New Book, Decoding Your Dog, Will Help Give You And Your Pup A Happier Life!
A great new book is out! It’s called Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones. I found Chapter 4, Housetraining 101 – Do It Here, Do It Now of Decoding Your Dog to be quite informative and a motivator for me to address […]
American Humane Association Survey Reveals Grief Of Losing Childhood Pets Carries Over Into Adulthood
A new survey was released by the American Humane Association thats reveals compelling evidence of the incredible bond people have with their pets.
Do Dog Owners Choose Dogs With The Same Personality As Them?
Though I don’t agree with everything in these studies, it may point out why people of certain personality types have issues with their dogs. By that I mean, we all know someone on our own block that can’t keep control of their dog, keeps them on a chain outside all day or their dog is […]
Wisconsin Called Cruel For Allowing Dogs To Track Wolves
Wisconsin is the only state that allows hunters to use dogs to track wolves. Humane groups believe that they have undisputed evidence that physical confrontations between dogs and wolves can result in cruelty and death to both species, and wants regulations with reasonable restrictions for the state’s five month wolf hunt which begins on October […]
Pets Living Longer!
Since 2001, nearly 1,000 people have applied to Guinness World Records with claims to have the oldest pet for its species, says a recent FT Magazine article that looks into the growing obsession with pets’ ages. With overall pet spending in the US of more than US$50 billion in 2011, according to the American Pet […]
Truckers Transport Rescued Animals To Safety
Sean Kiel is a no-nonsense guy with a gruff voice and a tough demeanor. A truck driver for 30 years, he describes himself as an “alpha male” who tends to keep his emotions “hidden pretty well.” But get him talking about the curly white Bichon Frise he helped rescue from a dark life in a […]
Coyotes Attack Several Dogs In Arizona Town
Coyote attacks in Sun City West, Arizona have spiked, sending at least six dogs to the vet in the last 10 days. Sun City West Animal Hospital says they’ve seen everything from puncture wounds to life-threatening injuries. Arizona Game and Fish says spring is coyote season, when the animals look for food in the cool […]
Hero Chicago Firefighter Brings Dogs Back To Life
A Chicago firefighter is The Dog Files’ latest hero after she brought not one, but two dogs back to life using CPR. Chicago Fire Dept. firefighter Tammy Rodriguez responded to a fire on the back porch of a home Friday afternoon and pulled two dogs from the blaze — an adult dog and a puppy, […]
Are Dogs A Part Of Your Family?
Great video by CBS News about how dogs are now an intrinsic part of our families.