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New CPR Guidelines for Dogs

Have you ever taken a dog first aid course or CPR class? I didn’t know that every authority was using different guidelines for how to do CPR on a dog. Turns out that the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University are now trying to standardize practices, issuing the first set of evidence-based guidelines for resuscitating dogs (and cats) whose hearts have stopped beating.
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One Loyal Dog!

Dominic Genetti / Courier Post
When truck driver Michael Siau left the rest stop in Hannibal, MO, he had no idea his dog had jumped out the window of the truck cab to check out the place for himself. When Siau looked to the back seat to check on Rambo (the perfect name for a tiny 9-month old Yorkie!), he discovered he was gone. Unfortunately, this took place 170 miles later, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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