This stress and fear can manifest in three big ways: fight, flight or pancake cat — aka, freeze. It’s all grounded in fear, often fear of the unknown. A pet might perceive a stethoscope as something harmful. Even though this isn’t true, the animal brain is designed to protect itself by treating the unknown as potentially dangerous.

Eating raw or undercooked salmon, trout, steelhead or other freshwater fish can expose dogs to a potentially life-threatening disease called salmon poisoning. Salmon poisoning isn’t caused by the fish itself — it’s caused by a parasite that can carry a harmful bacteria that is unique to the Pacific Northwest.