A study published in Scientific Reports in April 22 measured hair cortisol concentrations in shelter dogs before & after adoption, essentially to see if this new testing method
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Kidnapped Dogs BOLO
UPDATE June 13, 2022 -- The FBI arrested the suspect in San Antonio. The 3 dogs + the litter of 8 puppies born since the kidnapping were found
Constant Copyright Infringement for Artists and Creatives
In my online life, I often come across artists, cartoonists, and other creative people fighting an ongoing battle against constant copyright infringement. Their fans regularly spot and alert
NW News Clover’s First Try at a NW2 Title
Clover and I attended our first NW2 trial at the end of March 2022. Thanks to our early successes in canine nosework, we had high hopes for getting
Pyometra in Dogs Questions and Answers
Because I wrote a best-selling pet loss book, people often email me with stories of how their dogs died. Recently, someone asked me to write about pyometra in
Animal Rescue Mistakes After a Wildfire
Colorado suffered a terrible wildfire, driven by crazy-high winds, in late 2021 that ripped through neighborhoods and whole towns. Find really good reporting on the Marshall Fire here.
Common Household Noises Affect Dogs
Most of the time conversations about how dogs respond to noises focus on big, scary, sudden sounds like thunder, fireworks, and gunfire. A paper published in Frontiers in
Champion of My Heart Site 15th Anniversary
Honestly, I cannot fathom that our Champion of My Heart site is celebrating 15 years. This little indie site keeps on chugging along. Forget so-called DOG YEARS. That's way more than
Repetitive Behaviors in Dogs
In March 2022, Nature / Scientific Reports published a paper entitled "Aggressiveness, ADHD-like behavior, and environment influence repetitive behavior in dogs". Let's take a look at what they found,
Understanding a Dog’s Age
I learned recently that the idea dogs are "seniors at seven" comes from a study of border collies only, not a spectrum of how dogs age from different
