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Health & Home

Natural Flea and Tick Prevention

The decision to use chemical flea and tick treatment is a difficult one for many pet owners. Reports of animals suffering from serious health...

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Health & Home

Reiki - A Healing Touch for Pets

Reiki practitioner Jenny Hughes of All Creatures Reiki answered a few of my questions about Reiki, a gentle alternative therapy for animals (and...

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Training & Behavior

Strange Dog Behavior: Bed Making

A client recently sent me a video of her dog Georgia doing something strange. Georgia woke up the middle of the night and started dragging her nose...

toy stuffing

Training & Behavior

Creative Toy Stuffing For Dogs

I’m a huge fan of treat dispensing toys. I stock a ton of them at Life on the Leash because I consider them "babysitter toys," meaning you can fill...

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Reiki - A Healing Touch for Pets
Reiki practitioner Jenny Hughes of All Creatures Reiki answered a few of my questions about Reiki, a gentle alternative therapy for animals (and...
Coconut Oil: Miracle in a Jar for Dogs
The benefits of coconut oil for dogs. Giving your dog coconut oil offers many advantages. Reduce risk of cancer, disinfect cuts, relieve arthritis...
Natural Flea and Tick Prevention
The decision to use chemical flea and tick treatment is a difficult one for many pet owners. Reports of animals suffering from serious health...
Boot Camp Dog Training: A Good Idea?
Have you ever wanted to ship your dog off for a “boot camp” training situation, where someone does all of the work for you and returns a perfectly...

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Dogs in the City

I reviewed Dogs in the City after the first episode a few weeks ago, and I've reluctantly continued…

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Shelter Dogs

I've been hard at work on my second book, and my research brought me to a study detailing the…

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Video: Canines on the Catwalk

Known for their creative fundraiser ideas, our local rescue group, Animal Lifeline, did not…

Mixed Up

All Mixed Up

“What kind of dog is that?” Got a mixed breed dog? Then you probably hear that question all the…

Training & Behavior

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Dogs on the Street

Intrepid canine reporters Millie the Smooth Brussels Griffon and Olive the mixed breed dog are back…

Kyle Dyer, news anchor bit by dog

Kyle Dyer Bit By Dog

A recent televised dog bite, in which news anchor Kyle Dyer was bit by a dog during a live segment…

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Chicken Training

Clicker training is an amazing way to connect with animals, and I don’t just mean dogs. World…

pets and vacation

How to Leave Your Dog at Home

Leaving your dog behind when you travel can stress out even the most frequent of fliers. I’ve got…

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The Yellow Dog Project

I lived with a reactive dog for many years. Our Boxer Sumner was frightened when we came upon other…

Training & Behavior

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Jump Through a Hoop

The weather just took a turn from unseasonably temperate to downright gross in the past 24 hours,…

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Handling Issues

Remember Olive's handling issues I mentioned a while back? While we've made great progress using…