This Holiday Season, Give to Dogs in Need The holiday season is a time to be thankful for what you have and enjoying time with friends, family and with your dogs. As we appreciate the things we have in life, it’s a great time to making a donation to the causes we support. Donating to […]
Preparing for Hurricane Isaac: Disaster Preparedness for Dogs
With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast this week, it’s a good time to think about making preparations to keep your family and your pets safe. Evacuation Plans In those places where evacuations are necessary, it is important to have a plan for your pet too. Many shelters will not accept pets due […]
Dog’s Amazing Sense of Smell: Dogs Can Sniff out Diseases, Dangers, and Other Things
Dogs can smell odors in the low parts-per-billion range, which is much more sensitive than a human’s sense of smell (somewhere near 1,000 times more sensitive). The things that dogs can be trained to do using their sense of smell is just amazing! Being a former mycologist, I knew that dogs (and pigs) can be […]
Shelter Dog Makes it Big
This a great story for dog lovers – a rescued shelter dog going to Broadway. Thanks to dog trainer William Berloni. Those of us who grew up loving Broadway musicals, know the story of Little Orphan Annie and her dog Sandy. In the story, Annie rescues a stray dog from the dogcatcher by getting the […]