The Sling’s the Thing
When you reach for the leash, do you find your dog’s eyes conveying an emphatic “yes!” but his body leaning toward “no?” Has his...
Yes, Dogs Are Clean Enough for Hospitals
You may worry that service dogs or therapy dogs are not hygienic enough for the hospitals and other medical facilities they’re allowed in, especially...
Kill the Weeds But Spare the Dog
The crabgrass and dandelions just won’t quit, marring an otherwise lovely lawn. You’d like to use weed killer but hesitate because you’ve heard —...
Keep Your Dog Cool in the Heat
Because dogs sweat only through their footpads and noses, they do not release excess body heat as efficiently as people, who sweat through their...
Bring Me My Slippers
How is it that some people are able to train their dogs to perform complicated tricks, like rolling over and playing dead — or...
Dear Doctor: How many dogs should a dog walker walk?
Q. I’ll sometimes see a professional dog walker exercising six or more dogs at a time in my neighborhood. That seems like an awful...
Little Yappy Dogs
Imagine if short, slight people were laughed at and called “cute” every time they acted aggressively, or even rudely? Or if they were coddled...
April Showers Bring…Raincoats!
Dogs that balk at the first drop of rain can find comfort in jackets and ponchos suited to repel wet weather from drizzle to...
The Right Way to Bathe Your Dog
People spend hundreds of millions of dollars on dog shampoo each year, with the amount increasing annually. And there are a lot of shampoos...
Too Many Dogs Are Weekend Warriors
Our dogs are a nation of couch potatoes during the week and warriors on weekends,” just like we are,” says Tufts University veterinary pain...
No More E-Collar Misery
There’s nothing more pitiful than a dog having to navigate his way around a room when fitted with a hard, plastic funnel-shaped Elizabethan collar,...
Dogs Can’t Control Their Hair Standing On End
We’ve seen people angrily tell their dogs to put down their hair when it’s standing on end because they feel their pet is being...
