Editorial

want to get our readers' atten-tion

Maryland resident Pat Miller

his work felt pointless and endless. He called me several times for advice

When my beloved Border Collie, Rupert, was a puppy, I was pleased that he wasn't one of those sharky" pups who was forever putting his pin-sharp teeth through my skin. In fact

replaced the snarls on their faces with amiable expressions for our benefit.

A group of about six dogs followed our group for a couple of hours. Then

trainer Sandi Thompson of Sirius Puppy Training (seen in this issue

What do you do, what do you say? When you’re out in the world somewhere and you’re the token “dog person” and you’re witness to a dog (or a dog owner) engaged in some behavior that so appalls you that you feel kind of guilty by association? For example, a few weeks ago, I was enjoying an early breakfast with my husband at our favorite bagel shop. Into the restaurant and up to the takeout counter…

I can't help but think she does.

-Nancy Kerns"

Dog Is My Co-Pilot. (About the book: You'll find yourself laughing out loud a dozen times

by Nancy Kerns Criticizing an organization that accomplishes good things on behalf of beings with no resources with which to help themselves – why would I want to do that? Actually, I hadn’t meant to – yet. In the February issue, I mentioned that it had come to my attention that someone in the pet food industry was spreading a rumor that WDJ and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) were somehow in alliance.…

There’s another foster puppy in my house, but the impulse to foster again is being sorely tested by this one – through no fault...

this month focusing on the heart. Owners of dogs with any sort of cardiac condition will be empowered by the article to take all sorts of immediate action that will benefit their dogs – or at least