Are You And Your Dogs Prepared For Emergencies?
I was really hoping to not write this post this year. But here we go again: There are wildfires in my neighborhood, and in...
Breeding Dogs for Health, Not Looks
To anyone who has been involved in shelter or rescue work, the idea of intentionally breeding mixed-breed dogs, or even unregistered purebred dogs, seems...
Guilt
We often read discussions of whether dogs experience guilt; we’ve published a few, too. But here is a twist I don’t think I’ve ever...
Interested in Fostering? Protect Your Foster Dog – And Your Heart
In the April 2020 issue, we published an article by WDJ Training Editor Pat Miller, CCBC-KA, CPDT-KA, about fostering dogs and puppies. Pat has...
Howling Good Fun
My sister and her husband used to live down the street from a fire station. At least 10 times a day (often many more),...
Using Shock Collars for Dog Training – Is It Ok?
There is a trainer I know who posts a lot of short videos of her own dogs and dogs owned by clients of her...
Pet Adoptions in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Do any of you work in a veterinarian’s office or shelter? If so, what are the words that you wish you could forbid people...
Preparing Your Fireworks-Phobic Dog for July 4th
The July 4 holiday is almost upon us – a source of distress for many dogs, with its days and days of popping and...
Happy Gotcha Day, Otto
I adopted Otto from my local shelter on June 16, 2008. He was an estimated 7 months old when I met him. He had...
Volunteering with a therapy dog? Look out for fake registries.
I love the idea of therapy dogs – that is, dogs who have a special affinity for humans, who love nothing more than to...
What’s your charitable dog cause?
When it comes to our spare time, we all find different things to become involved with – different causes grab us for different reasons....
Lost Dogs and Questions Without Answers
Why do “stray” dogs always seem to appear when you have the least amount of time to deal with them?
In your experience, what proportion...
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No, You Can’t
Of all the “third rail” topics concerning dogs, here’s one I never could have guessed would make some people incensed: A passerby putting a bag of dog poop in their garbage can. Ack! Apparently, this makes some homeowners angry enough that they put signs on or next to their garbage cans, set up security cameras in order to identify and eventually confront the offenders, or threatening penalties for the alleged “theft of services” (using someone else’s garbage service).