I got this interesting comment from Andrew on my What is Dog Cruelty article -
Question: what is dog cruelty?
Answer: the domestication of dogs is cruel.
What do you think? Is the domestication of dogs cruel? Are dogs that are left in the Wild happier than domesticated dogs?
Let us consider how dogs have fared compared to their More ...
Yesterday, we took Shiba and Siberian to the vet for their yearly exam, shots, and teeth cleaning. Things went well, and Shiba Sephy was behaving much better than he usually does. There was no whining, and he was very calm around people and in the vet examination room.
Our vet told us that February is More ...
Siberian Husky Shania – I love her more than words can say.
One of the first things that most people note about Shania is that she is a three legged dog.
Siberian Shania was born with a condition called radial head luxation. The bones on her left front leg did not connect properly, and as a result, More ...
It is Christmas season so we must ponder the most important question of all –
Who is the best?
Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer or …
Santa Claus, The Children Listener?!
Cesar Millan!
Cesar’s pack of Pit Bulls, and Rottweilers has superior battle skills compared to Santa and Santa’s pack of reindeer.
Cesar roller blades with his pack More ...
It is an old story.
Girl leaves boy. Boy gets lonely and depressed. Boy poops all over girl’s clean carpets.
Girl comes home and is angry and disappointed by boy’s actions. Boy gives girl a very endearing look, and many “apologetic” licks.
Girl forgives boy and the cycle continues.
So is it vengeance poop or something else?
Dogs, it turns More ...
Some people expect their dog to be like a robot.
The dog must follow all commands, no ifs, ands, or buts. There is also a myth that either a dog is a robot, or he is totally out of control.
Either the dog follows every command, or he follows no commands at all.
While these extremes More ...
I was having a nice morning jog with my Siberian Husky, when we were suddenly charged by a large German Shepherd Dog.
His owner was not in sight, but shouts were coming from a nearby house, “Spencer”… “SPEN-cer” … “SPEN-CER” … over and over again. This was ignored by the GSD as he charged my Siberian More ...
Dogs are dogs, and they are not human.
This is a true statement.
According to Wikipedia,
Currently, the domestic dog is listed as a subspecies of Canis lupus, C. l. familiaris.
We humans are not part of that evolutionary tree, so it is true that dogs are not human. However, there is a tendency on our parts to More ...
When it comes to dog foot care, here are some of the things that I do with my dogs -
1. Nail Grooming
It is important to groom a dog’s nails so that the dog is comfortable while walking and is less likely to get his long nails caught in brush and sticks.
The method that worked out More ...
This is a lovely story from Nicole, about her very special friend Alex …
I have never looked for others with tripods until today and find myself doing so because I believe we are coming to the end of a wonderful 11 year odyssey.
Alex lost her left foreleg for reasons unknown to us. She was reportedly More ...
