News: Look Out Dog Breeders Of Vermont!!

Two pending bills might put new restrictions on dog breeders in Vermont:

First:

House Bill 769 will:

-deny a kennel permit to anyone who sells 20 or more litters or 100 or more domestic dogs or wolf-hybrids in any 12 month period

-require permits for anyone who owns or keeps two or more domestic pets or wolf-hybrids 4 months of age or older for sale or breeding purposes

Second:

Senate Bill 341 will:

- limit the number of dogs a breeder can sell in one year
( under this bill a "dog breeder" means anyone who sells a litter of puppies per year for money)

Dog Breeders must:

-immunize each puppy with distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenze, parvovirus and coronavirus vaccine between 7 and 8 weeks of age
-certify each puppy by a vet on a state-prescribed form, as fit and healthy and received appropriate vaccinations before 8weeks old

Dog Breeders must not:

- donate, sell or separate a puppy from the litter until at least 8weeks old
- sell or donate more than 19 litters or more than 100 dogs in any calendar year



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Great Dog Books for Summer Reading!

Looking for some summer reading?Dog writers Association of America Celebrates Great books about Life with Dogs:

Best general interest book:

The Howell Book of Dogs by Liz Palika

Best Care and Health Book:

The Living Guide for senior dogs by Diane Morgan

The Best Single-Breed Pet Guide:

The Australian Shepherd Published By TFH Publications

Best All-Breed Magazine:

AKC Family Dog Published By:AKC

Best Special Interest Magazine:

Dogs for kids Published By: Fancy publications

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Pet DNA Testing... On the Next Maury Povich...

Ok.. so you're not really going to flick on the television and see two dogs shouting and swinging at each other on some cheap stage set somewhere in Los Angeles. Nope, that's not going to happen. But what is becoming more and more likely is that when you go to get yourself a new pet (typically dog or cat), you will have access to DNA testing to see what the breed combination ACTUALLY is that you're purchasing.
Not only is the technology becoming more available, but most importantly, the cost is dropping dramatically. In some instances, the cost of the test can be as little as $65! More expensive and ultimately more accurate blood testing can range from $100 to $200 per test.
No longer will you have to take a wild guess at what your dog actually is. Is it a boxer or a pitbull? Collie or a terrier? Leave the guessing game for the crystal ball palm readers, you'll know EXACTLY the percentage of which breed is included in your purchase.


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