Twenty-five years ago, when we brought baby Danny home from the hospital, we were very careful to first present him to Ziggy, our shitzu/poodle/terrier mix. Ziggy sniffed him, licked him, and promptly accepted our new family member. For the next few weeks, Ziggy slept under the bassinet and the two were best buddies until Ziggy died at age 16.
Not every dog adjusts as well to every baby and on this week’s Good Dog episode, dog trainer/behaviorist Trish King offers tips and advice for keeping your baby safe and well cared for by and around your dog.
Personally, cats aren’t my pet of choice. But I get that they have charm and intrigue. And why choose between dogs and cats when you can have Read more »
When your dog behaves aggressively, it can be anything from humiliating to downright dangerous. Fact is, dogs are naturally aggressive so they can Read more »
When I first heard about “The Dog Listener“, I kept thinking thinking “Dog Whisperer.” There’s no connection. Jan Fennell wrote the book and coined the phrase “The Dog Listener” having developed a system of training that’s based on learning to communicate with dogs in a way that they can understand. Very simply, you learn to become the leader of the pack and, relieved of responsibility, your dog can relax.
The ‘Dog Listener’ on this week’s Good Dog podcast is Penny Locke, like Fennell, from Great Britain. I’ve interviewed a host of dog trainers but Penny’s message rang true in ways that in just one week have gotten me to revamp my way of interacting with Lulu. As a result, she’s calmer and more responsive to me. It’s really quite amazing, particularly in such a short time.
Do you ever massage your dog? I don’t just mean stroking your dog’s fur. There’s a method of touch that’s been proven to calm dogs and actually change their behavior.
We all know that dogs overheat when left in a closed car during the summer months. But how hot is too hot and how quickly do dogs run into trouble?
‘Keeping your dog cool’ is the topic of this week’s episode of Good Dog. Dr. Eric Barchus writes the Vet Blog for Dogster.com and he offers all sorts of advice for dog owners who want to know the facts.
In November of 2007, I interviewed Marlena Cervantes, owner of Flexpetz, a business that introduced flexible pet ownership to a number of American cities. When she applied to open a branch in Boston, Read more »
It’s been a great few weeks with brief trips to Lake Tahoe and Sea Ranch, CA. Lulu had a blast digging in the sand and making friends on the trails. It was dog behavior at its best.
On this week’s Good Dog podcast, Jean Donaldson describes the top ten dog training tips including, expect your dog to act like a dog. Sounds obvious but, somehow, we often get frustrated when they do things like bark and lick. That’s their job!
Jean advises us to make our dogs work for their food and avoid laying guilt trips on them. As with kids, it’s useless.
Imagine if we checked people out by sniffing their behinds. Would the world be a better place? There’s something simple and honest about the way Read more »
Did you hear the Good Dog episode about cloning dogs? In it, we talked about The Golden Clone Giveaway — an online contest where the winner’s dog would be Read more »
