I love road trips, but when my owners went to Maine on vacation last month, I had to stay home. They didn’t completely forget me, though. They stopped into The Maine Dog in Camden and picked me up a lobster of my own. The Maine Dog also has snacks, doggy life jackets and great dog…
Amazing Mutts: the Ukrainian Super Dog
We dogs never cease to amaze you humans, right?? For example, my owners love my increasingly clever manipulations to get them to eat when I want, go to bed when I say it’s time and so on. Then there’s Chaser, the border collie who has a documented vocabulary of 1,000 words. And get a load…
Be the Human Your Dog Thinks You Are
“If your dog thinks you’re the greatest person in the world, don’t seek a second opinion.” –Jim Fiebig Joe Kita in Men’s Health magazine has some good advice on getting the two-legged creatures in our lives to love us as much as our canines do. According to Kita, and the experts he’s consulted, all you…
The Eyes Have It — Happiness in a Glance
According to Prevention magazine, http://www.prevention.com/homepage, locking eyes with your dog produces the happiness hormone, oxytocin, in your bloodstream. Various studies have implicated oxytocin, which is produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain, in human and animal bonding behavior. Experiments have found that just sniffing oxytocin will increase a person’s trustfulness of others….
Throw Me a Bone — But Make Sure it’s the Right One
“A good dog deserves a good bone.” – Proverb Many of us believe that old adage, but according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowing dogs to chew on bones can cause serious injury. “Some people think it’s safe to give dogs large bones, like those from a ham or a roast,” said Dr….
Dog at the Door
A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of. — Ogden Nash
Can an Animal be UnAmerican? Surprising Flag Theft Mystery Solved
People in Hudson, NY were steamed. Just before the 4th of July this year, dozens of flags disappeared from the graves of veterans of the Civil War. “Disrespectful,” “dirtbag” — the town was clearly disgusted. A $500 reward was offered and a graveside camera installed. The culprit was uncovered — to the surprise of all…
Catch Me if You Can!!
I love a good run. Here’s me running full out when breakfast has been called. If you want to make a running partner of your dog, Runner’s World can be good guide. “Dogs are made for running,” Joseph Wakshlag, a sled-dog racer and veterinarian at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University told Katrin…
Friends and Forebearers: Meet Lance
Tom’s Mom, Sandy, had a collie named Lance when she was a little girl. Her mother was a proper lady who didn’t cotton to dogs in the house, so Lance had his own house in the yard. In the deep Detroit winters, though, Sandy felt bad that Lance was outside. Sandy would sneak downstairs to…
