Puppy scammers make big bucks preying on your enthusiasm for that puppy you saw for sale online or your anguish over a lost dog. Do you know how to spot a scam?

Growing up, our parents would make some things sound so horrible and scary as a way to instill fear in us, just to prevent us from doing certain things. Well, when I was in veterinary school, our instructors instilled a warranted and significant fear of the pancreas. Don’t anger your dog’s pancreas because it isn’t forgiving!

Four dogs at Medical Detection Dogs (UK) set the Guinness World Record for the most medical issues detected by dogs by sniffing out an impressive 28 diseases very quickly. Formally established as a charity in 2008, MDD has trained dogs to sniff out a disease/disorder or a change in a disease status.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The manager of a Texas processing plant has pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to sell adulterated ingredients to pet food manufacturers.