I confess that I do things for my dogs that some people (NOT the people who own dogs themselves, of course) would regard with a critical...

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...

One of the charming attributes of dogs, besides soulful eyes and adorable bellies, is their effervescent, heartfelt greetings. You could...

One of my clients cannot speak. She recently adopted a two year old Shepherd mix named Glinda. Glinda has a tendency to see an open door...

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...

Some dog owners think that training their dog is a formal enterprise that involves attending classes, walking in an ordered circle apace...

Boxer mix Tammy is so afraid of folding chairs that she refuses to go out the back door when the chairs are there. Earlier in the summer,...

You would think, okay, its a staircase, no biggie. But your dog has other ideas. I’ll give you some examples: Elliott, a Bassett Hound,...

Here’s a MadLib for you. Replace the word “child” in the following paragraph with the word “dog.” My child goes to school. My child has a...