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February, according to the folks over at Vetstreet, is Dental Health Month. So they've posted some practical tips on how we can help keep our pets' teeth and gums clean and problem-free. Not only will they be healthier, but we'll save some money. The link above has some good tips on how to maintain good dental health in your dogs and cats.

Brushing your pets' teeth is still recommended as the best way to keep problems at bay, but I'm guessing not a lot of pet owners do that. I'll admit I've had good intentions in the past, but have not managed to work it into a regular health schedule for my 2 dogs and 1 cat.

But I may give it another try.

All three received good checkups at the vet recently -- only one, Cowboy, needed a teeth cleaning and they were able to do that anesthesia-free.

So I suppose now would be a good time to start a new brushing regimen.

Any of our readers bush their pets' teeth? Was it hard to get them used to it? Any special tricks to make it easier?

***Meanwhile, our friends over at i Love Dogs are holding a dog "teeth photo contest" this month.

 

This Thursday, a team of Amazon CARES "Vets Abroad" volunteer veterinarians, nurses, technicians and bloggers will travel to Peru on a mission to help companion animals in need of medical assistance.

I Love Dogs Inc., based in Torrance, is among the supporters:

The Torrance-based dog vitamin and supplement manufacturer i Love Dogs, Inc., contributed more than $1,000 making it a Platinum Sponsor of Amazon CARES (Amazon Community Animal Rescue, Education and Safety). The company is also donating a large amount of its famous i Love Dogs supplements, including Multivitamins, Green Tea, Glucosamine and Chondroitin and Reishi.

Amazon CARES is a nonprofit animal welfare group based in Peru's Amazon River region. It operates the region's first no-kill shelter and a low-cost veterinary hospital in the town of Iquitos.

Veterinarians on the mission include Dr. Patrick Mahaney of West Hollywood, Dr. Jessica Vogelsang of San Diego and Dr. Amanda Brown of Philadelphia.

Read in today's Daily Breeze about how a Torrance company has scored a spot in the spring Neiman Marcus InCircle catalog with a diamond dog collar.

iLoveDogs, an online business that specializes in canine nutritional supplements, has designed the special "La Jeune Tulipe" collar for the upscale department store's best-in-class merchandise. Below, Ricky, owned by Susan Gomez of Rolling Hills Estates, models the collar, valued at between $250,000 and $350,000.

What's the most you've ever spent on a dog collar?

   

The American Kennel Club sponsored the 2008 World Agility Championships recently in Helsinki, Finland.

The USA/AKC team was sponsored by none other than i Love Dogs Inc., a Torrance-based online company specializing in dog supplements.

 

 

Here's a border collie named Juice, who came away with a gold medal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At right, below,is a photo of featuring i Love Dogs general manager Kimberley Foley of Rancho Palos Verdes, in the blue shirt at the right of a team mascot.

 

 

For more on the event, go to the AKC Web site.

This is Nubs, a wiry German shepherd-border collie mix who got his name because someone cut off his ears as a puppy.

Picking up on an ABC story, Dog Clothes Horse blog posted this week about Nubs who was adopted by Maj. Brian Dennis in Iraq. Dennis took a liking to the animal, one of a pack of desert dogs that lived at one of the Iraqi border forts his unit patrolled. The Marines treated a wound in Nubs' side, caused by a screwdriver, and nursed him back to health.

But when Dennis' unit had to relocate 70 miles from Nubs' home fort, the loyal pup wasn't about to be left behind.

As always, Nubs sprinted alongside the Hummers as they pulled away for what Dennis assumed was the last time he would see the dog. Two days later, Nubs wandered inexplicably in below-freezing conditions into Dennis' new camp, shocking the Marine unit.

"When he arrived he looked like he'd just been through a war zone. Uh, wait a minute, he had," Dennis wrote. Nubs' miraculous journey forced the Marine's hand, and Dennis and his fellow Marines unanimously decided to keep the animal.

"This dog who had been through a lifetime of fighting, war, and abuse had tracked down our team over 70 miles of harsh desert was going to live the good life," Dennis wrote.

 

 

This isn't a new story. Nubs and Dennis were reunited  last March and now live in sunny San Diego. But we figured such an inspirational story was worth revisiting. And we trust that Nubs is, indeed, enjoying the good life.

Nubs is only one of the dogs that has been brought home from Iraq. So this post serves also as a reminder that donations are still being taken for the cause.

Donations to help more of our military personnel bring home dogs that their units have adopted and kept safe from the war can be made to Baghdad Pups -- which also, by the way, has a major local online sponsor, Torrance-based ilovedogs.

 

Related Posts: Iraqi dogs  Cat Lady of Baghdad

Woa, little did I realize ..... Chalk this one up to inflation.

Kimberley Foley, general manager of i Love Dogs, tells me that our earlier post about the world's most expensive dog collar got the price all wrong.

Oh sure, it used to be $1.2 million. But that was then. Now, Kimberley tells me that the price

of their one-of-a-kind 52-carat diamond collar with more than 1,600 hand-set diamonds stands at $3.2 million.

The rising cost of diamonds and platinum, don't you know.

While the Torrance-based company can't reveal any names, Kimberley says there have, indeed, been some inquiries from prospective buyers -- "high-end, VIP people."

I'm guessing the price might be a bit stiff for most of our readers.

But not to worry. There are other bejeweled dog collars offered on the ilovedogs site (see models Gigi and Mushu above). Like the exquisite  Amour de la Mer with only 500 diamonds and a sapphire, although the exact price isn't listed.

Sanam, who is among the elite group of readers who follow this blog, told me she thinks her

dog, Indi (that's Indi left/below, doing some yoga moves), would look good in the Amour Amour.

 

 

 

 

I don't know.

I see Indi in something a little less delicate, maybe something a bit more "coach," like ilovedogs' Jeune Cheri shown below:

If you're interested in purchasing one of these collars, you should call www.ilovedogs.com at 888-456.8966.

 

 

 

 

Indi's ready for her collar fitting now, please.

Nix the nylon, lose the leather -- if you've got cash to burn on your dog, here's a $1.2 million diamond collar from www.ilovedogs.com.

The Torrance-based Web company touts the "Amour Amour" collar as the "world's most expensive dog collar."

Stunning, one-of-a-kind, we're told, with more than 1,600 hand-set diamonds equalling 52 carats.

But enough about that.

The real mission of i Love Dogs is to foster the bond between owners and their canines. The group is a major sponsor of Operation Baghdad Pups, a program that brings stray dogs befriended by our troops in Iraq back to the states. Josh also posted about the program back in April and you can still donate to the effort by going to www.spca.com and clicking on the "Baghdad Pups" square.

But mainly, iLoveDogs.com offers a unique line of nutritional and herbal supplements designed to keep your dog healthy and happy. "It's all about preventative care," says iLoveDogs General Manager Kimberley Foley.

Kimberley, a local resident, recently appeared on the Lifetime television program Balancing Act where she talked about the importance of pet nutrition.