So What’s the Best Dog Food?
Imagine this: You are a writer and editor for Parenting
Magazine, and you write about infant toys, vaccination schedules, and nutrition
for infants and toddlers. A...
I’m Back From an Eye-Opening Dog Training Seminar
I’m just back from a six-day trip that included two days of driving and a four-day educational seminar with world-renowned animal behavior experts: prominent...
Checking Out for an Educational Opportunity
Ack! My brain is jumping around. This is going to be a
short-attention span blog post!
A Great Chance to Learn From the Experts
I finished writing...
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...
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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).