Saving Animals While Keeping People Safe From COVID-19
Wow, the world has changed so much in such a short time. This occurs to me several times a day, but today’s biggest shock...
It’s Tick Season!
One minute, my husband and I were having a perfectly
ordinary conversation in the kitchen. In the next moment, I was ripping off my
sweatshirt, my...
Life With Dogs In The Age of The Coronavirus
Life as most of us know it is being severely disrupted by the restrictions and common-sense guidelines being put forth in nearly every community...
Mixed Results: Researching Your Dog’s DNA
It never fails: Every time I take my senior dog Otto into public, people ask what breed he is. And I have to smile...
Coronavirus, Your Dog, and You
From past work on articles about canine vaccination protocols, I was familiar with the word “coronavirus” when the stories about coronavirus disease 2019—better known...
Volunteering: When it’s Time to Get Back to Work
Anyone who has ever volunteered in animal rescue can relate: You vow to take a break. Maybe your circumstances have changed in a way...
The Strongest Reinforcements
Ask a dog trainer to tell you one of their biggest pet peeves about their training clients, and they will almost always mention the...
What You Should Do (and Not Do) If You Find a Lost Dog
If you are a dog lover and you spend any amount of time on Facebook or any of those community website/discussion groups such as...
Mind Your Cues
Hang around with enough dog owners, and inevitably you will hear someone say to their distracted or recalcitrant dog, “Sit! Sit! Sit! SIT!” I’m...
Can You Put a Price Tag on Your Dog’s Life?
Readers, dog owners, can I ask
you a question? Or, actually, a few related questions:
If you had to put a dollar
figure on it, what would...
Zeal of the convert: Canine seat belts
Just over a week ago, I was in one of those car accidents
that remind you to slow down and not take life and health...
What Is Socially Conscious Sheltering?
In the February issue, which will be in mailboxes and online
soon, we have an article about a new model for communities looking to improve
the...
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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...