Dear Pet Parent, I’m glad your dog is friendly. I’m glad your dog comes when you call him most of the time. And I’m glad you like going for a walk with your dog on a nice day. But please, when you’re in a park where the rules are clearly stated on signs in at […]
I know you don’t want to hear it. If you use a retractable leash, you probably love it. All my friends do. “He gets to sniff in the tall grass away from me.” “He’s on the leash, but he has his freedom.” “It makes him feel he’s more like a dog who’s off-leash.” These are […]
“I have two rules when it comes to naming dogs,” my friend Len told me recently. “Let’s hear them,” I said. “First, the name has to be one syllable,” he began. “Second, it can’t sound like any command I give him.” “A lot of training books recommend that two syllable names are easiest for dogs […]