Saying goodbye to a family dog is never easy. Sometimes the end comes quickly, other times an illness or old age causes a long drawn out deterioration of a dog's health. Either way, it's always tough to say goodbye, and even tougher to be the one who has to make the choice of when to [...]
I have just started reading a book titled: Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog. He is a professor of psychology and one of the leading experts on anthrozoology, the study of human-animal relations. He touches on many human-animal relations topics [...]
Friday morning I was driving down Highway 105 south of Sedalia with Romeo in his crate. The speed limit is 50 mph, but many people drive 55, 60 or faster. As I came over a slight hill, I spotted a white Borzoi standing on the edge of the road. (For those unfamiliar with the breed, [...]
When it comes to nutrition advice for your dogs, most people go to their veterinarian, assuming he/she is the expert on canine nutrition. But is that really the case? Another topic discussed in the book Feed Your Pet Right by Nestle & Nesheim is the education of veterinarians on the subject of nutrition. I had [...]
If you toss a bright red toy into the green grass, your dog can find it if the toy is bouncing or rolling but might not if the toy has stopped moving. The toy’s location appears obvious to us, but not to our dogs. Dogs were once thought to be colorblind, but more recent evidence [...]
