After a routine (or possibly not-so-routine) visit to your dog’s least favorite person: the veterinarian, you are discover that your Schnauzer has been diagnosed with bladder stones. You never knew canines could suffer from kidney stones, let alone bladder stones, and you are afraid.

Like people, dogs also suffer from anxiety. Traveling, fireworks, thunderstorms, new environments, and separation can all cause your pup to become stressed and nervous. As a pet owner, there's no worse feeling than being unable to calm your dog and to make them feel safe. When your pet feels anxious and scared, you feel the same way!

The absolute horror for any pet owner is to discover their beloved pet has escaped and is now lost. Although so many technologies exist to help re-unite owners and lost pets are out there, the most popular format is a microchip. But many studies are starting to show that there are considerable failures when it comes to the accuracy of a microchipped pet being re-united.

A person who writes a message to simply ask the price. They might be uneducated about the breed or need help. The person who calls and after hearing a price surprisedly states: “I can buy a cheaper dog elsewhere”. I also address you; the person who doesn’t care about papers because I want “just a pet”.

Air Travel with Schnauzers can be difficult. With Covid-19, travel has been complicated, to say the least. Many airlines have changed policy with dogs traveling by plane. Learn about one major airline’s rules that you need to know to take your furbaby on a plane.

Every once in a great while, to break up the seriousness of things that our articles cover, we go way out for some humor. This piece was posted on social media and it's source is unknown... but hilarious!

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.

There has been a lot of awareness in recent years as to vaccines, and their side effects on humans and our precious pets. One of those is the shot for leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that affects many mammals, and can also be passed to humans. A vaccine has been widely distributed since 1999.

The recent influx of reports of many prescription medications used for oral or topical control of fleas and ticks has many people looking for alternatives. And these concerns have become highly charged debates all the while suggestions coming out of forums and social media are proven to be dangerous and even fatal. Now a battle over safety and effectiveness is mounting

Serious digestive issues are more than just an upset stomach. Pancreatitis, for example, is a serious, painful, and potentially life-threatening condition. Unfortunately, Schnauzers are extremely prone to Pancreatitis. While the exact causes are still being researched, veterinarians know enough to give some sound recommendations.

It comes as no surprise that the most common procedure done in veterinary medicine is sterilization in the form of castration. Animal science students are exposed to the procedure fairly early in their undergraduate career, and most likely will be performing the operation themselves after graduating from veterinary school.

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.

TOXIC TO DOGS: Keep in mind that some ‘people’ foods can be toxic to dogs. Since many of the signs of toxicity are similar, consult your veterinarian without delay if your pet appears distressed, listless or in pain. The good news is that, in most cases, treatment for toxic poisoning can be successful if administered in time.

Many older dogs are relinquished to shelters at a time in their lives when they need human companionship most; often they live out the remainder of their lives there. Adopting a senior dog typically has many advantages for pet parents looking for an animal companion who is already housetrained, perhaps obedience trained, socialized and easy to be around