I'm a lifelong dog-person, dog-girl, dog-lady, all of that. I never saw myself owning a cat. Sabrina, our little black cat, has been living with us for about six months. She's around a year old. There are still things that I am figuring out about her. She's much more...

Sometimes our dogs alert us when the delivery driver knocks on the door, and that's fantastic and warranted. You grab your food before it gets cold, or you scoop up your package before the neighborhood porch pirates stop by. Dog is good. But sometimes dogs seem to...

Planning is so important when adding a new pet to your household, but sometimes life just drops an animal into your lap. I had months to plan for Matilda, while Cow simply happened to us. At first, Matilda didn't like Cow, and I worried they would never get along. But...

There's one thing in dog training resources that have always given me paws pause. Dogs need structure. Dogs need a schedule. Dogs need consistency. Just typing that out has my palms sweaty. I don't know if that's from coffee, or if, after seven years with Matilda and...

If you're like me, you depend on your dog for emotional support - sometimes. At other times, you might realize that you are, in fact, your dog's emotional support human. Our dogs' mental and emotional health is as important as their physical health, but maybe we do...

Imagine if there were chicken nuggets falling from the sky, buzzing around and even hitting you right in the face. I think this is the world that Cow is living in right now, and if you live somewhere in the Midwestern to Eastern United States, your dog might be too....

When Matilda was about 15 months old, she pulled the feet off one of her toys. The feet looked like tiny brown beans about 1.5" long that sort of resembled a very tiny baby Chihuahua. She used to take one of those tiny feet and carry it around in her mouth, whining...

This past year has been rough, to say the least, and I think that's why April Fool's Day seems so quiet this year. We've all been through enough! For our dogs, though, this year has been superb. We've spent more time at home with them than ever, and they've been...

You'd think dogs don't have a sense of humor until your dog slips her leash while you're out on a walk. While you panic and look out for cars, there's your very funny dog, dancing around and daring you to chase her. In most cases, the worst thing you can do is run...

Do you ever lovingly share a bite of your food with your dog, or offer her a treat for a job well done, only for her to bite your fingers? I've realized that there's a few ways to stop this from happening, and that it's only partially a training or self-control...