Do Our Dogs Love Us?

According to Jon Katz, our dogs do not love us. What they do, instead, is manipulate us for their own future gain.
Hmm.
That was the gist of the article I found myself reading yesterday after a fellow dog-lover emailed this link to me to get my take on it. And while I understand the unavoidable insult [...]

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Canine Bloat

While sitting in the reception area at the vet’s yesterday, as Oreo was doing her “thing” (that would be socializing and sucking up as much attention as she could), I was flipping through some of their dog magazines. In one, I came across this ad for a special dog bowl that helps prevent Bloat.
For those [...]

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Is It OK For Dogs To Eat Grass?

Two of my dogs eat grass every chance they get, but unless your dog is getting sick from this, there’s really nothing to worry about.
For as long as dogs have been around, they’ve enjoyed snacking on the green stuff, and usually with very few ill-effects.
Truthfully, nobody seems to really know why dogs eat grass. There [...]

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Avoiding Common Dog Training Mistakes

We love our dogs and want only the best for them. Basic obedience training and teaching them how to be respectable members of society is certainly one very important, and necessary aspect of being a dog owner.
Sometimes, however, even the most well-meaning owner will make mistakes that take them in the opposite direction to what [...]

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Barking Dogs – Understanding And Dealing With It

Some owners want their dogs to stop barking, period. A good dog is a quiet dog, and the only time barking is permitted is when there’s a man in a black balaclava climbing through the bedroom window.
Dogs don’t see barking in quite the same light. Your dog has a voice, just like you do, and [...]

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Reconizing, Preventing, and Handling Dog Aggression

A dog is an instinctively aggressive creature. In the wild, aggression came in very handy; dogs needed aggression to hunt, to defend themselves, and to defend their resources such as food, a place to sleep, a mate.
Selective breeding over the centuries has significantly minimized and refined this trait but there’s no getting around the fact [...]

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The Pleasures Of A Well-Trained Dog

We love our dogs, no question about it, but as dog owners we’ve had to deal with our share of embarrassing situations because our furry friends just wouldn’t listen to us when we really needed them to listen the most.
Seriously, what could be better than snapping on your dog’s leash and heading out to enjoy [...]

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