‘Trying on’ Parenting With a Dog
You need watch only two or three episodes of House Hunters on HGTV to figure out that a lot of young couples preview what...
A Dog’s Top 4 Easter Hazards
The ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center says four things top the list of Easter dangers for dogs and should be kept out of their...
Dear Doctor: Do dog owners have a higher risk of contracting COVID-19?
Q. I read in my local paper that regularly walking a dog increases the chances that you will get the coronavirus — by more...
Adjusting Puppies to People
“There’s a lot of mythology out there about not exposing puppies to the outside world until they’ve had all their vaccines,” says Tufts veterinary...
How Long to Wait Before Getting a Next Dog?
What is the right amount of time to wait before getting a new dog after a beloved pet dies? One Month? Two? Six?
The answer...
Too Many Dogs Are Weekend Warriors
Our dogs are a nation of couch potatoes during the week and warriors on weekends,” just like we are,” says Tufts University veterinary pain...
No More E-Collar Misery
There’s nothing more pitiful than a dog having to navigate his way around a room when fitted with a hard, plastic funnel-shaped Elizabethan collar,...
Why You Should Buy Pet Health Insurance — and How to Choose a...
Imagine a member of your household needing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help diagnose a certain condition so the doctor can be sure of...
Dogs Can’t Control Their Hair Standing On End
We’ve seen people angrily tell their dogs to put down their hair when it’s standing on end because they feel their pet is being...
Pick Up the Puppy
When you bring home a young puppy, you should make a point of frequently picking her up and holding her. The more you do,...
Veterinarians: In It for the Money?
Looking at veterinarians’ salaries cynically, it would be easy to assume that at least some of them are in it for the money. After...
Labradoodle More “Oodle” than “Lab”
Unlike the goldendoodle, which is only four or five generations out from either a straight poodle or a straight golden retriever, Labradoodles (officially called...
