Casting Call for "I Am The MAJORITY" Project
Reblogged from Animal Farm Foundation: As scientific study and research continues to prove that "pit bull" dogs are just like any other dog, we're now facing a different, equally challenging, hurdle:...
View ArticleIt’s Not How They’re Raised, It’s How Dogs are Managed That Matters Most
How many times have you heard someone say about a dog, “It’s all how they’re raised”? Probably a lot. If you own a pit bull dog, probably a lot more. I hear pit bull advocates saying it all the time,...
View ArticleA Head Harness You Won’t Hate
I don’t know about you guys but I have a real love/hate relationship with the Gentle Leader (GL). One one hand, as a dog walker, it has allowed me to walk countless Tasmanian devils challenging dogs....
View ArticleBoarding Kennels for DINOS
Below you’ll find a list of boarding options recommended by the Team DINOS fans on Facebook. These boarding kennels have been a good fit for their DINOS, particularly those that are not social with...
View ArticleThe (Dog) Days of Our Lives
I don’t know about you guys, but between the (almost) end of the world, the holidays, and some snow shoveling, December was one busy, where-the-heck-did-it-go month around these parts. Allow me to give...
View ArticleMoney Talks: Do You Support Companies That Discriminate?
I just broke up with my auto insurance carrier. For years (long before I had dogs), I’ve been a happy Progressive customer – good rates, good customer service, no complaints. Until this year when I...
View ArticleJunk in the Front: Dog Coats that Fit
It’s FREEZING in Maine this week. The only people walking around these days are the dog walkers and the postal carriers. Half the dogs I walk are disgusted by this weather and demand to be taken inside...
View ArticleOne Weekend in Maine…
We had a blizzard this weekend. How about you? Three feet of snow in 24 hours + hurricane-force winds = six foot high snow drifts. It was awesome. The dogs can tell it better than I can, so here’s...
View ArticleProfessional Dog Walking: Fame, Fortune, and Poop Bags
Recently, I’ve gotten quite a few emails asking me for advice about starting a dog walking business. I’m sure the editors of Vanity Fair will be covering this hot topic in their next issue, so let’s...
View ArticlePlaying Tuba with My Dog and Other Stuff I Keep Meaning To Do
Hi! It’s been kind of quiet over here the past few weeks, huh? I want to write, but I’ve been busy doing cool stuff: going to Austin, Texas and not so cool stuff: hanging out in airports for two days...
View ArticleHave You Hugged a Shelter Worker Today?
Note: I’ve totally lost control of my to-do list and haven’t been able to carve out some time for writing new stuff, so I thought I’d share an older piece I wrote a few years ago for StubbyDog...
View ArticleOur Rights and Responsibilities: Dog Law Q+A with Attorney Heidi Meinzer
When it comes to providing the best care for our dogs, we consider many issues: nutrition, training, socialization…but what about our legal rights and responsibilities as dog owners? We should be...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of Dog Catchers
When I came across the book, The Secret Life of Dog Catchers: An Animal Control Officers Passion to Make a Difference, I wasted no time in reaching out to the author Shirley Zindler to ask if she’d...
View ArticleNo Manners, Need Advice? Try Google, Not Me.
Hi there! We’ve never met, but I have a dog with a ton of behavior and medical problems and I really need your help. I’m going to share three paragraphs of vague information that contradicts itself,...
View ArticlePit Bulls and Puppies: Ken Foster and Traer Scott in Maine
Mainers we’ve got some special guests coming to town that you don’t want to miss! This Saturday, May 11th, authors Ken Foster and Traer Scott will be holding a book signing at Fetch* in Portland from...
View ArticleStop Caring What Others Think and Stand Up for Your Dogs
It’s almost dog bite prevention week, so I want to talk to you guys about one of the keys to reducing dog bites (as well as making life better for your dogs all around): You need to stop caring what...
View ArticleHow Steve Martin Helps Me Deal with People Who Walk + Text
A couple of years ago I started encountering a new obstacle while I was out dog walking: people who walk right into me while they’re looking at their cell phones. I don’t mean talking on their cells. I...
View Article10 Signs The Other Person’s Just Not That Into You (or Your Dog)
It’s Dog Bite Prevention Week again and lots of good lessons about understanding dog body language are being shared. We all need to learn dog body language. Life would be grand if everyone understood...
View ArticleNose Works: Where Every Dog Is a Winner (Even the Naughty Ones)
Boogie and I just wrapped up a four week Nose Works class. For those of you that are new to Nose Works, here’s what it is, straight from the founders themselves: “Inspired by working detection dogs, K9...
View ArticleDog Walker’s Hair Goes Gray Overnight: Says Invisible Fences Are to Blame
I’ve been trying to write a funny take on how ridiculously stressful it is to walk past yard after yard of dogs that are behind invisible, underground fences and charge me as I walk by. It’s like the...
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