January 28, 2016

5 Rights You Have When Your Dog Is Diagnosed With a Serious Health Issue

Dog Health & Care, Lifestyle / By Chris Corrigan Mendez

When we have a pet in our lives, trips to the veterinarian are routine. Appointments for annual checkups, minor health problems, and injuries are all included in our roles as pet protectors and loving parents. Unfortunately, these vet visits occasionally take a dramatic and unexpected turn. What may begin as a “typical” or “hopeful” appointment …

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Meet Two Amazing Weekend Puppy Raisers for a Prison Training Program

Dog Training, Lifestyle / By Lisa Seger

Matt and Melanie Pedersen are no strangers to America’s prison system. Matt is a sergeant with the police department in Arlington, Texas; his job sometimes ends with people going to jail. Melanie is a social worker serving as a commander in the United States Public Health Service for the Federal Bureau of Prisons; she works in …

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Do You Know a Dog Who Helps Her Humans?

Lifestyle / By Dogster

My lifelong friend Mary Steiner is physically disabled; she lives as a “shut-in.” Essentially, she lives life in a large La-Z-Boy chair. Mary is morbidly obese and cannot walk. Her trouble started after she lost her job as the food service director at a nursing home. Mary loved that job. Losing it sent her into …

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It Has Taken Me Years to Find the Safest Collar, Harness, and Leash for My Dog

Lifestyle / By Wendy Newell

My dog, Riggins, is my baby boy. As his mom, I feel it’s important to do what I can to keep him safe. At times, though, I feel like I’m just throwing money at retailers. I’ve always said, if you want to make a buck, invent a product that caters to new dog parents or new …

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What Do Good Dentists and Good Trainers Have in Common?

Dog Training, Lifestyle / By Annie Phenix, CPDT-KA

Like many of you, I hate going to the dentist. I actually like my current dentist as a person, but I hate what his profession represents to me: pain. His name is Dr. Greg Mann, and as the world’s most patient dentist he is helping me learn to trust his kind again. He’s doing that in much the …

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January 28, 2016

5 Rights You Have When Your Dog Is Diagnosed With a Serious Health Issue

Meet Two Amazing Weekend Puppy Raisers for a Prison Training Program

Do You Know a Dog Who Helps Her Humans?

It Has Taken Me Years to Find the Safest Collar, Harness, and Leash for My Dog

What Do Good Dentists and Good Trainers Have in Common?

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