Not long ago, pit bulls occupied about three -
quarters of the dog kennels at San Francisco's Animal Care and Control shelter.
Not exact matches
The disease is usually contracted where large groups
of dogs are together in close
quarters such as a
dog show or
kennel.
Shelters,
kennels and boarding facilities usually see more incidences
of kennel cough because
of the close
quarters in which the
dogs live.
Stress and being in close
quarters with other
dogs increases the risk
of disease transmission and it is not uncommon for boarding
dogs to contract minor illness consisting
of upper respiratory infection (
kennel cough), gastrointestinal disorder such as vomiting or diarrhea, foot pad soreness, loss
of appetite and weight loss.
«I swear to you, three -
quarters of the people I run into are proud
of themselves just because they have a
dog with a name like that,» said David Frei, a commentator for the Westminster
Kennel Club's
dog show for 15 years.
(
Kennel Club Press Release) Lost and found
dogs travelled to Westminster to support compulsory microchipping being introduced next year as new figures show almost a
quarter of a million
dogs have been reunited with their owners * thanks to their microchip and Petlog — the UK's largest database for microchipped pets.
Multiple registrations remain the norm in Aussies; over three
quarters carried papers with more than one registry, including 37 %
of the out -
of - US
dogs which carried ASCA papers along with those
of their national
kennel club.
Your
dog is most likely to catch
kennel cough when it spends extended periods
of time in close
quarters with other
dogs.