Socialize Your Puppy: The When’s, Why’s, and How’s

Socialize Your Puppy: The When’s, Why’s, and How’s

Socializing your puppy is perhaps the best way to ensure you have a happy, healthy, and confident dog for life. We all want our dogs to enjoy life’s adventures with us, and socialization teaches them to accept new things, people, and environments in stride. This in turn allows a dog to be adaptable and therefore […]
Good Manners, Good Fun: Dog Park Etiquette 101

Good Manners, Good Fun: Dog Park Etiquette 101

Rocklin, California is certainly a great place to live if you’re a dog. Our summers are beautiful, our winters are mild, and the opportunities for outdoor fun are endless. In fact, dog parks are often on the agenda for pets and owners alike, but are you and your dog observing proper dog park etiquette? Ready […]
Pet Insurance: Helping You Focus on Care, Not Cost

Pet Insurance: Helping You Focus on Care, Not Cost

We all love our pets, and they provide us with hours of loving companionship and adventure. However, sometimes their curiosity and fun loving hearts can get them into trouble. At the worst of times, unexpected illness or injury can occur. That’s where pet insurance comes in. Let’s face it – peace of mind can be […]
Essential Tips for Camping and Hiking with Your Dog

Essential Tips for Camping and Hiking with Your Dog

If you’re planning a great escape with your best fur friend, you’re in luck! Summer in our area brings ample opportunities to hike and camp. However, when it comes to your pet, you can never be too careful. Camping or hiking with your dog means taking extra precautions to protect their health and safety. Let’s […]
Water Safety Tips for Pets and People

Water Safety Tips for Pets and People

Is your favorite pastime boating on a beautiful lake or swimming in your own backyard? Water is a summertime must, and when you have a dog, there’s no limit to the fun you can have together! However, water activities can also be dangerous to both animals and people. To protect your furry loved one, here […]
Understanding Your Pet’s Risk and the Rattlesnake Vaccination

Understanding Your Pet’s Risk and the Rattlesnake Vaccination

California living is hard to beat, but one thing that many of us could live without is the worry of rattlesnakes. If you have lived here very long, you have probably learned a little bit about rattlesnake safety and how to peacefully cohabitate with the reptiles in the landscape. Every year, though, our staff at […]
Why do Dogs Eat Cat Poop?  

Why do Dogs Eat Cat Poop?  

There are few things grosser than finding out that dogs eat cat poop. Although we can’t believe they do it and don’t understand the allure, dogs sure seem to enjoy it, no matter how much we protest. It turns out this disgusting habit is a result of natural dog behavior. At Rocklin Ranch Veterinary Hospital, […]
Pandemic: A Sketch of Canine Influenza

Pandemic: A Sketch of Canine Influenza

Recent reports of canine influenza involve two separate viruses: H3N8 and H3N2. Previously limited to Asian countries, H3N2 swept through the Chicago area in 2015. It has since spread to thousands of dogs across the nation (and a group of domestic cats in the Midwest). Because these viruses are relatively new, there hasn’t been enough […]
How to Love a Dog and Be Loved in Return

How to Love a Dog and Be Loved in Return

There are some people out there who are natural animal lovers. They seem to intuit the needs and emotions of animals and also have the ability to respond accordingly. Understanding animal body language comes easily, and they can put a pet at ease quickly. Other folks can only dream of high-level human-animal companionship and may […]
Can Older Dogs Learn New Tricks?

Can Older Dogs Learn New Tricks?

There’s a significant amount of emphasis on training and socializing young puppies. Without the right kind of attention early in life, dogs can develop behavioral and/or social challenges. However, that doesn’t mean they should stop learning new things. In fact, just like people, learning and keeping the mind and body active can keep older dogs […]