Protect the Paws

If you haven’t had much success with the dog boot thing,  you can always smear Vaseline  on dog paws to kinda-sorta protect them against the sidewalk salt of the winter. It’s better than nothing! and … when you get home … don’t forget to gently wash off paws … after they’ve thawed out … with…

Dear Dogs and Cats

Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and they contain your food. The other dishes are mine and they contain my food. Placing a paw print on the food in the middle of my plate does not make it become your food and dish, nor do I find that paw…

Black Dog Holiday Wisdom

Handle stressful holiday situations like a dog. If you can’t eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away. – Jake

Such a Good Dog

“No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls…