Five Halloween safety tips for your dog

Photo by Jamie Street.

It's that spooky time of year again. Here's our quick primer on keeping the four-legged members of your family safe and stress-free when the neighborhood fills up with ghosts and goblins.

By DogTrekker Staff, of Broadway Animal Hospital

Mushroom dangers – Even in the off season

Photo by Pascal Debrunner.

The last week of May, a dog ate a dried Death Cap mushroom at the trailhead of a UC Berkeley trail on the edge of Strawberry Canyon. What's shocking about this event is that it happened well past mushroom season.

By DogTrekker Staff, of Broadway Animal Hospital

Splash dog fun in Gold Country

Photo by Roberto Nickson.

If you are anywhere in the Amador, Calaveras, Folsom, or Greater Sacramento/Stockton area looking to get your pooch involved in Dock Diving, we have just the place. Gold Country Pet Resort, Ione, has opened a Dock Dog Diving pool and will soon have Splash Dogs certification.

By DogTrekker Staff, of Broadway Animal Hospital

Fireworks can send dogs running

Did you know that more pets run away on the Fourth of July than on any other day of the year? The bright lights and explosions of the fireworks can cause considerable stress to dogs.

By DogTrekker Staff, of Broadway Animal Hospital

Congratulations Dr. Erin Troy!

A skilled veterinarian gently cradles a lively Jack Russell Terrier within the comforting confines of an animal-friendly clinic. - Dogtrekker

Out of over 2,100 professionals nominated throughout the country, DogTrekker’s very own Vet Buzz contributor Dr. Erin Troy, DVM, CCRP, of Muller Veterinary Hospital in Walnut Creek, was a finalist in American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s Favorite Veterinarian Contest.