Bark! Blog | Rachel R. Baum

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Year Two for 80 Strays

I don’t like to get dressed up, but I’ll do it for an event that benefits homeless animals. Friday night I ditched my boots for heels to...

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Its the Thought that Counts

This morning, a neighborhood cat left a dead mouse next to my car. It was a thoughtful gesture of appreciation, since we set food out...

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Riding in Cars With Dogs

Teddy, an eight-year-old Border Collie, has his owner well trained. When Teddy’s owner was between jobs, each morning the two would take...

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Toe Nails or Not Toe Nails

My idea of a pure, indulgent pleasure is to have a pedicure. For 40 minutes, I can close my eyes and have someone else make my abused...

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Dog Times Two

Households with two or more dogs are more common than you think. Here’s the scenario I hear over and over: “We went to the breeder and...

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The Dogs of India

I’d heard about the street dogs of India before but never thought I would see them firsthand; but then, I visited India last week. I...

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A Mutt By Any Other Name

I don’t mean to offend anyone by saying this, because nearly every hybrid dog I have met has been a love and are darn cute and make...

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It’s My Yard and I’ll Bark if I Want To

ONE dog can make a lot of noise. Is there an equation that measures the increase in decibel levels when TWO dogs see the garbage...

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A Puddle of Basset Hound, or what to do if the dog won’t walk

Lulu is a 2 year old Basset Hound that will not walk. She’s happy enough to have the leash put on and to go out the door. Her ears swing...

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Why confess? Because some dogs can swallow a sock faster than I can stop them

Here’s the thing. All dogs can be trained – that’s my motto and my goal. Does that mean that every single dog responds the instant I walk...