FDA Says Puppy Prozac Adverts Misleading

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sad-newfoundland-dog Eli Lilly has got into trouble with the Food and Drugs Administration Agency over advertisements for its Puppy Prozac drug , which is prescribed for the treatment of separation anxiety.

Reconcile contains fluoxetine hydrochloride, an ingredient in the anti-depressant Prozac, hence the name Puppy Prozac.

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Does Your Dog Speak German?

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dog-with-flagWhen we choose words to use for our , such as come, sit and heel, we'll invariably select words from our native language that mean what we are asking our dog to do.

From our point of view this is a logical approach. However, our dogs have no understanding of what the word actually means, they just learn to associate an action with a sound.

So why not teach your dog German, or French?

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How to Stop Your Dog Digging up the Flower Beds

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dog-diggingDigging comes naturally to every dog, and some dog breeds excel at it - Terriers are renowned diggers and Schnauzers are pretty good at it too.

What I've found is that you can't stop a natural behavior, and you are setting yourself up for failure and a great deal of frustration if you try.

If your dog is digging up the flowers, the best thing you can do is redirect his digging somewhere else - to his very own [tag]digging pit[/tag].

A good sized digging pit is 6 feet by 3 feet and up to 2 feet deep; you can make it smaller if you are short of space.

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