Decadent Dog in the Media
A cause for pause
By Alex Beam August 10, 2010 - The Boston Globe
The book ‘My Dog Tulip’ was bad enough, and now they’ve made it into a movie
I read almost everything my friend the book critic Katherine Powers tells me to. So when she ordered me to read J.R. Ackerley’s cult novel "My Dog Tulip" several years ago, I did. I hated it from the get-go. If I read 30 pages, it was only to gather ammunition with which to revile her. Perhaps I should have read the review she wrote when "Tulip," written in 1956, was first re-released in 1999. (It is being re-released again this month.) She called it the “[most] preeminently disgusting of all great dog books."
It is indeed preeminently disgusting...
Cooling tips for dogs with Rob Nager
Jul 11, 2010 - (NECN) - Cool towels, a garden hose and even Pedia-lyte. These are all things that can help you if you've got a dog that needs cooling down. Joining Vicki Croke on the Secret Life of Animals with some more tips is Rob Nager of Decadent Dog, a pet care company serving southern Massachusetts. Watch the video below:
Dog walkers take proposed Needham dog regulations in stride
By Steven Ryan GateHouse News Service Posted Jun 18, 2010 - Commercial dog walkers are hardly barking mad about proposed new dog regulations, which include asking commercial dog walkers to pay a fee, carry a permit and limit the number of dogs they walk at the same time.
“Any pet care professional not comfortable with the regulations is not doing the right thing,” said Rob Nager, the owner of Decadent Dog in Needham.
The proposed regulations, as they pertain to commercial dog walkers, include the institution of a permitting fee; requirements that the dog walker carry the permit while on the job and have a placard on his or her car; a limit to five dogs to be walked at a time; and the requirement that dog walkers be insured and bonded.
Staying Calm During Pet Emergency is Best Advice for Owners, Caregivers
Pet First Aid Awareness Month is a Good Time to Learn the Basics
King, NC (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 24, 2010 -- According to Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), 92 percent of animals will experience an emergency during their lifetime. Perhaps just as important is information from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), which reports that 25 percent more pets would survive if just one pet first aid technique were applied prior to getting emergency veterinary care.
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In December 2009, Decadent Dog founder Rob Nager was invited back to NECN.com to discuss technology to help find your missing pet. Watch it below.
(NECN) - You might think as Vicki Croke did long ago, that if you're diligent, your dog or cat will never be lost.
Well, unforeseeable accidents happen even to the pets of diligent people.
It's estimated that five million pets will go missing this year.
According to the American Humane Society, only 17-percent of dogs, and 2-percent of cats will make it home.
The good news is that there are lots of new technologies and strategies to better your odds of finding your pet if he or she goes missing.
Joining the Secret Life of Animals to go over it all with Vicki is Rob Nager of the Decadent Dog.
In November 2009, Decadent Dog founder Rob Nager demonstrated canine CPR on NECN.com. Watch it below.
(NECN) - We all know that CPR - cardio-pulmonary resuscitation - can save a life in the event of an emergency.
But when that life is the life of your dog, you'll want to be trained in canine CPR.
Learn more about how to get started and where to sign up for a class by clicking on the video.
