Is your dog afraid to go down the steps? This is a fairly common thing among dogs, who we all know are just big chickens most of the time, anyways. Sometimes its due to a medical problem, but more often than not, it’s just fear that keeps your dog out of the basement.
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Hot dog?
Summertime is upon us, and at least in the Midwestern US, it is finally starting to heat up outside.
Because dogs don’t sweat, they have to lower their body temperatures by panting, which is much less efficient. This makes them much more susceptible to heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke. Dogs with short muzzles and those with any type of airway disease are particularly affected.
Yeah, right.
Don’t you just love it when you find your dog with a half-eaten slipper hanging out of his mouth, and he gives you this look like, “Honest! I didn’t do it!” Yeah, right. Here’s a new twist on that theme. Even the headline stretches credibility: “Man Accused of Shooting Dog Says K-9 Shot Itself” Yeah, right.
The Nose Knows
Have you ever watched an arson dog work? It’s fascinating! Here in Canton, Ohio, the fire investigators will bring their dog out to public events for demonstrations. If you have this option where you live, be sure to go see it. They say that the sense of smell is the most vivid of our senses, bringing back memories we didn’t know we even had when we smell something similar. Now, imagine a dog, whose sense of smell is tens of thousands of times more acute than ours.
Top Five Dogs for Public Safety Agencies
Have you ever wondered why different dogs do so well at different jobs? Just as with humans, they have different skillsets that are useful for different tasks. We’re all familiar with the German Shepherd police dog, but you may not be as aware of these other working dogs that provide us with important safety services.
What Kind of Sleeper is Your Dog?
I saw an ad in a catalog recently about the different kinds of dog beds. Never realized that dogs had individualized sleep preferences, so I’m taking a very informal poll. Please leave a comment below as your answer.
Does your dog like to sleep:
a. securely enclosed in a bed, with a raised edge on all sides
b. leaning against a back support, similar to a couch
c. sprawled out in all directions
d. burrowed under a cover
To get you started, here’s the skinny on my dogs:
First of all, you should know that my dogs don’t believe in dog beds, or rather they think my bed is theirs.
Kayla likes the support. She generally leans against the footboard of my sleigh bed, often resting her head on the top of it.
Cooper is a sprawler. He seems to think he needs to take up as much surface area as possible.
Penny is a burrower. She’s either under the covers or under the bed entirely.
Maggie can sleep anywhere. I can’t say she has an actual preference.
So, what about your dogs?
I look forward to hearing from you!
Good day, and good dog!
Hey, Mister, Can I Pet Your Dog?
How many times have kids come up to you when you are walking your dog, and asked if they can pet him? You may have no problem with it, but what if your dog does? Would you know whether or not your dog was feeling stressed about it?
Day Care
(Picture courtesy Dogtopia.)
Thinking about taking your dog to day care, but worried about the price? The Wall Street Journal recently did some research on the topic and quoted average prices.
Top Dog Parks
As I promised yesterday, below is the list of the runners up for Dog Fancy Magazine’s Best Dog Parks of 2008.
Better Than a Microchip?
(Photo from the Garmin website.)
Some of you wrote to me with strong feelings one way or the other when I posted about microchipping last month. See what you think of this idea. Continue reading Better Than a Microchip?