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Season 2, Show #1 - AKC Museum of the Dog

Barbara McNabb, director of the AKC Museum of the Dog, joins Dr. Caroline Gilje of the Barrett Station Veterinary Clinic to discuss this unique museum and answer caller questions.

Show notes:
  • Located in St. Louis, the AKC Museum of the Dog is the only one of its kind in the world.
  • The museum offers one of the country's largest collections of canine art – paintings, portraits, bronzes, photographs and decorative arts.
  • Are female Norwegian Elkhounds more passive than males?
  • How can a caller stop his Dachshund from chronic whining?
  • A caller's Golden Retriever is ten years old. Is it time to switch to senior dog food?
  • Purina Veterinary Diets® JM Joint Mobility™ Canine Formulafor the dietary management of dogs with osteoarthritis is available by prescription only from your veterinarian.
  • The way to gently transition dogs to new foods is:
    • First three days: One quarter new food, three quarter old food
    • Next three days: Half and half
    • Final three days: Three quarters new food, one quarter old food
  • A caller's Labrador/Chow Chow mix's ear canals are swollen with blood. How can she bring the moisture out of the ears and make sure they're clean?
  • How can a caller stop one of her cats from playing rough with the other?
  • Also, how can the caller stop her cat from scratching doorframes?
  • Trivia question: How many works of art are on display at the AKC Museum of the Dog?
  • How did Pie-Bald Dachshunds grow so different in appearance from other Dachshunds?
  • Trivia question answer: 511