Most of the dog health topics we write about here at Life In The Dog Lane are based on direct experience with our Lab. And while they range from the more obscure, like snow nose in dogs, to swimmer's tail in dogs, and what happens when your dog gets stung and you have no idea what to do, to the more ordinary like how to keep dog breath at bay and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
The Best and Worst Fabrics and Finishes For A Dog Lover’s Home
Dog lovers everywhere know that part of life with a dog is dealing with dog fur. It's just the reality of life with a shedding dog. We expect it, we live with it (and naively expect others to kind of do the same). We do our best to eliminate it, or at least keep it contained, but it's a struggle when fur and hair finds its way into everything; … [Read more...]
Choosing A Dog Bed
Fido needs to be comfortable, right? Fido craves comfort. And we all know that if Fido sleeps well, we all sleep well. Dogs sleep more than we do, so it's mighty important that they have a soft place to fall at the end of a 'ruff day', right? Here's a guide to the process we used to choose a dog bed for our Lab and the ones(s) we ended up with in … [Read more...]
Helping Dogs Cope With The Back-To-School Blues
With kids now back at school, fall is officially underway for many of us. We don't have kids of our own yet, so we're not part of this annual ritual of schedule shifting and order and routine re-establishment come back-to-school, but that doesn't mean our dog hasn't taken notice of the change, especially after the lazier, more laissez-faire days … [Read more...]