My husband flew out to join me on Sunday night, and we spent Monday and Tuesday exploring the town. Our fabulous host, Lori Haeuser of...

Anyone who’s been involved in photography understands the concept of filters: apply one to a camera lens, and it changes the picture. You...

If you had a superpower, what would it be? I know people whose answer might be, “I can whip up an amazing meal in ten minutes, regardless...

Every now and then I get a call from a production company that’s looking for a trainer or behavior person for a new television project....

I’ve often called the profusion of birds, squirrels, and other critters outside our windows Dog TV. It’s free, it’s fun, and it keeps...

My husband, a talented musician and artist, recently had a day off work. He planned to do whatever needed doing around the house, and...

I just read an email that greatly upset me. No, it wasn’t about cruel treatment of a dog; it was about cruel treatment of a person. This...

There is a well-known quote by Gandhi that says, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” So many of us want to be the change for...

I read a very interesting article this morning. It wasn’t actually about canine separation, but about separation anxiety in children. It...

I just got back from teaching in northern California. Although the seminar itself was fun and well received, the weather wasn’t quite as...

It’s not often that it snows in the desert, but it did yesterday. The last time we had this kind of weather just outside of Los Angeles...

Sometimes dogs acclimate quickly into a new home. Then there are dogs like Bodhi, the adolescent Husky mix we adopted. If you’ve been...

I’ve owed this update for some time, but to be honest, things have been so up and down with Bodhi that it would have been difficult to...

_ September 2nd was my birthday, and my husband had gone out to get pizza from the best place in town. (Yep, I’m an expensive date!) I...

They say you really get to know someone when you travel together. In this case it wasn’t my husband I was getting to know better—we were...

It’s hard to type when adrenalin is flooding your system. Know what it’s even harder to do? Catch a rattlesnake. Yes, warm weather in my...

Weeks ago, I swabbed the inside of Sierra’s cheek as instructed in the DNA test kit I’d purchased, and sent the sample off to Mars...

I have to admit I’ve been getting a real kick out of having a dog who is interested in toys but won’t eviscerate them in the space of...

The first thing to know about the Aikiou is that it is pronounced “IQ.” The second is that it’s a pretty cool way of providing mental...

It’s that time of year again! Kids eagerly await their gifts. Parents scramble to buy gifts for their kids, and significant others and...