Tuesday afte Tuesday afternoon, after being gone most of the day, I returned home to find Sierra looking strange. She had been acting...

Hi there! I passed you this morning while walking my dog along a mountain trail. I’ve seen you with your dog before, and you’ve always...

My husband calls me a canary in a coal mine. I can walk into a room and, if there is any trace of a scent of a chemical nature, I will...

As any police officer can tell you, domestic violence calls can be tricky. The officer arrives at the home where a couple’s heated...

Scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, this headline caught my eye: “Pet Pomeranian Kills 6-Week-Old Baby Girl.” Now, any incident where...

A while back, I watched a television special where singer Sheryl Crow was discussing the process of songwriting and producing music. At...

If you scroll down my personal Facebook page, you’ll find lots of photos of my dogs. There’s Bodhi standing atop a hill in the early...

This past weekend my husband and I saw the film Whiplash. The story centers around a teenage music student whose teacher is…well, I can’t...

One of my best friends lost one of her best friends yesterday. Sydney was a thirteen-year-old mixed breed bundle of love, and was my...

This morning, I visited amazon online. Naturally, amazon suggests things I might like to purchase. Usually I breeze past them. Elegant...

Mechanics have weeks where they see a slew of brake jobs, or more carburetor issues than usual. There’s no rhyme or reason—it’s an odd...

Yesterday afternoon, I gave Sierra and Bodhi a snack of stuffed, frozen Kongs. Bodhi, of course, finished his first—the boy inhales...

The woman on the phone sounded anxious. She needed a trainer to come to her house today. When asked about the urgency, she replied that...

Many of us whose family includes two dogs have set it up that way because we believe dogs enjoy canine companionship. When they’re left...

In photography, there’s something called the Rule of Thirds. It has to do with composition. If you digitally overlay a tic-tac-toe grid...

I recently taught a weekend seminar in the Dallas Fort Worth area. The hosts were great, the venue was nice, and it was a great...

A woman stands in the middle of a park calling her dog. The dog, oblivious, continues to play with his friends. The woman calls out...

Have you ever picked up a magazine containing ads or fashion spreads where you appreciated the beauty of the female models? While many...

I received a phone call yesterday from a woman in need of training for her dog. She had three dogs—two males and a female—and it seems...

How much time do you spend each day training your dog? If you answered “30 minutes,” “An hour,” or even “Three 10-minute sessions,”...