He smiles, gets mistaken for a bear and loves peanut butter, that's Winn-Dixie, the main canine character in Kate DiCamillo's novel, Because of Winn-Dixie. A chapter book for young readers, this fun and heartwarming story mixes...
I have a dirty little secret I’ve haven’t told anyone. My husband and I swore we’d never speak of it. I haven’t even told my own mother. A couple of years ago, my dogs had fleas.Hoping for something a little more Desperate...
Taco Bell’s Chihuahua, “Gidget”, started the popularity trend. “Yo quiero Taco Bell” was an advertising catch phrase the dog spoke through special effects, becoming a national phenomenon in 1998. Then along came pop-culture icon...
Ours was a two dog house. We half jokingly talked about adopting a third dog as a playmate for our one-year old Aussie mix, but it was only talk. No plans. Not on the agenda.Fostering on the other hand, would allow me to coddle...
For most new parents with dogs, the dog was “the baby” long before the human version came along. For many dogs it can be a difficult or even traumatic to roll over and play dog when the new arrival comes home. But, the adjustment...
When I talk to my 2nd month beginners’ class about what their goals are for their canine companion, almost everybody says, (sometimes in desperation), ‘I just want him to come when I call him.’ What many people don’t realize is...
