We have one dog who absolutely loves the water – you can’t take him in the boat because he keeps jumping out. And then we have one dog who is terrified of swimming even though we’ve taught her how. (Interestingly…
Travel
How to Pick a Kennel Your Dog Loves
Although I love taking vacations where the dogs can come along, like hiking the Appalachian Trail or pheasant hunting, sometimes we have to leave them behind. I used to use an inhome service – the dog sitter would come to…
gifts
How to Get Rid of Doggie Red-Eye
Hewlett-Packard now makes a camera that eliminates red-eye in cats and dogs. If you have lots of pictures of your dog looking like a demon (like I do), this camera can save you a lot of time and hassle. Note…
skills
Dogs Can Use ATMs!
The Daily Times reports that some service dogs are being trained to use cash machines. They can insert and remove the bank card and retrieve the cash. The person with the disability still has to enter in their own pin…
skills
Dogs Can Find Deer Antlers
Roger Sigler is teaching dogs how to find shed deer antlers when hiking in the wilderness. Many people actively look for deer antlers as collectible items – now you can have your dog trained to look for them too. Roger…
health
The Secret to Losing Weight is to Work Like a Sled Dog
The secret to losing weight is to work like a sled dog. According to Wired Magazine sled dogs burn 10,000 calories a day! Since there’s 3500 calories to a pound, that means they would lose three pounds a day if…
