Hi everyone, and thank you for joining me on this spotlight episode of Val Talk’s Pets.  The other day I realized how often someone tells me they have an American Bully.  I wondered, what exactly is that?  Is it an American Bulldog and this is the shortened nickname?  Or is it something else?  Well let’s take a look at the American Bully and see what we can learn.

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With spring comes some great things we can finally do with our pets, like get outside more and go for walks without the challenges of snow banks, salty streets and icy surfaces.  Along with this wonderful time of warmer weather and trees and plants coming into bloom, we also have to deal with melting snow, mud and the wildlife coming out to get some well needed food and stretch their legs.  Spring does have some challenges so let’s go on a spring walk through what to be prepared for and how to handle some of those challenges. 

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Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets.  Last episode I talked about the vet crisis shortage in Canada.  Getting into the vet right now has become challenging with reduced hours in many clinics and the increase of clients.  For this reason it has become even more important for pet parents to become proactive with preventive care with our pets.  I’m going to explore what preventive care entails for our pets and hopefully we can avoid some unwanted visits.

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Hi everyone and thank you for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets.  

Well we all know that our veterinarians are a vital part of our pet’s health.  Sometimes we never need to see the vet more than once a year or even longer in some cases.  Sometimes we find ourselves at the vet office on a regular basis when we have a pet with an issue that needs routine monitoring or care.  Either way having our pets registered as a patient at a vet office is important because just like us, we don’t want to be scrambling for care or with our pets to find a vet when we really need one or paying top dollar to go to an emergency care clinic when our family vet could have easily dealt with the issue.  But, in Canada right now there is a serious veterinarian shortage.    Join me as I take a closer look at this nationwide problem.

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Hello everyone and thank you for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets.
On the last episode I spotlighted the Schapendoes breed of dog, and hinted that this episode would be related, and it is.  So let's expanded our knowledge as we hear from  CKC registered Schapendoes breeder Anne Harvey, whose experience with this wonderful dog spans over 18 years.

For more information please Contact :

Anne:
eMail: [email protected]
Phone: 416-420-3425

Robert:
eMail: [email protected]
Phone: 416-347-7796

SchapAnnRo Kennels

423311 — 25th Side Road
Amaranth, Ontario
Canada
L9V 1M3

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Hi everyone, and thank you for joining me on this spotlight episode of Val Talk’s Pets.  In this spotlight, I am going to take you through a breed I bet not everyone has heard of, and that is the Schapendoes.  

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Hi everyone, and thank you for joining me on this first episode of 2023.  Another year has flown by and when I think of all the topics we have discussed it really is mind boggling to think of all things that are important and interesting to pet enthusiasts.  As a new year brings forth a look back at the past and a look forward to new things, I thought that maybe I would take a look back at some of the questions and issues that this past year’s pet parents have presented to me.  
So let’s go!  In a sort of order, with the big one saved for last, what was on the minds of pet parents in 2022?

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Welcome everyone and thanks for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets.
Well Christmas celebrations are right around the corner and in my last episode I
went over the great gift ideas we can get for our pets, because as we all know,
they are a part of the family. But, we do have to be very careful this time of year
as there are so many things going on and our pets can get in to trouble. The last
thing you need is an emergency trip to the vet on Christmas Day or special
holiday. For this reason, I am reprising my Christmas safety and cautions episode.
This episode will help you navigate some gifting ideas and concerns, visitors,
plants etc. So, please have a listen and I hope everyone has a very safe and super
happy Christmas and a very pleasant holiday.

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Hi everyone, and thank you for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets.  

Well it won’t be long before Santa Paws makes his rounds, so that means we have to be prepared for our furry family members to have what they need for a great Christmas holiday. 

So let's talk about the myriad of festive gifts that we can give our fur babies this year.

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Hi everyone and thank you for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets.  In this episode I thought I would take a look at a subject that many pet parents deal with on a day-to-day basis and that is…bad breath, not theirs but their pets’.  I hear on a regular basis, “my dog’s breath is so bad", or "my cat has pretty bad breath, what can I do? " 

Well pet bad breath is actually pretty common, but it is a sign of a deeper issue and I think we should delve deeper into this common affliction because there are quite a few misconceptions.  So, here we go, bad breath it is!

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