Dogs Nibbling on Each Other: A Video

I’ve written about it before. We’re a family of nibblers around here. Lilly nibbles on me. Ginko nibbles on Lilly, and sometimes because she is just so sweet

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Bloat Prevention Update

Remember how I put a stopwatch to Ginko and timed his speed eating? Well, I have good news and one clarification about our ongoing bloat prevention plans here

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Burdens Our Dogs Carry

One of our Twitter friends (@IntuitiveBridge) recently lost some followers for essentially saying that we shouldn’t make our dogs emotionally responsible for us. The backlash stemmed from this

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Me, a Positive Influence?

I’m taking the day off from a new post … thanks to this nice Influence Positively Q&A interview with me that  Grouchy Puppy posted on the Cleo’s Day

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Ginko: The Dog Banana-holic

Upon our return Saturday from a day-trip into the mountains south and west of here, I discovered an amusing sight. It seems Ginko transferred his food-stealing habit from

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Everyone Has a Puppy, But Me

Oh, boy, do I have some puppy craving going on? Other girls might have biological clocks that tick for human babies, but my heart yearns for puppies. Not

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Dogs and Ferrets: Howz That Work?

Here’s a confession. Once upon a time (many, many years ago), I nearly made an impulse buy at a local Petco. The store had a tiny, round dog

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Dog Training Update: Ginko’s Wake-Up Whines

At first, we blamed Ginko’s early-morning wake-up calls on knee pain. Then, we had that whole excessive thirst and urination thing going on. Now, we’re not sure if

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What Dogs Can Teach Us: Leave It

We ask our dogs to LEAVE IT all the time. It’s a handy dog training cue that essentially means “Let it Go.” Ignore that food on the ground.

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Birthday Smiles

We began our celebrations of Tom’s birthday Friday with a hike. We did not know at the time that it would be the highlight of a weekend that

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