After meeting many new dog owners and their dogs over the past 8 years, we've noticed a few patterns that we'd like to share. In particular, we'd like to highlight ways that you can initiate and maintain polite, constructive, and masterful interactions with fellow dog owners and their dogs, even if the situations become difficult. The first … [Read more...]
Ragweed Allergy in Dogs – Part 2: Mastering decisions about your dog’s health
It's been 3 years since our initial article about ragweed allergies and dogs, and that article remains one of our most searched, most read, and most commented posts. Thank you for that. The topic of ragweed allergies is obviously of huge importance and interest to you, and we felt that we should supplement it with some additional material. … [Read more...]
5 Fundamental Considerations For Your Dog-Walking Team
I was speaking with a colleague the other day – he and his family recently got a puppy that he said was a shepherd-doodle. This colleague is married, has two children, and joked that since his first two kids had gone well, it was time for his family to get a third, namely the dog. Which, he said, in addition to the fun and excitement of a new … [Read more...]
How to Spot Rotten Meat – Ask Your Dog!
We bought what turned out to be rotten pork chops this weekend. Now before you lose your lunch - we almost did - at first glance, the pork looked fine - in its cellophane package. We had picked up an economy pack with about 6 chops in it, so did what we normally do when we buy in bulk, split it all into smaller, freezable portions. I got one … [Read more...]
The 10 Best Dogs For Apartment Living
Now me, I'm partial to big dogs; we have a Lab after all, and not that big dogs can't live in apartments - you'll see some on this list too. But, for those of you apartment dwellers who want a great dog without all of the size, high energy-needing, and potentially neighbour-bothering bigger bark that comes along with a bigger, more active dog … [Read more...]
When Your Dog Has A Seizure: A Primer For Owners
First off, we've never had a direct experience with this, thank goodness, but after reading about a fellow blogger who went through a rough weekend with her five year old dog seizing for the first time, it got us thinking. We don't know what to do if our dog had a seizure. We don't even know what a seizure looks like for a dog. So, we did … [Read more...]
Can Dogs Eat Grapes? And Other Frequently Asked Questions About Safe And Unsafe Foods for Dogs
We get questions like this one on the blog all the time, as well as from friends and family when we're visiting their houses and bringing our dog with us. Our dog, like many, is a kitchen hanger-outer (is yours too?). She quietly nuzzles your leg, maintaining zero distance between you and the floor in case something drops from the prep. … [Read more...]
Can Dogs Get Poison Ivy?
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...]
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