Limited Ingredient Dog Food – How to Find the Best Dog Food for Allergies...
So much of what’s on dog food labels has to do with marketing, rather than nutrition. The phrase “limited ingredient” falls somewhere in between.
There...
Find the Best Dog Food For Your Dog with Allergies
Many of us have identified certain ingredients that we don’t want to see in our dogs’ food.
Sometimes we have good evidence for this, such...
Otto Is Showing Age-Related Dementia Symptoms Often Seen in Dogs
My 14-year-old dog Otto is starting to show signs of age-related dementia. While there are all kinds of ways dementia in dogs can manifest,...
Building a Veterinary Healthcare Team
In the past few months, I’ve been trying to get to the bottom of some distressing symptoms exhibited by my 14-year-old dog Otto, by...
Often, Rehoming a Dog Gives the Best Home
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to make matches between the right humans and the right dog. When a friend asks for...
Making a Year-End Contribution to an Animal-Related Charity? Read This
Many of us animal lovers contribute in some way to animal charities. I donate (admittedly) small amounts of money to my local animal disaster...
Why Do Dogs Chew – And What to Do About It
Recently, I was surprised and happy to receive some photos and a report from one of the families who adopted a puppy from the...
Teach Your Dog Hand Signals
My just-turned 14-year-old dog Otto has lost most of his hearing. Our communication is very limited now. He can no longer hear me tell...
Dogs Are People, Too!
An author recently asked for the rationale behind an edit I made to her article. The sentence originally referenced something that worked well “in...
Happy Thanksgiving from a Dog-Loving Family
Like many of us dog lovers, my relationship with dogs started when I was just a lonely kid. My siblings were five, six, and...
Adopting Sibling Puppies
I have the privilege (and responsibility) of dog-sitting two of the pups from my most recent foster litter – for a whole week! –...
Pet Health Insurance Calculations
It’s at this time of the year that my dog Otto’s health insurance company sends out a renewal letter. And, of course, the older...
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Accepting Your Dog
Years ago, I had high hopes for participating in dock diving sport with my now-9-year-old dog, Woody. But it turned out that my high-jumping, strong-swimming dog absolutely hates getting water in his ears!