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Hunting Dog Articles

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Hunting Dogs, Veterinary Medicine, Canine Athlete, Summer Training, Hot Weather, Vaccines, Rattlesnakes Seth Bynum, DVM Hunting Dogs, Veterinary Medicine, Canine Athlete, Summer Training, Hot Weather, Vaccines, Rattlesnakes Seth Bynum, DVM

Rattlesnake vaccine for hunting dogs: A veterinarian's perspective

For gun dog owners, few moments are more gut-wrenching than those following a snakebite. Encounters with rattlesnakes are fraught with fear and chaos as hunters rush to triage their dog and face the prospect of a life-threatening reaction.

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Hunting Dogs, Veterinary Medicine, Canine Athlete, Summer Training, Hot Weather Seth Bynum, DVM Hunting Dogs, Veterinary Medicine, Canine Athlete, Summer Training, Hot Weather Seth Bynum, DVM

What’s the best way to deal with heat in sporting dogs?

Canine athletes are incredibly efficient metabolic machines that can create tremendous amounts of heat while burning energy. It’s a physiological trait that helps them achieve impressive feats of athleticism, but in hot ambient temperatures it can also become a liability.

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