I’m sitting here watching my son let Kayla lick him all over his face (and thinking about how she was just licking herself), and wondering what you think about dog kisses.
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Category Archives: Behavior and Psychology
Take Your Dog to Work Day is Tomorrow!
Don’t forget! Tomorrow is Take Your Dog to Work Day, an event designed to make more people familiar with the joy dogs bring into our lives so they will be more likely to adopt them. Assuming your dog is one who would be a good ambassador to promote dog adoption, why not consider asking your boss if you can participate.
Wednesday’s Wild, Wacky World of Dog News
First the wacky news: From the Associated Press: Sales Manager Jeff Colucy of Columbus, Ohio got quite a shock when he took his dog outside for a morning constitutional Wednesday morning. Colucy is one of those fortunate people who gets to bring his dog to work at Buckeye Caseworks.
Saturday Survey: Does Your Dog Smile?
When my dogs are really happy, their tails wag in circles, and I’d swear they were smiling. I get to see this when I come home after a long absence, such as that required to walk down the driveway to the mailbox or to take the trash out. Does your dog smile at you?
Friday Funny: Cyrus Doing the Wiggle Worm
Thanks to Morgan Rector for submitting this photo of 4-1/2 year old Great Dane Cyrus, doing his “wiggle worm”. Have you ever seen a dog look happier?
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Dog Bite Prevention Week
In honor of dog bite prevention week, doggies.com is proud to present this list of helpful links that can help protect all of us from biting dogs.
Will your dog bite the mailman?
You’ve heard the old joke, “Does your dog bite?” and the answer is, of course, “Does he have teeth?” The truth is that any dog, given the proper set of circumstances, can and will bite.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) report that small children, the elderly, and Postal Service carriers, in that order are the most frequent victims of dog bites.
May 18 – 24 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and the United States Postal Service wants you to know the following.
Tuesday Top Ten: Excuses for not walking your dog
I was writing an article today for this weekend’s edition of Straight Poop, our free e-mail newsletter. The article was on teaching your dog to walk nicely on a leash, and it got me to thinking about why I never walk my dogs. Here are my top ten excuses – what are yours?
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Hoping Your Dogs’ Weekend Was Better Than Mine!
As most of you know, I’ve been trying to get our dogs into dock diving, but so far no luck. We tried with Cooper at the Pet Expo in Columbus last month – who knew a Vizsla would be scared of the water?
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Loyal to the end, and then some
There was a neat (but sad) story in my local paper the other day. This elderly man had bought a Golden Retriever for his wife several years ago, but when the wife died in 2006, he and the dog became inseparable. Continue reading Loyal to the end, and then some