In honor of National Heartworm Awareness Month, I wanted to shine some light on heartworm prevention. The average pet owner is unaware of just how perfect the conditions have to be for a dog to get heartworms. The process involves 5 separate stages of development between the mosquito and the dog. A strong immune system is the key for prevention of this disease. Dogs that die from heartworm are the dogs that have been vaccinated, fed low quality processed pet food, and are being treated with suppressive drugs for every little symptom that comes along.
 

Would you feed your family a meal made with condemned beef? Or spray the children’s tea with rancid fat collected from a deep-fat fryer? Or serve biscuits made with empty grain hulls swept from a factory floor? 

This is one of the most pervasive sentiments that puppy buyers, especially families, express when they're looking for a dog. What they really mean, of course,