Dogs can be trained to follow certain behaviors for a variety of purposes. Every dog needs training while it is still small. All training is not performed in the same way. You will need more than a few training sessions to solidify the commands and get the results. Sometimes you will need to hire a … Read more
Giving your dog a bone — any bone — is a dangerous practice that can cause serious injury to your pet, the Food and Drug Administration says. It’s not like they’re recalling bones, but the agency has issued a warning in an article appearing on the FDA’s online Consumer Updates page. However popular the idea may be that it’s … Read more
The amazing and still evolving relationship between dogs and humans is the subject of “Dogs Decoded,” a NOVA episode that airs tonight. The program looks at how dogs — domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet — have come to understand us in a way other animals cannot, how they can read our … Read more
You probably know that dogs are the most desirable and popular pets. When you get a pet, whether it’s a dog or a cat, an unbreakable bond slowly but surely builds between you. But when you get a dog, you have a friend for life. When we train a dog, we usually all choose a … Read more
Every holiday that gathers your family members and friends deserve to be celebrated properly. When it comes to Thanksgiving, aside from turkey, it’s also important to dress adequately and make the whole experience fun. And since your furry best friend is also a member of the family, why make it a special event for it, … Read more
Despite their efforts to appeal to families, Walt Disney World theme parks and resorts have always been about as kind and welcoming to one family member, i.e. dogs, as the Evil Queen was to Snow White. Signs are that is changing — a bit. A Walt Disney World blog, WDW News Today, reports that some areas … Read more
For more than a decade, they were a familiar sight around downtown Salisbury, Maryland — the homeless man and his silky white dog. You could often find them stationed outside Benedict the Florist, or located in what was an even shrewder spot to panhandle — behind the Dunkin Donuts, where cars lined up at the … Read more
French bulldogs are now the most popular breed in New York and Los Angeles, and the fourth most popular nationwide, according to the American Kennel Club’s annual ranking of breed popularity. This year’s national ranking show Frenchies climbing into the top five for the first time. Twenty years ago, the breed was 76th on the … Read more
Blue Buffalo has issued another dog food recall — the third in the last two months. The company says its Blue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner Wet Food for Adult Dogs has the potential to contain elevated levels of naturally-occurring beef thyroid hormones. The voluntary recall applies to one production lot (840243101153). The … Read more
Bob Barker — game show host, outspoken proponent of animal rights and a man who has been putting his money where his mouth is — turned 98 yesterday. And he was back on TV for the occasion. Barker, who stepped down after nearly 35 years as host of CBS’s The Price Is Right in 2007, returned in an episode … Read more