I come from an Italian family, so my personal relationship with garlic is what you might call “cemented into my DNA.” In the house where I grew up, garlic was used to season almost everything except breakfast cereal. So as you might expect, our family dogs were around the stuff on a regular basis. But …
As a volunteer firefighter, Jason Parker deals with a lot of stress. As part of the jaws team, Jason helps free people from their vehicles after highway collisions. There were days he couldn’t talk to any person about the things he’d seen — but he could always talk to his black Lab, Gunnar. “He was almost …
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Just because a dog can’t see, that’s no reason for them to stop having fun. When my Chuck lost his sight to diabetes, I wanted to be sure his life was still stimulating and interesting. That meant we continued his daily walks … and even our trips to the dog park. But, I had to …
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Everyone loves a Pug — and now there’s a book coming out that’s dedicated to looking at the world through the eyes of one of these sagely squat dogs. It’s called The Tao of Pug, and it’s the brainchild of Nancy Levine. The Pug who stars in the book is Wilson, and he lives his life …
Your wedding is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life. Celebrating love with your friends and family obviously includes your fur babies, right? More and more people are adding their dogs to their wedding party, so it’s really no surprise that when my fiancé and I began planning our wedding, a common …
“Pet her gently!” “Give Finley space!” “No swatting, please!” I spend most of my days playing zone defense between my active, always-wanting-to-play toddler and my equally active and always-wanting-to-play dog. As a parent to both human and furry children, I want nothing more than for them to like each other and get along. But I …
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We all fall into the trap. Because we consider our beloved dogs as family, we start treating them like they’re human. These four breed representatives jumped at the chance to set us straight. 1. Shih Tzu I know I look cute in a ponytail. And since I only weigh about 12 pounds, I’m easily carried. …
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