http://neoowners.com/Neapolitan Mastiff Owners : News2010-09-05T21:38:19-05:00e107http://e107.org/e107e107http://neoowners.com/e107_images/Admin - admin@nospam.comNeapolitan Mastiff Owners helping others to enjoy ownership of this challenging and rewarding breedhttp://neoowners.com/news.php?item.70.1Distemper-One of the four major dog diseases2010-07-22T05:45:11-05:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comDespite the tremendous amount of research being done on distemper, it still continues to be a major dog killer. It is an acute, highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Young dogs, especially puppies, are the most frequent and numerous victims. Nursing puppies, however, are rarely affected, since a certain degree of immunity is passed to them from their mother by way of colostrum-milk. But to get this natural immunity, the pups must partake of the colostrum-milk during the first 8 to 24 hours of life.2010-07-22T05:45:11-05:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.69.1Rabies-One of the four major dog diseases2010-07-22T05:43:03-05:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comFirst, it should be pointed out that rabies is a relatively rare dog disease. Very few veterinarians or dog breeders have ever seen a case of rabies. Yet no other disease of man or animal has been surrounded with as much superstition, fear or fiction as rabies. It is one of the oldest diseases, dating back to several centuries before Christ. Rabies is basically a disease of canines; i.e., the domestic dog, coyote, wolf, dingo, and pariah dog. But it is transmissible to other animals, including man, squirrel, fox, skunk, rabbit, mink, horse, cow; even the bat. Some birds are susceptible to the disease. However, the chief victims are members of the dog family. And since the dog lives close to man, the disease assumes a position of great importance.2010-07-22T05:43:03-05:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.68.1Hepatitis-One of the four major dog diseases2010-07-22T05:41:08-05:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comNot too long ago, infectious canine hepatitis was confused with distemper or at least considered to be part of what many veterinarians called the "distemper complex." Today, hepatitis is considered to be a separate disease.Canine hepatitis is another virus disease. The virus is spread by direct contact with the nasal discharge, saliva or urine of an infected animal. Affecting the liver and usually running a short course of a few days, hepatitis can be fatal if treatment is delayed. The canine hepatitis virus is not the same one that infects human beings.2010-07-22T05:41:08-05:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.67.1Leptospirosis-One of the four major dog diseases2010-07-22T05:38:58-05:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comThe last of the "Big Four" is leptospirosis, a bacterial disease of dogs, human beings and other animals. It occurs in two forms: 1) canicola fever, and 2) Weil's disease. Both types are transmissible from animals to man. The organisms causing leptospirosis belong to the spirochete group of bacteria.2010-07-22T05:38:58-05:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.66.1Gene Causes Canine Compulsive Disorder in Suspectable Dog Breeds2010-04-14T05:41:28-05:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.com2010-04-14T05:41:28-05:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.65.1Important Developmental Stages of Puppies2010-04-14T04:24:12-05:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comPuppies go though some critical stages in their life when they are a few months old. Understanding these stages is important for breeders and new owners.2010-04-14T04:24:12-05:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.64.1Small Dogs Evolved in Middle East2010-02-25T07:08:53-06:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comMexico may claim the Chihuahua, and Tibet the shih tzu. But a new genetic study indicates that all small dogs have their origins in the Middle East.2010-02-25T07:08:53-06:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.63.1Dog Genes Tell Surprising Tales2010-02-25T06:51:49-06:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comGenetic study traces family tree of canines; some ‘ancient’ breeds turn out to be of recent origin2010-02-25T06:51:49-06:00http://neoowners.com/news.php?item.62.1World's first dog lived 31,700 years ago-Ate Big!2010-02-25T06:40:45-06:00jessicajessicastites@nospam.comThe discovery could push back the date for the earliest dog by 17,700 years, since the second oldest known dog, found in Russia, dates to 14,000 years ago.2010-02-25T06:40:45-06:00