Has your dog’s personality changed over time? I’m not just meaning the usual old age grumpiness, or the middle-aged mellowing, but a drastic change in personality. My cocker spaniel, Buffy, used to be a real b…. She’d attack her brother, Chipper, anytime she felt slighted or frustrated. Buffy was so mean toward Chipper that she … Read more
Some dogs just seem to have a dramatic effect on us, much more than any of our other dogs—a heart dog –one that bonds with you deeply. If you’ve ever had a heart dog, you know it – they bond to your soul. I’ve been very fortunate to have owned two heart dogs, both springer … Read more
That depends… Most own a dog for companionship. But can they care for a dog—both physically and financially? Will a dog hurt them by tripping them or knocking them over? Do they have a Plan B for someone to care for the dog if they get sick or injured? Each of my relatives below shows … Read more
The decision on if, or when, you should euthanize your pet is one of the hardest decisions a pet owner has to make. But sometimes we make that decision too soon, such as convenience euthanasia. Sometimes we are too late, letting our pet suffer from an incurable disease or trauma. The last two dogs I … Read more
I told my vet I was thinking of switching Buffy’s dog food since I had been using the same brand since 2001. At that time I had a dog active in agility competitions, and her trainer had recommended a certain brand, which was a senior / weight management variety. I had no complaints about the … Read more
Feeding your dog raw food is a fairly new concept based on what dogs ate naturally in the wild. Modern technology changes much faster than anatomy, which may take many hundreds of years to adapt to dietary changes. 
This trend to feed natural foods based on a dogs ancestral diet is similar to people going back to natural foods after more than a half century of eating a processed diet that contributed to many illnesses.
Forty percent of dog owners don’t pick up after their dogs, so why should you?
The average dog produces ¾ pound a poop a day X 83 million dogs in America = 10.6 million tons of dog crap each year.
“Everyone thinks of committing suicide at some time,” my walking partner said as we settled into a steady pace for the 5K Wauk for Suicide Prevention and Awareness this past Saturday. We had both known people who have attempted and some who had succeeded at committing suicide.
About half of my dogs have loved chasing tennis balls. I love to hit the ball with a baseball bat to make the ball go faster and to test my skill at hitting it with one arm. This post is dedicated to some of the ball dogs in my life, both living and not (including my mom).
