Often found on the trunk, limbs and between the toes of many popular breeds of dogs, these tumors can spread and recur after surgery. With his owner rejecting surgery, chemo and radiation, this 7-year-old canine patient lived to age 15 with no recurrence after this one therapy.

It has been a huge issue for years over what to do for your dog's loose stools. Now the long standing remedy of ground hamburger and rice has now been replaced.

It's time for another discussion of every dog parent's favorite subject — poop eating! The scientific name for this seriously disgusting habit is coprophagia, and it's quite common among dogs. Cats do it occasionally, too, but not nearly as often as their canine counterparts.

It’s not a topic anyone likes to discuss, but if you own a dog, chances are you have found yourself cleaning up a stinking brown puddle (or, politely put, doggie runs) more than you’d care to think about. Diarrhea is a common canine affliction and it varies in frequency, duration, and intensity from dog to dog.

You may have read my June 4 post, “A broken heart: Risk of heart disease in boutique or grain-free diets and exotic ingredients.” This post had more than 180,000 page views in the first week and continues to get more than 2000 page views a day. So, I’m pleased that people are interested in this important issue and trying to learn about it.