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Dog’s Name and Age: Zoey, 13 years Nicknames: Angel Face, Big Girl Adoption Story: We had lost our 11-year-old Lab/Shepard mix to cancer and needed to fill the hole in our hearts. I looked for a young dog on Petfinder.com for a couple of months and when I came across the picture of Zoey (she was initially called “Miss Dixie” by the rescue group that had pulled her out of a high-kill…
Dog’s Name and Age: Tula, 4 years Nicknames: Tulip Adoption Story: We previously wrote for the The Bark about our adoption of Tula, a blind Shiz-Tsu who has taught us so much about loving kindness. We brought Tula into our family thinking we would have to learn to “manage” a blind dog. Instead, Tula has taught us patience, commitment, open-mindedness. Tula loves to count steps in new locations so that she can…
Day 1 Today I had leftovers. I lacked my usual enthusiasm as I ate the salmon and rice. It was a dry meal, but I generally love dry meals. My thoughts were too occupied with Gladys; I just couldn’t find the pleasure and excitement I usually have while eating. Gladys, my life partner of 19 years, has fallen deathly ill. She is in the hospital. And here I am, trapped…
When we consider a dog’s intelligence, we are usually thinking about how obedient or trainable it is. Although being intelligent does impact how a dog learns, the genetics of each breed can determine personality and how likely the dog is to obey its owner. Some working breeds are notoriously obedient, such as the border collie. Other types of dog, such as terriers or hounds, were bred to be independent and…
Three very harmful myths that have been negatively impacting so many dogs. I love meeting new puppy “owners” because most of them are not unlike “human baby” parents. They worry about their firstborn because everything is new and exciting, but also a little scary. First time parents also have a difficult time distinguishing between good and bad advice. One piece of bad advice that drives me crazy is that people…
A tip to the Turlock Police Department’s Animal Services unit led to the discovery of 49 dogs living outdoors at a Turlock residence on Tuesday. The Turlock resident told animal services the dogs were believed to be strays that were found around town and brought back to the residence. Many of the dogs were not spayed or neutered and the pack began to grow as puppies were born. The Turlock…
Dogs are not only our emotional co-pilots, they’re often our actual co-pilots as well, going along for the ride as we run errands or head out for longer excursions. But if they erupt in frenzied barking in response to everything they see on the other side of the car window, their trips are likely to be few and far between. Here’s how to change that behavior. Many dogs bark at…
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We buried Russell out at the end of the dunes, where he always headed when off-leash. The digging was good, all sand, a bit damp, which helped avoid cave-ins. I got him good and deep, well away from any critters who might dig for him and succumb to the drugs that had been used to euthanize him. I took his collar off to free him on his journey, but replaced…
Dogs are special. Every dog owner knows that. And most dog owners feel their dog understands every word they say and every move they make. Research over the last two decades shows dogs really can understand human communication in ways no other species can. But a new study confirms that if you want to train your new puppy, you should be speaking to it in a certain way to maximise…