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We grew up with Mattel toys, and it’s almost heart-breaking to read news of this latest expanded recall of Mattel toys — millions upon millions of toys that turn out to be potentially dangerous to children, due to strong magnets that could come loose and be swallowed, and to the use of paint that contains [...]

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Dog Bite Prevention Game

by domestika on November 26, 2005

Here’s something different — and quite intriguing — that caught my attention recently, as a caring dog-owner and a loving guardian of impulsive and animal-loving children.

Doggone Crazy is a unique dog bite prevention child safety board game — and dog bite prevention is the whole goal of the game. It promises to be good [...]

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Dog forums, blogs and and list-serves continue to be a-buzz with stories of dogs who have required serious and expensive surgery after being given a Greenie dog treat. There seem to be two main issues, as I noted in yesterday’s post on this topic:

Do Greenies pose a choking hazard to dogs who gulp or fail [...]

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Our dogs love Greenies® treats and would eat them every day if they had a chance, but serious questions are being raised about the safety of the product.
Those green “dental chews” certainly freshen the dogs’ breath, as advertised — but we’re beginning to think that these treats may be dangerous to the dog. A lot [...]

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Keep Pets Safe on Halloween

by domestika on October 29, 2005

This terrific idea was posted today on the GH-List by Jeanni Kistler-Davis of DragonflyteCreations:
If you have a storm door that has a removable screen/window, take out the screen/window and when the kids ring the bell, you only have to open the inside door. With the storm door closed and locked you can reach right [...]

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