Welcome back to our second post in a series about things to consider if you're leaving your dog with somebody while you're away on an extended vacation, or for a weekend, an overnight trip, or even for a few hours one afternoon or evening. You can check out our first post in the series, on food, here. We’re keeping up the dual-perspective … [Read more...]
Dogs and Hot Weather – Part 2: Older Dogs and Exercise
This is a follow up post to our first article on dogs and hot weather. We had Juno in to the vet this past week for her annual checkup, and she had a clean bill of health again! Nine years running, and we're super happy about that. While she still has her general (i.e., clock-setting, predictable) episodes of exuberant energy everyday, … [Read more...]
Dog-Sitting: What To Ask and What To Know – Topic #1: Food
Welcome to the first post in a series about things to consider if you are leaving your dog with somebody while you go away on a vacation, or for a weekend, an overnight trip, or even for a few hours one afternoon or evening. Usually at some point in your ownership of a dog you'll find that you have to leave your dog with a boarder, family … [Read more...]
Packing an Emergency Go-Bag for Your Dog
A go-bag or bug-out bag are pre-packed emergency bags filled with essential items that you can keep at the ready in case you need to evacuate your home. There have been a number of news stories this spring about tragic flooding as melting snow and severe weather patterns have combined their forces. Living in Ottawa, there has been significant … [Read more...]
Leaving My Job to Work From Home – New Routines to Help Dog and Human Adjust
As a dog owner, you have invited your pet into your life. As a human, you have full power and control over your dog: its food, shelter, learning, health, happiness. Your dog depends on you for everything. The control you have over your dog's life, and its complete and total dependence on you, reminds us of the quote, "with great power comes … [Read more...]
Introspection and Finding Our Lane: Cabin Lifestyle, Living In the City, With a Dog
"I can think, I can wait, I can fast." - from Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse (I recently read this quote in Tools of Titans, by Tim Ferriss, and think it's very applicable to where I'm at in life at the moment). Hi everyone, It's been a while since our last post, and we apologize for that. We've been trying to figure out what direction we … [Read more...]
What To Do When Your Dog Gets Something Caught In Its Throat
This article is about the time Juno got a rawhide stuck sideways in her throat, and some things you can do to prevent or deal with this situation if it happens to your dog. We were recently reminded of this incident after receiving a comment on our post about clipping your dog's nails. The comment mentioned the importance of building familiarity … [Read more...]
Ragweed Allergy in Dogs – Part 3: Dealing with medication side-effects
If you're reading this post, you've likely read the first two posts (post 1, post 2) in this series about ragweed allergies in dogs. If you haven't, be sure to check them out! We're talking about ragweed and it's effect on dogs. The crazy seasonal allergy characterized by the itching, scratching, chewing, gnawing behaviour that sets in with … [Read more...]
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