Making a Lassie: The Art of Puppy Raising

Making a Lassie: The Art of Puppy Raising

Service dogs—assistance dogs trained specifically to help people with various disabilities—embody a modern canine ideal. Mellow, stoic, and highly trained, these contemporary Lassies help their humans open doors, answer phones, navigate traffic, or respond to smoke...
Will Work For Food

Will Work For Food

Does your dog scarf down meals in mere seconds? Then both of you are missing out. For dogs, eating should be work. First of all, because searching and hunting for food is natural for canines whose ancestors spent the majority of their time this way. And second of...
Did You Know? Different Doggie Nose Jobs

Did You Know? Different Doggie Nose Jobs

Land mine detection: Dogs’ sensitive receptors in their noses can pinpoint mines four inches underground or more. Mine detection dogs prevent thousands of deaths and injuries every year.   Scat sniffing: Dogs help wildlife researchers by locating scat from...
5 Training Tips for Easier Walks

5 Training Tips for Easier Walks

Use the Best Equipment Walks should be enjoyable and pain-free, for you and your dog both. Use humane no-pull equipment that employs natural counter-balance approaches to curb pulling without the use of pain or the risk of damage to their throat. There are many...
History of Our Furry Friends

History of Our Furry Friends

Who Tamed Who?   The story has long been that we domesticated the dog. Current scientific consensus is that dogs have been our companions for at least 15,000 years. We’ve imagined that perhaps a hunting-gathering ancestor came across abandoned wolf pups, raised...
Dogs in Action

Dogs in Action

SUP with your pup?   If you and your dog both love water, Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUPing) is a great way to enjoy the water with your best friend. SUPing is an easy sport to master and has the added benefit of not requiring a large investment in equipment—just a...