Sisyphean Housecleaning With Dogs
My stepdaughter and her son are coming to town for a visit. Hurray for vaccinations! They live in New Jersey, and haven’t been to...
Post-Fostering Paranoia
It’s a funny thing: No matter how badly I want to place a foster dog or foster puppy, no matter how much time and...
Emerging Variants of Coronavirus May Affect Pets More Severely
Just over a year ago, the first article I ever had to write that mentioned COVID-19 was published in this space. It seems like...
Netflix’s Canine Intervention Dog Training Show
A few weeks ago, I started seeing posts on social media from dog trainers I know and admire, warning people about a new show...
Are Seresto Flea and Tick Collars Harmful to Dogs?
On March 2, USA Today published an article about the Seresto collar, originally developed and brought to the market by Bayer Animal Health in...
Adventures in dog fostering, chapter #7642
I have a new little foster dog staying with me. The manager of my shelter called me last week and wanted to know if...
Stray Dogs Living On The Streets
I’ve had several opportunities to observe unowned “street dogs” in different habitats, from Indian reservations to beaches to foreign countries. Years ago I went...
Are more “pandemic dogs” being returned to shelters?
BoredPanda.com is a Lithuanian website that publishes articles about “lightweight and inoffensive topics,” including frequent posts about animals. A week ago, the site shared...
What constitutes a suitable home for a dog?
In last week’s post, I shared the information that I was on the hunt for a dog – searching on behalf of a couple I...
Finding the Perfect Dog For Friends and Family
For the past few years, my son’s former sports teammates and co-workers have been a great source of adoptive homes for dogs in my...
Winter Walks With Dogs
My very favorite part of social media is seeing photos and videos of dogs having a good time outdoors. Lately, I’ve been seeing a...
Lost Dogs – How You Can Help
Over the past few weeks, I found myself following posts detailing the stories of two lost dogs – and the extraordinary lengths that people...
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Informing? Or Selling?
A couple of days ago, I received a text from a dog-training client, wondering about a video she had just watched—and which she linked in the text. “Is meat meal bad for dogs?” she asked. She followed that message with, “I get that she’s selling her own pet food, but is it (meat meal) that bad?”