Does anyone else find this to be a tough time of year for their dogs? Here we humans go, sailing out the door – to our jobs, to the...

Denver is a 7 month old English Labrador Retriever. He was born to serve. But first, he is busy getting an education. Denver already...

Schnauzer Edna is a connoisseur of lawn vegetation. Let her out into her yard and she toddles immediately over to the fence to munch on...

Welcome to your second class in Dog Body Language 101. Click HERE for the first class. Surprise! Today we will have a pop quiz! If you...

Under certain circumstances, like when I’m driving particularly defensively, or if I drop my purse and everything spills out, I will...

English Mastiffs don’t speak English. Italian Greyhounds don’t speak Italian. German Short-Haired Pointers don’t speak German. None of...

Readers know that I believe all dogs are working animals and thrive on a job to do. For family pets, that means sitting for all good...

Someone once said that there is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. If that’s the case, then Cameron hung out...

They would go to one of these fund-raising events to benefit our best friends this month: Sunday, June PugFest at Cook Park in Colonie,...

I recently saw the trailer for Marmaduke the movie. It made my heart sink for two reasons. One: In the film, the “miracle” of CGI gives...

Do dogs enjoy the warmer weather? We humans open the screen door and inhale the fresh air and new mowed grass smell. All seems right with...

Simon is a social butterfly. He has a friend at nearly every house in the neighborhood. Simon is a super-friendly Boxer. He never met...

WARNING: For those of you with sensitive stomachs, read no further. Four dogs. 1. On walks, Golden Retriever puppy Puck puts everything...

Yellow Labrador Retriever Barney is a little over a year old. He has a picture-perfect face, a sweet temperament, and knows how to sit,...

A perfect match. That’s how you want all of your long-term commitments to be. Your job. Your significant other. Your house. Even your...

I wrote once before about dogs that hate to have their nails cut – Toe Nails or Not Toe Nails. But lately, I’m thinking that the...

“My dog is acting so strange” said Sophie’s owner. Sophie is a five year old Labrador mix. “She won’t go into the kitchen anymore. She...

It used to be so easy, way back when. You bought a metal dog bowl and scooped in some Purina Dog Chow or Alpo. You put the dish on the...