Bringing a baby home changes your dog’s world before the baby arrives. Furniture moves, rooms get gated, walk times shift,…
Austin Murphy
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Short coats shed as much as long ones and hide it worse. The hair is shorter and stiffer, so it…
Austin Murphy
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Adding a second dog costs less than most people expect, because a good deal of what you own already works…
Austin Murphy
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Small dogs hike differently from large ones, and the gear reflects that. A short-legged dog covers the same trail in…
Austin Murphy
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Short-nosed dogs cool themselves badly. Panting works by moving air across moist surfaces in the airway, and a shortened muzzle…
Austin Murphy
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A dog bed on hardwood has two jobs the flooring adds. It has to stay where you put it, and…
Austin Murphy
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Dogs show behavior that looks like jealousy, and research has found they push between an owner and a rival object…
Austin Murphy
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Extreme heat is a different problem from a warm summer day. The ground becomes the immediate danger, the margin for…
Austin Murphy
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Feed them apart and stay in the room until both have finished. That single arrangement prevents almost every mealtime problem,…
Austin Murphy
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Usually not. Water is one of the few resources most dogs share without any friction, and plenty of multi-dog households…
Austin Murphy
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