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Rachel R. Baum
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Tis the season for…moving
Or thinking about moving. Or planning to move. Soon. Your dog, of course, has no idea what cataclysm you are about to inflict on his...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Your dog is worried
Raymond is a 4 year old Shiba Inu. He lives in a nice home in Burnt Hills with his two adult humans. He has a pretty cushy life. He eats...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Consistency
Airedale Mia wakes up each day a bit muddled. Her owner, you see, had a bad hair day on Wednesday. And last week, the car needed a $600...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Confidence
In this post, and the next two, I will address the three C’s of being a good dog owner: Calm, Confidence, and Consistency. What does it...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Strangers Among Us
In a perfect world, Maisie’s owners would have no social life. Maisie, a six year old Boxer mix, is content to hang out in her newly...
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Rachel R. Baum
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High Anxiety
Go to any pet supply store and you will find an increasingly confusing array of remedies for dog anxiety. Dogs that flip out during...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Wallflower at Doggy Day Care
Black Labrador Tanya sees the world as a dangerous and scary place. Tanya’s owners thought it would be a fabulous idea to bring her to...
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Rachel R. Baum
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The Psychiatrist is IN
Someone once said that there is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. If that’s the case, then Cameron hung out...
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Rachel R. Baum
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The Dog That Hated the Kitchen
“My dog is acting so strange” said Sophie’s owner. Sophie is a five year old Labrador mix. “She won’t go into the kitchen anymore. She...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Oops, I Did It Again
Subtitle: Is that a puddle on the floor, or are you just happy to see me? At first, his owners thought that he had an immature bladder...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Don’t Leave Me! Part Two
Suppose you opened your front door to pick up your newspaper, and your darling dog slipped out and ran down the street? Do you sigh, go...
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Rachel R. Baum
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The Interpretation of Dogs
I don’t have a mustache, pince nez on my nose, a leather couch, or a box of Kleenex for my “patients” but Sigmund Freud notwithstanding...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Welcome to the Dog House
You move in, pay the mortgage or the rent, screw in the light bulbs, have the paper delivered. You think the place is yours, right? If...
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