On my early morning dog walks, whichever dog is with me (the other is typically out running with my husband) gets a quick run-and-poop in...

When your preferred time for dog walking is the early morning, you get to know your local park regulars pretty well. Last week I ran into...

Okay, get your mind out of the gutter—this isn’t about some new-fangled technique where you strip down to your underwear in an attempt to...

I recently heard a story I can’t get out of my mind. A woman who owns a sweet, friendly pit bull had her son and his wife over to visit....

I didn’t mean for it to happen. Normally, my husband takes one dog running while I take the other to the park. Whichever dog I have with...

I was hiking with Sierra around the local park trails yesterday when we spied a woman walking her dog. I’d seen this dog before—he’s hard...

I often get calls from people whose dogs guard food, treats, toys and, sometimes, even people. Resource guarding isn’t uncommon, and it’s...

I recently had a lengthy telephone conversation with a woman who had a 14-year-old female Aussie mix, and a seven-year-old female Cocker...

Remember when you were a kid and one of your friends would sneak up from behind, cover your eyes, and say, “Guess who?” My friends...

I just got off the phone with a man who was seeking assistance for his four-year-old male Chihuahua/terrier mix. Any time the man is on...

Friends, today I’d like to talk to you about a serious condition that affects millions of dogs all over the world. It is seen in puppies,...

Walking my dogs in the freezing cold of 6:30 a.m.—yes, it dips below freezing even here in southern California—has its benefits. It gives...

Last week, my husband reminded me that Bodhi’s been with us just over a year now. While we love him, of course, there have certainly been...

As you know if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, I’ve been working like crazy with both Bodhi and Sierra on their...

If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that I’ve been up to my hackles in reactivity issues. When we first...

Every dog-reactive dog has a type—you know, the kind of dog that really gets their motor running, and not in a good way. For some dogs...

This blog really ought to be titled, “What happens when you make a caffeine-deficient, spur of the moment decision to take the dogs out?”...

As you know if you read my last blog entry, bringing a new dog into the family has been exciting, but there’s been a little too much...

We’ve had Bodhi now for just under five days. I blogged yesterday “announcing” him, and so many of you were kind enough to send nice...