White is hot! Dr. Gary Pusillo According to PPG, a leading international coatings company, white is hot for the 2011 car colors. Twenty-one percent of 2011 model year cars around the world are white. Black and silver were tied for second place with 20 percent, with gray coming in next at 13 percent. Silver ranked #1 last year. What has this to do with pet nutrition? White is also very “hot” in the world of commercial pet foods. The amount of “white fish,” “white tuna”  foods and treats is increasing in availability...

By Peter Kaufman: I found this bit of information very interesting but not surprising: People are more likely to trust strangers if they are accompanied by dogs, new research out of Edmonton, Canada shows. The joint study by the University of Alberta and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology surveyed 295 people in Edmonton about their views on canines, generally, and about breeds. The researchers found 82% of those surveyed were most willing to talk to a stranger if the stranger was with a dog. Sixty-six per cent of people...