https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/ Dog law, health, and life across the American South: what each state code actually says, the Southern parasite load, and living with a dog here. en-us https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/dog-bite-law-state-by-statehttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/dog-bite-law-state-by-stateTue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Strict liability, one bite, or mixed: how Southern states assign responsibility for a dog bite, with the code section behind each answer. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/dog-title-abbreviations-explainedhttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/dog-title-abbreviations-explainedTue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000The letters before and after a dog name: what a prefix title means, what a suffix title means, and which program awarded it. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/adopting-an-adult-dog-in-the-southhttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/adopting-an-adult-dog-in-the-southTue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Decompression, house routines, a veterinary baseline, parasite catch up and training a dog you did not raise, in a Southern climate. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/heartworm-in-the-mississippi-deltahttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/heartworm-in-the-mississippi-deltaTue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Delta sits in the highest incidence band in the country. What the 2025 incidence survey shows, why the Gulf Coast concentrates it, and prevention. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/medical-care/https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/medical-care/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000What an owner does before the clinic: recognizing heatstroke, cooling a dog correctly, handling a snakebite, and what makes the drive worse. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/dog-training/https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/dog-training/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000Heat index, session length, surface temperature and the signals that end a session: how to keep a dog training through a Southern summer. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/leash-laws-in-mississippihttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/leash-laws-in-mississippiWed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000Mississippi has no statewide leash law. Section 41-53-11 and section 21-19-9 explain why the city ordinance is the rule that actually binds you. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/breed-specific-laws-in-the-southhttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/breed-specific-laws-in-the-southWed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000Five Southern states let any city ban a breed. Florida preempts and dropped its grandfather clause in 2023. What that means when you move house. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/responsible_dog_ownershiphttps://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/responsible_dog_ownershipWed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000Identification, rabies tags, fencing and containment, bite prevention and the neighbor rules a Southern dog owner is actually judged by. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/dog-attack/https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/dog-attack/Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000The first hour and the first month after a dog attack in the South: care, reporting, rabies quarantine, records, and what the rule asks you to prove. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/category/civil-law/https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/category/civil-law/Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000Bites, livestock, traffic and property: how civil liability lands on a Southern dog owner, what has to be proven, and where the code stays silent. https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/veterinary-care/https://mississippi-canine-coalition.org/tag/veterinary-care/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000In a subtropical climate prevention has no off season: heartworm, hookworm, fleas and ticks, what a real twelve month schedule looks like, and why.