HOLIDAY SHOPPERS SHOULD NOT GIVE A PUPPY AS A GIFT

Please don’t give a puppy as a holiday gift. As a professional dog behavioral therapist and trainer, I see cases year after year of puppies that were given as a “wow for now” surprise, but when the newness wore off and their owners became tired of all the daily puppy care responsibilities, they were neglected, [...]

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Do your doggone homework

Mary Roberts • December 14, 2010 I am a member of the dog police. No, I’m not an animal control officer, and I don’t have a trained police dog attentive and alert to my wishes. The only time my dogs jump smartly to attention is when the refrigerator door opens. In my dog police alias, [...]

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