Leaving town? Make sure a “go bag” is available to your pets’ caretaker before...
Last week I attended a conference out of town (it was put on by the Shelter Playgroup Alliance, very cool stuff). For several reasons,...
Keeping the puppy: The new normal
The news that I’m keeping my former foster puppy is leaking out. I loved him from the get-go, when I agreed to foster him...
Please, use pet-related social media for good, not blame and slander
I follow three or four local “lost and found pet” groups on Facebook. These are places where people in the community can post photos...
Don’t wait to teach your dog cooperative care procedures!
I’ve taught both of my grown-up dogs several positions where they will be rewarded for holding still while I – or, importantly, a stranger...
Drug Ads for Veterinary Products
Something I noticed while on the elliptical machine at the gym (while trying to notice anything but my heart and respiration rate): There are...
Happy Birthday Karen Pryor
I read the headline with disbelief – “Karen Pryor turns 90 this week!” How can that be possible? It seems like it was just...
Editorial Independence
I’m going to expand here on an exchange that was sparked in the comments section of the online version of a WDJ article that...
A New Strain of Tick-Borne Disease
I'm just back from a week's vacation, wherein my husband and I picked up his grandson from a suburb of Boston and drove to...
Our New Prescription Dog Food List
In the May issue of WDJ, you’ll see an article about prescription dog foods, as well as some tables that list information about all...
How Dog Ownership Has Changed
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how different the experience of dog ownership is today than it was in my youth.
In the April...
An Update on Recent Foster Dogs & Rescues
I’ve been doing a lot of fostering and co-fostering and rescuing lately, and I’ve written about it here and on the WDJ Instagram page,...
Protein and Senior Dogs: Does My Dog Need a High, Moderate, or Low Protein...
I just used WDJ’s new searchable dry dog food database to look for potential new foods to feed my 14-year-old dog, Otto. One goal...
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Take the Canine Good Citizen Test
I have been aware of the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen program for ages, and I always imagined that my dogs would rather...