Dogster

February 2012. Page 5

Happy Hearts Day, Dogster Readers! Here's a Valentine Just for You

Julia Szabo 4

Feb 14, 2012 — While browsing in the gift shop at the Museum of Arts and Design recently, I came across a handmade, silkscreened card that I was sure...
Five Tips for Clicker Training in a Multi-Dog Home

Casey Lomonaco 2

Feb 14, 2012 — While clicker training is a powerful and effective training method, it offers unique challenges for those who have several dogs. I have two dogs myself,...
Ask a Vet: Should I Euthanize a Happy Dog with Cancer?

Dr. Eric Barchas 12

Feb 14, 2012 — I took Kelly, my 11 year-old Labrador/Staffordshire mix, to the vet as her belly seemed to be dropping and her spine was sticking out more....

Dogster Interviews Celebrity Dog Trainer Bash Dibra, Coach to Winners of Westminsters Past

Julia Szabo 9

Feb 13, 2012 — Long before there was a Dog Whisperer, Bash Dibra of Fieldston Pets in New York City was training celebrity and champion dogs and teaching their...
Military Working Dog Experts Speak Up About Cop Who Strung Up and Kicked His Working Dog

Maria Goodavage 1

Feb 13, 2012 — There are many benefits to having a foot firmly entrenched in the military working dog (MWD) world, as I do now. One is that when...
Three Oddball Westminster Facts for Dog Show Virgins

Maria Goodavage 17

Feb 13, 2012 — Okay, I have to fess up. While I write about dogs for a big part of my living, and am news editor for one of...
Dogpile: COOL DOGS

Brad O'Farrell 0

Feb 10, 2012 — Dogs are ALWAYS cool, did you know that?

Police: SC Woman Puts Small Dog in Garbage -- Twice

Maria Goodavage 39

Feb 10, 2012 — Earlier this week, a sanitation worker found a Shih Tzu in the garbage can of a South Carolina woman while collecting trash. The worker took...
Dogs Don Bondage Gear at NY Fashion Show

Maria Goodavage 10

Feb 10, 2012 — Dogs are technically poster creatures for bondage given their affinity for collars and leashes ... but this is ridiculous.
Om Nom Nom: Walkers' Scottie-Shaped Cookies Feed the ASPCA's Piggy Bank

Julia Szabo 9

Feb 10, 2012 — In my animal house, shortbread is one of those irresistible items that beg to be devoured in one sitting. And with an ASPCA tie-in, Walkers just bumped itself to the top of our shortbread shortlist.