Don discusses the importance of accepting our dogs for who they are and the importance of always being patient and kind. He shares a story of how he let his ego become so wrapped up in making his dog Gus “perfect: that it damaged their
Don discusses his dog Muppy’s recent diagnosis with bladder cancer and how it is affecting him, and his concerns about how his being distressed could detrimentally affect her. He shares how Muppy helped him understand that the best thing he could do for her was
Don recently wrote about his dog Muppy being diagnosed with bladder cancer and his concern that the grief he was feeling was causing him to be stressed. He was worried that his stress could cause Muppy stress and negatively affect her health. In this article,
Don discusses why the way we describe our relationship with our dog matters and explains why “pet parent” and the Hawaiian word “Kahu“ are both good choices, far better than “owner.”
In this post, Don discusses how our dogs can sense our emotional state through various cues, such as our smell, body language (especially facial expressions), and tone of voice. These signals can make our dogs feel unsafe, hindering our ability to train them and their
Don discusses two articles from 2024 that discuss how the role of dogs in our lives has changed over the past 30 years. He invites you to provide your input on a similar survey. Three survey participants will be randomly selected for a prize in