This holiday season, we celebrate Xuma and Orson, and although we miss them greatly, we smile because we laughed, loved, played, walked, and cuddled for ten marvelous years. We had the good fortune of meeting Xuma at the North Los Angeles Animal Shelter.  They informed......

I am pretty sure that dogs have convened and agreed to create their own dictionary.  Orson’s dictionary would probably look something like this. All gone – this is a trick, there is always more food, never ever stop begging. Come – determine if there are......

I drive around the corner, almost home, and there he is, a cute yellow dog. He is adorable. He is loose. He is alone.  He has not been taught to look both ways before crossing the street. I must catch him and reunite him with......

Does your dog feel guilty when she disobeys? Probably not, according to Alexandra Horowitz, dog cognition scientist and author. Yet we have all seen that guilty look, haven’t we? Head down, sad eyes, tail tucked, slinking away. Is that guilt?  Or is it a response......

Your dog should have a registered microchip. Collars and tags are great and necessary; but think of the microchip as a safety net in the event the collar and tags get lost.  The microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is......

I had the pleasure of listening to Debra Jo Chiapuzio, founder of the Emma Zen Foundation, speak about emergency preparedness for our pets.  There are easy steps we can take now to protect our pets.  Here is what I learned. Consistently obeying three commands keeps......