Bring Me My Slippers
How is it that some people are able to train their dogs to perform complicated tricks, like rolling over and playing dead — or...
Dear Doctor: How many dogs should a dog walker walk?
Q. I’ll sometimes see a professional dog walker exercising six or more dogs at a time in my neighborhood. That seems like an awful...
Little Yappy Dogs
Imagine if short, slight people were laughed at and called “cute” every time they acted aggressively, or even rudely? Or if they were coddled...
April Showers Bring…Raincoats!
Dogs that balk at the first drop of rain can find comfort in jackets and ponchos suited to repel wet weather from drizzle to...
The Right Way to Bathe Your Dog
People spend hundreds of millions of dollars on dog shampoo each year, with the amount increasing annually. And there are a lot of shampoos...
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,...
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...
Nail Trimming: More Than a Pedicure
Trimming your dog’s nails isn’t just about protecting your hardwood floors. Here’s what can go wrong if you don’t cut your pet’s nails regularly.
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Please Don’t Pet My Dog
While dogs in general are predisposed to liking people and may even have evolved to bond with us, that does not mean that every...
Foods to Keep Your Dog’s Teeth Healthy
Virtually all dry dog foods have an abrasive action on the teeth, so their labels may legally contain wording that the contents are able...
Dear Doctor: The dog now refuses to go for walks
Q. Five years ago my wife and I rescued and adopted an abused and abandoned Labradoodle. Today she is a therapy dog and a...
