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...]
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...]
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...]
Do You Have The World’s Worst Dog?
Or does that title still belong to Marley? With an exuberant yellow Lab in our family, we've had our share of doggy misdemeanours in the house. The most notable of which are (in chronological order): 1. The Great Re-Landscaping of 2008 This effort resulted in this look, which in turn inspired the cover of our book. So, it wasn't … [Read more...]