Subscribe

The best in health, wellness, and positive training from America’s leading dog experts

Home Blog Page 3

Blog

The Dog Days of Summer

I hope you and your companion animals all survived Independence Day, the least favorite holiday of many of us dog owners. I live close...

Your Kindness Is So Appreciated

As one could predict, I was a bit of a mess last week. Making the euthanasia appointment for my beloved Otto, and being with...

Tribute to our Fallen Leader

I first spotted Otto in a jail-mugshot-type photo on my shelter’s website in June 2008. My husband had just agreed that we were ready...
dog chasing cars

Car Chasing

Phoebe, my little foster mama, is a car-chaser, and, unfortunately, we have a perfect property for her to practice her passion. I live on...
mother dog feeding puppies

Oh, Mama

I didn’t plan to foster this year – not until Otto has passed. But a friend, the vet tech from my local shelter, called...
shelter puppies

Please Stop Saying “Kill Shelter”

Seen on my local Nextdoor page: “Is this your dog? If so, contact me ASAP. I do not want to take her to the...
three dogs in the grass

Mixed-Breed DNA Tests and Bully Breeds

I just received the results of my youngest dog’s mixed-breed DNA test from Embark; I already had results from Wisdom Panel. Over the years,...
dog pills

Morning (and Evening) Meds

What you see in the photo here are the morning meds. I thought it was bad that all three of my dogs are currently...
dog sleeping on the couch

When Your Dog Depends on Human Medicines

Last September, I thought we were at the end of life for my 15-year-old dog Otto. His arthritis pain is severe, and his daily...
dog hunched over at vet

Sick? Or Psych?

The first thing that didn’t seem right when I woke up at around 6 am was that Boone was not asleep on the dog...
darwins ark dog dna test

Your Dog’s DNA and Citizen Science

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a story that had been widely shared on social media about mixed breed dog DNA tests....
senior woman with large dog

Straight talk for senior adopters

The older we get, the more we need a backup plan for our dogs, in the event of our deaths.

Latest Blog

How to Improve Your Dog’s Leash Manners

I occasionally teach a “leash manners” class at my friend’s dog-training center. In the first class, their hands are all over the place, and cues are, “NO! NO! STOP it!” I almost always see a tiny improvement in week two.