You Guessed It
Until now, in the 20 years I’ve been fostering dogs and puppies for my local shelters, I’ve kept only one. Six years ago, Woody...
On The Fence
I’ve been fostering a very special scruffy-faced pup for a little more than two months now. It pains me to say that, while I...
Benefits of Mixed Breed Dogs
In 2021, the Nationwide pet insurance company reached a landmark of actively insuring more than a million pets. At the same time, the company...
Pet Food Companies: Show Us the Analyses of Your Dog Foods
Last month, I encouraged you to ask the makers of the foods you feed your dogs for complete nutrient analyses of those products. If...
Let’s Raise Our Expectations For Dog Food
We often encourage our readers to ask dog food makers for the “complete nutrient analyses” for the products they feed to their dogs. These...
Who We Are
I didn’t mention it last month, but this is the start of WDJ’s 25th year of publication. These milestone anniversaries call for a bit of...
Don’t Have a Cow
When I was a teenager, I had a Jersey cow, and I had to milk her two times a day. No one made me...
Barking with Joy
I adopted my dog Otto, seen in the photo with me, from my local shelter. He had been brought to the shelter by a...
Sunrise, Sunset
I recently fostered a litter of eight puppies for my local shelter. Every time I foster a litter, I develop a favorite puppy – and...
Pretty As A Picture
There’s a Twitter hashtag that never fails to make me laugh: #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob. It’s where people share photos taken by some of the less imaginative...
New Solutions
After 23 years of editing this publication, there are some topics I could speak knowledgeably about for hours to any random crowd of dog...
Tempting Treats
A couple of months ago, I was in the house, gathering stuff to take with me and the dogs on a hike: Bait bag for...
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The Struggle Is Real: Puppies Abound
Here’s an actual email exchange I just had with a young man who went to high school with my son:
Hi Nancy,
First off, sorry for...
