Benji and the Bickersons for 03/29/2014
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Benji, a 1-year-old German shepherd pup. Rarely do I meet a dog I don't like, but shepherds hold a special place in my heart. We have two in the family right...
View ArticleCanine Companionship: The Pros and the Other Pros for 04/12/2014
I spend a lot of time talking about the problem behaviors — and their fixes — that sometimes surface in the shared lives of dogs and humans. I'm a dog trainer; it's what I do. But while problems come...
View ArticleManaging Painful, Fearful, Unpredictable Dog Aggression for 04/26/2014
I have a 2-year-old Rottweiler who is very loving to me. We got Brutus when he was only 4 weeks old. The people we got him from were not good people, and we felt as if we were doing him a favor — not...
View ArticleDogs Die in Smart Cars, Too for 05/19/2014
It's not snowing in California, Chicago. In fact, it's hot — unusually hot. Downtown Los Angeles hit a record-breaking 99 degrees last week. San Diego is on fire. Even coastal SoCal, typically much...
View ArticleThe Fourth of July's for the Dogs for 06/21/2014
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family...
View ArticleCat Saves Boy from "Otherwise Friendly Dog" for 08/09/2014
You've probably seen the video — "My cat saved my son"— but if you haven't, watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Opm9b2WDk. And brace yourselves, dog people, because you're about to fall in love...
View ArticleTrail Dogs for 08/16/2014
Taking your dog hiking is a great way to make him love you as much as you love him, if that's possible. The two (or three or four...) of you out in nature, soaking up sunshine, watering trees, chasing...
View ArticleSheriff Seeks Justice for Green Acres Dogs for 09/09/2014
For all of his antics, you've got to give Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio credit: If he has his way, the owners and caretakers of Green Acres Dog Boarding will be going to jail for a good long...
View ArticleThe Eyes of the Law Are on the Animals -- and They Are Smiling for 10/08/2014
On October 1, the FBI announced it is elevating animal cruelty to a Group A felony with a category all its own — similar to homicide, arson and assault. Animal abuse has long been filed under the...
View ArticleHomewreckin' Dogs for 10/18/2014
It's one thing to battle over who gets the dog once divorce is imminent. It's another to argue about the dog until divorce is imminent. This is a real problem: poorly behaved dogs that destroy...
View ArticleHappy Halloween Versus Hollywood Horror for 10/25/2014
The countdown to Halloween is on, and Halloween means horror movies — a genre driven by the concept of people making bad choices. They make sure that creepy guy with the blank eyes and the bad teeth...
View ArticleCanine Accommodations During Man's Most Locomotive Time of the Year for...
In a perfect world, our dogs would be welcome everywhere we go and regardless of how we get there. As it stands, while your dog is greeted with a smile and a water bowl at almost any patio cafe in the...
View ArticleWishing a Happy New Year for All the Kais and Cotos for 01/13/2015
On the second day of the brand-new year, a dog named Kai was found tied to a railing at a Scotland train station, a small suitcase containing his few possessions parked next to him. His story was so...
View ArticleMLK and Those Animal Quotes for 01/19/2015
It's MLK Day, a day set aside for the celebration of the birth of a man who spread the seeds of civil rights throughout the soil of our nation and fearlessly nurtured them until they took root and grew...
View ArticleWe Do Too for 01/26/2015
Any die-hard dog lover will understand what I'm about to say: I want my dogs in my wedding. And not just at it. In it.To me, this is as natural as the premature gray on my terrier's muzzle. We haven't...
View ArticleThe Business of Dog Rescue for 02/09/2015
Late January brought something new to the trendsetting City of Angels. Pup-Up was a five-day pop-up shop that commingled caffeinated drinks with homeless dogs to raise money for a permanent version of...
View ArticleAll the Presidents' Dogs for 02/16/2015
In the wake of Presidents Day, I can't stop thinking about all the dog hair that's gracefully wafted through the Oval Office. Dogs have been keeping our presidents young for as long as we've been...
View ArticleAmerica's Pit Bulls: The Numbers Versus the Narrative for 02/21/2015
Earlier this month, a 30-something Caucasian male attempted to rob a gas station in Saco, Maine. According to authorities, the suspect, still at large, wore a dark-green mask, black gloves and a...
View ArticleThere's Nothing Naughty About Spay/Neuter for 03/02/2015
I'm into S&N. 50 Shades of Spay. Castrado es caliente! February 24 was World Spay Day, and we all had fun putting the sexy in something that is decidedly not. But despite its lack of sizzle,...
View ArticleRun, Radio Flyer! for 04/07/2015
They tap for a good tune; they curl for the right moves; they lift us up when we're a tad low; they keep us from falling on our faces. When we're little, there's nothing better than hitching a ride on...
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