Dogs – Page 3

August 1, 2016 By Life In The Dog Lane 1 Comment

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...]

May 22, 2014 By Life In The Dog Lane 1 Comment

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...]

October 15, 2013 By Life In The Dog Lane 67 Comments

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...]

October 8, 2013 By Life In The Dog Lane 6 Comments

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...]

September 30, 2013 By Life In The Dog Lane 7 Comments

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...]