when he responds
to his owner’s command to “sit.” Then praise him or give him a treat.

3. Use a short lead

I don’t like a leash on a collar for small dogs but put him in a body
harness attached to a leash when you’re expecting company. Make him sit
behind you while you answer the door. Step on the leash if he tries to
move ahead of you or jump on your guest.

4. Control yourself and your family

The most effective tool I’ve found to stop jumpers is to turn your back on
them. Teach your children this as well.

If you or your child are in a position you can’t do this, make fists with both
hands, cross your arms over your chest and look up. Do not make eye contact
with the dog or talk to him.

Dogs, the social pack animal they are, crave our attention and withholding it
is the best correction we can give them.

Note – some goofy advice is still out there to try to knee a dog when he
jumps up. This can be harmful and furthermore, for a small dog that is
only 4 to 6 inches off the floor, it isn’t even feasible.

Remember – withholding attention is the best correction. Be consistent
in your training and soon Fido will keep all paws on the floor.

Louise Louis is a certified canine specialist and
creator of the popular website on small dogs,
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You’re walking down the street with your pooch, having a fine time, when a loose dog appears, no owner in sight. Without knowing if this is a four-legged friend or foe, what should you do to keep you — and your pet — safe?

1 Read body language.

A friendly pooch’s ears are relaxed, its mouth is open in a grin and its tail slowly wags in a wide sweeping motion. On the other hand, a “flagging” tail — like a child waving a flag back and forth — is a possible sign of aggression, as are stiff, jerky movements; a direct stare; raised lips or growls. Flattened ears and raised hair along the spine can be signs of either combativeness or fear.

2 Stay calm.

Experts say your pet is usually the target of this unwanted attention, not you. “People often make the situation worse by tightening up on the leash and saying to their dog in a worried voice, ‘Everything’s OK.’ That transmits down the leash to the dog, ‘We’ve got a situation here,’” advises

Rachel Jones, owner of obedience-training company K-9 Divine. “If you are calm and silent, you stand a much better chance of keeping the encounter under control.”

3 Pick up cup-size canines.

“Small dogs are delicate. We don’t see it too much, but one bite from a large dog can be fatal,” says Dan Teich of Dupont Veterinary Clinic. “If you’re unsure about the loose dog’s intention, pick up your tiny pooch.” Exercise caution — if the unleashed canine is right in front of you, bending down to pick up your pet puts your head and hands at risk.

4 Break eye contact.

In confrontational situations, dogs stare at each other until one looks away, essentially saying, “You win.” “If you break eye contact, sometimes the dogs lose the drive to become aggressive,” says Teich. Experts suggest that, for this purpose, you might want to make a habit of carrying one of the following items with you on walks: a whistle, a large umbrella that quickly opens with a whooshing sound, a filled water pistol or a silent noise maker designed to repel dogs. For owners whose pets wear head halters (like a Gentle Leader or Halti), Teich suggests gently pulling on the leash, which turns Fido’s head sideways.

5 Walk away.

Move slowly backwards and away from the loose dog. Don’t run — even a friendly pup will chase you. And once again, if worse comes to worst and a battle erupts, don’t try to break it up. Warns Jones: “Even a nice dog that’s not trying to harm you will bite if you stick your hand in the middle of the fight.”

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In the next few minutes you are going to be amazed what your “Fido” may be capable of!

Unbelievable as it may sound dogs can be trained to sniff out cancer.
There have been many stories about dogs sniffing out cancer in their owners.

The most notable story was reported in the prestigious medical journal, Lancet, in 1989. A female patient went to her doctor to have a mole on her thigh looked at after her pet dog would often spend several minutes sniffing at a particular mole on her body. Her dog, a mix between a border collie and a Doberman, ignored any other mole on her body. In fact one day when she was wearing shorts, her dog actually tried to bite the mole off!

The results of her testing showed that the mole was a malignant melanoma.

Doctors Hywel Williams and Andres Pembroke stated “The dog may have saved her owner’s life by forcing her to seek medical advice while the mole was still at a thin (noninvasive) stage.”

This is not the first time that “Fido” saved its owner’s life. There have been many reports how dogs sniffed out breast and lung cancer in their owners.

Now that researchers have proved, scientifically, that dogs can spot cancer, researchers at Amersham Hospital in England hope to build a tool as good or better than your own pet’s nose.

“Using sniffer doges to detect the minute traces of molecules associated with cancer is a fascinating concept” said Cancer Research UK’s Professor, David Neal.

Dogs, with their exceptional sense of smell, have been trained to sniff out certain odors produced by cancer cells. In fact, during one training to determine bladder cancer, all of the dogs signaled a particular patient as positive for bladder cancer. However, this patient had been screened prior to the test and was determined to be cancer free.

Concerned by all of the dog’s behavior the researchers decided to do further tests on the patient. Surprisingly these additional tests revealed that the patient had a tumor in their right kidney. This was totally missed in conventional medical tests!

Dr. Armand Cognetta of Tallahassee, Florida, an expert in melanomas, began researching if dogs could detect skin cancer. He enlisted the help of a dog trainer, and with samples of melanomas tried to train dogs to sniff out skin cancer. George, the dog used in the study, was able to detect the melanoma 99% of the time. Further research proved that George could detect malignant melanoma lesions from benign lesions on patients successfully.

So the next time your Fido starts paying a little too much attention to a certain part of your body, take Dr. Fido’s advice and get immediate medical attention. Fido may just have saved your life!

Valerie Slaugher, Veteran Marathoner and author of “You Want To Do What!?, trained with her dog, Sam. For more articles and tips about taking care of your Fido, visit: doghealthynews.wordpress.com doghealthynews.wordpress.com

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Have you ever stopped long enough to read the dog food ingredient list on your dog’s food? Have you ever stopped to REALLY think about what you are feeding your faithful companion? If your answer is no, then maybe it’s about time you pull up a chair, grab Fido’s bag of food and take a closer look.

If you think about it, your dog eats the same food day in and day out. And what he eats has a direct relationship to his overall health and well being. So it makes sense to look past all the attractive labels and marketing gimmicks when deciding on which food to buy.

Pet food manufacturers don’t always have your dog’s best interest in mind. The dog food industry is big business and there is a HUGE profit to be made in it. The current pet food regulations allow manufacturers to use inferior (cheaper) ingredients that you would never think of giving to your dog. Some brands of dog food have by-products (feet, bones and intestines), chemical preservatives (BHA and BHT) and grains that are often hard to digest (corn, wheat, gluten and soy). And when something is hard to digest, fewer nutrients are absorbed into the body. And it’s these grains that make up a good majority of dog foods on the market today….. Soooo…….where’s the beef?

Protein is essential and should be the primary source of animal protein, not vegetable protein or grain. In fact, the first five ingredients in your dog’s food play a huge role in the overall nutritional make-up of a dog food. Make sure that animal protein is included at the top. Also make sure there are health-promoting ingredients like vegetables, minerals, probiotics, and grape seed extract.

So, what DID you find on Fido’s dog food ingredient list? You say you love your dog……..well, do you really? Next time you go to the store, take a few minutes to read the dog food ingredient list and make sure you get something nutritious for your faithful friend!

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