Laurie's Blogs.

Sometimes, you have a case that makes you so happy and proud of what you do.  Such was the case with a dog I did a check-up on a dog this past Saturday. The dog is a field retriever prospect.  He’s only 7 months old right now, but the feedback has been that t...

  I attended a pancake breakfast today (Sunday).  It’s a Calgary Stampede tradition, and our 100-year-old community hall hosts one every year.  It’s nice to see neighbours and relatives from around our rural community, some that you only see once a...

 We all know that massage can feel very good and can have a stress-relieving benefit as well.  One research study has gone further to evaluate the effects of a mechanical massage device on injured tissue.  Their results were fascinating. Researchers at Harvard...

So I came across an interesting Science News article that summarized a research paper on the effect of inbreeding, body size, and morphology on health in dog breeds.   To cut to the chase, the message was what one would expect.  To get certain shapes / looks o...

I came across an review article on the topic of physical exercise for the modulation of mild cognitive impairment.The introduction in the paper cited that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a precursor of dementia, including Alzheimer Disease.  Did you know that 42% of 85-ye...