A Beautiful Dog Memorial
Last weekend, I flew down to San Diego, California, to spend
a couple of days with my sister-in-law and niece (who had also flown to...
Change Is Good – Especially When It Comes to Your Dog’s Food
In the November issue, already in subscribers hands and available at WholeDogJournal.com, we have a number of articles about canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and...
Are There Cues Your Dog Doesn’t Like?
I was teaching a “teen dog” class last night, and we were
working on the “stay” behavior. In the training center where I teach, we
instruct...
Dangerous Dogs In Your Neighborhood?
This evening I was relaxing, scrolling through the news online and checking out dog pictures and videos on social media, when I came across...
Love dogs? If you are reading this, we know you do.
I grew up in a family that loved dogs. Each of us four kids
had our “own” dog at some point growing up, and we...
Mixed Results from Reaching Out to Pet Food Companies About DCM
Long-time WDJ contributor Mary Straus and I are working on some articles about the cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy that have been discussed in...
Why Play Is Important For Dogs
I read a recent
article in The Atlantic about
some scientists who taught rats to play hide-and-seek as part of a larger study
about the neuroscience of play....
Always Be Prepared for Emergencies
We had a little practice fire drill here last week. I mean,
there was an actual fire, and the mandatory evacuations that were ordered were
close...
Beware of harmful algal blooms (HABs)
There are many global environmental disasters that I am
concerned about in a big-picture way, but at this time of year, the one that I
am...
What Did My Dog Swallow?
A couple nights ago, I awoke in the middle of the night to
that one sound that no dog owner can ignore: that lurching sound...
Does your dog have a rock solid recall?
Someone sent me a link to this news story about a Texas dog owner being caught on video (taken inadvertently by a neighbor’s Ring...
When Is the Right Time for Euthanasia?
I have a number of friends (and a family member) who have
dogs who are nearing the end of their days. I’m noting and processing...
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Too Old to Adopt?
I’ve had a number of older owners book lessons with me lately—more than half a dozen individuals and couples in their 70s and even 80s, all wanting some training help with their new dogs or puppies.