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Age Is(n’t) Just a Number
Let’s just say I’ve been heavily recruited by AARP. I know firsthand that living with an aging dog can be a challenge. If there was a...

Rachel R. Baum
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How Did Your Hand Get Between My Teeth?
Sheila isn’t a mean dog. She’s a big Mastiff mix that loves to snuggle with her family. She sleeps in the patch of sunlight next to the...

Rachel R. Baum
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No Groomers Were Injured in the Writing of This Blog
I am thinking of a certain Shih Tzu with a ME vs THEM mentality when her every-six-weeks visit to the groomer comes around. Her attitude...

Rachel R. Baum
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The Way We Were
“I don’t understand” said Leo’s owner “The first two weeks were amazing. Leo never barked, was great on the leash, he had one accident in...

Rachel R. Baum
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I Dream of Dogs
True to the title and premise of this blog, I hereby confess that my dreams are of dogs. Sometimes they are clients’ dogs, sometimes they...

Rachel R. Baum
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Its Me or the Husband!
Yorkshire Terrier Alfie and his owner are inseparable. Alfie sleeps on her bed, accompanies her to the bathroom, and tucks into her chair...

Rachel R. Baum
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The Best Chair in the House
I’m often asked if its alright for a dog to be on the furniture. Yes and No. First of all, its your couch and chair. If you are a...

Rachel R. Baum
2 min read


The Doctor Will See You Now
Does your dog love going to the veterinarian, or dread it? For some dogs, the obligatory annual a Three-year-old Pointer mix Annabelle...

Rachel R. Baum
2 min read


Dog, Interrupted
Or maybe it should be “Bite, Interrupted.” Because some dogs will take the briefest of nips and back away so quickly that you’re not sure...

Rachel R. Baum
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Dog Wars
The Stewart family home is a fortress, although visitors are welcome. It’s the family itself that is braced for battle. Because inside...

Rachel R. Baum
2 min read
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