Sometimes it can feel pretty serious around here as we write to help you have a healthy and happy dog, including issues around safety and longevity. So let’s lighten up for the holidays. Christmas with our pups can be more than slapping a Santa hat on them for a...
Getting a dog for the first time is a big deal, especially if you weren’t raised around animals or pets. Getting a puppy is exciting and yet it comes with so much responsibility. But if you’ve thoroughly thought through why you want a dog and it is the right fit, then...
Just because they have a disability that doesn’t automatically mean a dog’s quality of life has to suffer. We’ve written about living with deaf dogs and living with blind dogs. In both those cases, it’s very much about their joy. Can we support them to live a joyful...
Our dogs are part of the family, of course, and we love including them in all of the holiday festivities. They bring so much joy and playfulness. And they are a source of comfort during, what can be, somewhat stressful times. Thank goodness for dog cuddles after a...
We’ve already written here about living with a deaf dog, so now let’s look at living with a blind dog. There are many reasons you could end up living with a blind dog, from age related disease that slowly (or quickly) takes your dog’s vision to adopting a special...
Halloween seems to get bigger and bigger every year. Have you noticed? Even in pet stores, the costumes start showing up earlier and earlier and there are more of them. And, yes, dressing up your dog and going out in the evening to walk and talk and people watch is...
Making sure your dog’s paws remain in a healthy state is crucial to their overall health. For a long and happy life, your dog needs to be active and active means walking and running and jumping on a daily basis. Your dog can only do so much for their own paws so that...
It can happen so slowly over time that you don’t notice. (Same with humans, right!?) And that sweet face? Well, it deserves all the treats! But dog obesity is a problem that needs to be dealt with as soon as you realize your dog has gone from a little squishy to,...
Maybe the kids have been begging for years. Or maybe one of the adults in the house never got to have a puppy when they were younger and have always dreamed of it. For whatever reason, you are considering a dog for the first time and have just about decided it’s time...
Just like humans, dogs do well having a social network of different friends.They are healthier and happier and live longer. (Here there are a bunch of studies linked in this article.) So planning a dog play date is not the nutty thing it might sound like at first to...