Need help with a "fearful" dog?
If you live with or are working with a scared or shy dog, visit www.fearfuldogs.com to find information to help you be more effective in rehabilitating your dog. 
Cocoa Mulch - Toxic to Dogs & Cats
Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ' Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Check what you are using in your gardens and what your gardeners are using! For more information please see the following article: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp 
Plants poisonous to Cats & Dogs
Click on the links below. They contain important information regarding poisonous plants that are harmful to your pets.

1. http://www.cfa.org/articles/plants.html
2. http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_toxicplants 
Major veterinary drug recall gets bigger
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