DOG OWNERSHIP

You know the jingle, “Sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words can never harm me.” It doesn’t apply when it comes to...

Search engine results tell you it’s safe to leave your dog home for 4 hours, but perhaps your gut instinct tells you otherwise. Your...

Any number of objects can become stuck in your dog’s windpipe or at the back of his throat and create a choking hazard —...

It would appear to make sense that a dog such as a Great Dane or Saint Bernard, or even a Labrador retriever, needs a...

You know that sad, wistful, puppy dog look our pets often get when theyre trying to communicate their needs to us, the way they make their eyes look bigger and more baby-like? Researchers reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have just discovered that dogs can achieve that look because of a small muscle above each of their eyes that allows them to intensely raise their inner eyebrows. Thats all it takes to bring out the nurturer in us.

One of the sad parts of our work is walking over to the clinic from our offices and seeing someone sitting outside on a...

We’ve all seen dogs who are perennial stick chewers. No sooner do they get outside than they pick up a stick and start chomping...

Two common dog behaviors may annoy some people, but they’re actually a dog’s way of showing respect and making it clear that she is...

Q. We thought we’d enjoy having our dog sleep in the bed with us, and we were fine with it when he was a...

As COVID-19 made most of us shut-ins to some degree, the dogs who live with us have enjoyed more of our company. And it...

A growing number of couples plan to make their dog part of their wedding ceremony, according to a press release we recently received. Apparently,...

More than four in 10 people adopt a dog (or cat) as a kind of test run to see if they’re ready to have...