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Health & Home
 
Huggies the cat receiving Reiki

Reiki Healing For Pets

Reiki practitioner Jenny Hughes of All Creatures Reiki answered a few of my questions about Reiki,…
Training & Behavior
 
Yawning dog

Dog Body Language

Do you speak dog? Our dogs have a lot to say but the meaning can get lost in translation.…
Health & Home
 
Dog looking at dog food

Dog Food: What Not to Feed

Customers often ask me which dog food that I carry is the “best. ” It would be wonderful if I could…
Training & Behavior
 
boxer begging

Dog Store Etiquette

I dare you to find a store serving the needs of the canine community that doesn’t allow dogs inside…
Training & Behavior
 
A Briard grabs food from the table

The "Bad Dog" Myth

The dog training lesson started off much like any other. My new clients had called me to help with…
Training & Behavior
 
dog in bed

Bed Making Dogs

A client recently sent me a video of her dog Georgia doing something strange. Georgia woke up the…
Health & Home
 
coconut oil

Coconut Oil for Dogs

We hear about a host of canine health problems here at Life on the Leash. Flaky skin, hot spots,…
News & Blogs
 
dog manners

Pet Manners: Petting a New Dog

Here in the store I frequently get to see people interacting with dogs that don’t belong to them.…
News & Blogs
 
Three miniature schnauzer puppies in a suitcase

The Best Pet Care for Your Dog

Summer travel season is rapidly approaching, which means that responsible pet owners who can’t take…
News & Blogs
 
dog at vet

"Vet Peeves"

I compiled what I thought was an exhaustive top 10 list of “vet peeves” (the things that we do…
News & Blogs
 
cute puppy

Unusual Cuteness

Pet people do some pretty strange stuff. We compose songs for our animals, we make up funny words…