5 photo tricks that help dogs get adopted
by Jaymi Heimbuch It’s no surprise that a great photo makes a world of difference in helping a dog get adopted. As potential forever families flip through photos on websites like Petfinder or...
View ArticleEvery Trick is Magic–A Chance to Work With Mick and Lisa
Maisie, Mick, and Lisa–Click to visit our Youtube Channel, Mick’s Tricks! From what I hear, it isn’t enough for a writer to sit around writing alone. You have to force yourself to become an extrovert...
View ArticleA Jealous Dog is a Teachable Dog (don’t do this to your mate)
The Gloria Sirens So I quit my plum of a high school teaching post (I job I loved with people I love) to spend more time writing. Although my bank account is dwindling, my commitment to unpaid work is...
View ArticleFoster Dogs, Happy Places, and Crates of Our Making
As I work with more dogs, I only become more convinced that, as hokey as it is, dogs are people too, and also, (although it’ll raise hackles), people have dog in them too. Baxter his first minutes...
View Article7 Reasons I Love Dog Tricks
The Gloria Sirens Maisie, Mick, and Lisa–Click to visit our Youtube Channel, Mick’s Tricks! If you like it, please subscribe! From what I hear, it isn’t enough for a writer to sit around writing...
View ArticleYou Know You’re a “DogMom” When
Lisa Lanser Rose you’re between the ages of 15 and 85 and feel you’re in your prime dog-rearing years. you think soccermoms and helicopter parents who put their children first are slackers. you’re…...
View ArticleThe Evidence for Positive Reinforcement Training In Dogs
by Pippa Mattinson, author of Happy Puppy Handbook, Total Recall and The Labrador Handbook. Over the last few decades there has been a huge swing towards less punitive methods of dog training. Watching...
View ArticleThe Great Coyote Invasion of NYC
photo by The Gotham Coyote Project Back in 2000 I set out to write about about coyotes in the northeast and studied the coyotes in NYC. My editor poo-pooed the book idea, but I wish I’d kept at it. The...
View Article5 Ways to Love and Let Go of Foster Dogs
People tell me all the time they admire me for fostering dogs. “I could never foster,” they say. “I’d get too attached.” My secret is a heart of steel. I know they mean to praise me, but the compliment...
View Article4 Easy Dog Tricks for Great Holiday Pictures
The Gloria Sirens This holiday season take unforgettably lovable pictures of your dog! Pose your dog in a group shot with the family in front of the tree, wearing reindeer antlers, or peeking up from...
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