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Year Two for 80 Strays

I don’t like to get dressed up, but I’ll do it for an event that benefits homeless animals. Friday night I ditched my boots for heels to...

Its the Thought that Counts

This morning, a neighborhood cat left a dead mouse next to my car. It was a thoughtful gesture of appreciation, since we set food out...

Riding in Cars With Dogs

Teddy, an eight-year-old Border Collie, has his owner well trained. When Teddy’s owner was between jobs, each morning the two would take...

Toe Nails or Not Toe Nails

My idea of a pure, indulgent pleasure is to have a pedicure. For 40 minutes, I can close my eyes and have someone else make my abused...

Dog Times Two

Households with two or more dogs are more common than you think. Here’s the scenario I hear over and over: “We went to the breeder and...

The Dogs of India

I’d heard about the street dogs of India before but never thought I would see them firsthand; but then, I visited India last week. I...

A Mutt By Any Other Name

I don’t mean to offend anyone by saying this, because nearly every hybrid dog I have met has been a love and are darn cute and make...

It’s My Yard and I’ll Bark if I Want To

ONE dog can make a lot of noise. Is there an equation that measures the increase in decibel levels when TWO dogs see the garbage...

A Puddle of Basset Hound, or what to do if the dog won’t walk

Lulu is a 2 year old Basset Hound that will not walk. She’s happy enough to have the leash put on and to go out the door. Her ears swing...

Why confess? Because some dogs can swallow a sock faster than I can stop them

Here’s the thing. All dogs can be trained – that’s my motto and my goal. Does that mean that every single dog responds the instant I walk...