Rapport News
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Oct 04 2018
October 7-13th is Walk Your Dog Week!
Pet Obesity Awareness Day falls within Walk Your Dog Week – coincidence? Probably not! Did you know that up to 59% of dogs worldwide are overweight?! With this staggering number,…
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Sep 27 2018
World Rabies Day
September 28th marks World Rabies Day. While cases of human rabies in certain parts of the globe are rare, the number of cases that occur in developing countries, such as…
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Sep 20 2018
Deaf Dog Awareness Week
September 20th-29th is National Deaf Dog Awareness Week. The thought of living with or adopting a deaf dog can seem a bit daunting, but the truth is, living with a…
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Sep 13 2018
Animal Pain Awareness Month
You stub your toe, bang your elbow, or lift a heavy box the wrong way. You know you’re hurt – and others do too as you cry out in pain!…
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Sep 06 2018
What Your Dog is Really Saying
The ball rolls under the couch and your dog can’t reach it. He looks over at you, sticks his head under the couch with his tail wagging, and looks back…
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Aug 30 2018
Pet Food and Disease? Cautions and Recalls
Pet foods, much like human foods and food products, are constantly changing to meet consumer demands. Raw, grain free, vegetarian, and vegan pet foods are now readily available, and there…
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Aug 23 2018
Back to School Prep for your Pet
It seems like summer has only just started, yet it’s almost time for back to school! Back to school supplies are flying off the shelves as families prepare for the…
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Aug 16 2018
Bring Your Cat to the Vet Day!
Did you know that only 50% of cats visited their veterinarian in the past 12 months? The percentage of dogs that saw their veterinarian over the same period was 78%….
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Aug 09 2018
Check the Chip!
August 15th is Check the Chip Day! No, not potato chips, or chocolate chips, but pet identification microchips! Thousands of pets going missing each year, but those with microchip identification…
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Aug 02 2018
Heat Stroke in Dogs
Ahhhh, the dog days of summer! August brings hot summer days, tall glasses of lemonade, and katydids and crickets singing long into the nights. Along with these hot summer days…