by Kris Hazelbaker with contributions from Pat Justus and Merijeanne Hollingsworth Remember not to shoot into the sun. For un-posed photos, just sit with your dog(s) until he is ignoring you and playing or exploring. Start snapping photos of him in different poses, doing different things (sniffing a leaf, looking off in the distance, […]
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Tail Talk – Part 2 Letting Dogs Be Dogs
by Vivian Flynt © 2015 How did present-day English Shepherds manage to retain so many tail types? Consider this: At one time all varieties of British herding dogs produced an assortment of tail lengths. Nowadays, though, many of the very pure-breeds that trace back to those early herding dogs are either bobbed or long […]
What Aging Dogs Need
by Dr. Jennifer Bailey I confess, I am a sucker for a greying face and kind eyes. I consider myself a connoisseur of senior pets, as the last two dogs I have adopted have been over the age of seven. As such, I have become well versed not only professionally, but also personally, in the […]
Sharing Life With Senior Dogs
by Kona Lang Looking out of my office window, I realize how fortunate I am to have an east view from the 15th floor of a building in Anchorage, Alaska. The picture window faces the Chugach Mountains and to the left I can see the Alaska Range. There is not one day where the […]
Learning Never Ends
@2015 Mary Peaslee Leon Whitney described English Shepherds as “the most popular breed in America… seen on farm after farm throughout the country” in his book, How To Breed Dogs, published in 1937. Tom Stodghill, founder of the first independent English Shepherd registry, and Ed Emanuel, founder of the second English Shepherd breed registry, both […]
The What, When and Why of Vaccinations
by Christine L. Merrill, DVM, DACVP, PhD Janet Shlanta’s Iris (and friends) If you pay attention to the press, you can’t help but notice that more and more people are questioning the necessity of vaccination. The 2014 measles outbreak, which began in an amusement park in California and spread across the United States affecting over […]
Hot Weather Tips
© 2012 by Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor and Ty Taylor. Reprinted with permission. Christa Brelsford’s Raina When dogs get hot and tired they are at greater risk for injury. Water can boost a dog’s endurance by 75 percent, so plan ahead. Set up water stations when you are going to be working in areas long distances from […]
Pain Management Without Pills
by Nancy Whitlock, CVT, reprinted with permission Does your pet have difficulty getting up from a lying position? Has he or she been diagnosed with osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease? There are great options to help your pet that don’t involve having to give another pill. Heat and cold therapy, acupuncture, underwater treadmill, physical therapy, […]
USDA Herding Dog Study
@Linda Rohem, reprinted with permission, originally published in AHBA newsletter When reading the book The New Knowledge of Dog Behavior by Clarence Pfaffenberger, I was intrigued to find a reference to a project involving herding dogs that had taken place just before World War II under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The […]
Nosework 101
by Jan Masters What is Nosework? It is a fairly new sport for us and our dogs and has been around since about 2006. The objective is for the dog to find a hidden target scent and for the handler to know their dog has found it. It is a sport for all breeds of […]