
Help! My Dog’s Run Off!
Don discusses when and why a dog might run off and offers management and training tips you can implement to decrease the probability of it happening.

Don discusses when and why a dog might run off and offers management and training tips you can implement to decrease the probability of it happening.

An audio excerpt from Star 977 discussing the Woof Meow Tip for May 26, 2025, where Don offers several tips on making a move to a new home less stressful for you and your pets.

An audio excerpt from Star 977 discussing the Woof Meow Tip for May 12, 2025, all about ticks and tick-borne disease.

Don updates a previous post about a podcast with Kymythy Schulze discussing her book Natural Nutrition for Cats: The Path to Purrfect Health. This post also includes a review of the book.

Don discusses what he feeds his dog, Muppy, and why he feeds what he does.

Don discusses why water is such an important nutrient for pets and explains how what you feed your pet can affect their hydration, and suggests ways you can help prevent them from becoming dehydrated.

Kate Dutra and Don Hanson discuss the health benefits of rotating your pet’s diet and the detriment that can be caused by feeding the same pet food day after day

This is an update to an article originally published in the Winter 2017 issue of Maine Dog Magazine. In it, Don describes how he and his wife Paula became interested in pet nutrition due to their Cairn Terrier Gus’s chronic urinary tract infections.

An audio excerpt from Star 977 discussing the Woof Meow Tip for April 28, 2025

An audio excerpt from Star 977 discussing the Woof Meow Tip for April 14, 2025, where Don discusses the importance of assessing an individual’s credentials and continuing education when selecting a pet care professional.