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...
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Why am I just learning about this now? Apparently, some years ago, the ASPCA and Petfinder.com founded November as “Adopt a Senior Pet” month....
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Old Dog, New Dog
I had the opportunity to read a pre-publication proof of WDJ contributor Kathy Callahan’s newest book, co-authored with Helen St. Pierre, and I can’t recommend the book strongly enough. Old Dog, New Dog helps dog owners anticipate the potential pitfalls of bringing a new young dog into a home already inhabited by a senior dog—and adroitly steer around them in order to seamlessly create a joyful, trauma-free blended canine family.