How to Take Better Photos of Your Dog / Pet (kids too)

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Taking pictures of your dog, cat, or other pets are often similar to taking photos of your children. [...]

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Raw (species appropriate) Food for Pets?

Finally, another well-written article about feeding pets raw, species-appropriate foods. I write about this often enough but simply had to link to an excellent article by fellow dog writer Christie Keith. I see she also began her conversion by reading the book by Dr Pitcairn that I am always recommending to every pet owner.
Today’s post is [...]

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The BEST Dog Book

This book should be compulsory reading (and re-reading) for every pet owner. I get teased at times on my discussion list, Healthy Aussies, because I’m frequently referencing Dr. Pitcairn or a statement or information from his Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. There is now a revised edition, Dr. Pitcairn’s New Complete Guide to Natural [...]

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Resolve to Feed Your Dog (or cat) Real Food this Year

One good thing that came from the tragedy of the tainted commercial dog food and the resulting scandal is that many pet owners began to realize that commercial foods are not what dogs are intended to eat. Not only that, when you feed a commercial dry diet, you put your dog at risk every single [...]

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Win a Dog Book: caption contest

A fellow freelance writer and photographer (we’re both members of the Dog Writers Association of America) has a dog book and is currently running a fun contest for all dog owners.
Jean Fogle is running a Caption Contest through her blog. Simply pay her blog a visit, check out the weekly photo, then enter by leaving [...]

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Summer Reading (canine)

So many people love finding enjoyable summer reading and here’s one well worth reading. Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote is a very well written memoir that provides dog guardians with a fresh and realistic perspective on the relationship we all have with our canine family members.

In Merle’s Door: Lessons from [...]

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Passions, Teasing, and Required Reading

I get teased at times on my discussion list, Healthy Aussies. Frequently I am referencing Dr. Pitcairn or a statement or information from his Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. There is now a revised edition, Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, 3rd Edition. Now, I’m tempted to purchase this [...]

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Real Food for Dogs

“Although we have come to accept commercial foods as being normal or natural ways to feed animals (and indeed ourselves), in fact they are not. They are simply what we’ve gotten used to in the last few decades. But nothing we can produce commercially ever can rival those mysteriously complex foods manufactured for eons by [...]

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Dog Books for Kids

Christmas is coming and I have a couple of great dog books to recommend for your children or grandchildren. These two books are geared for children in the range of 8 to 13 years of age, or thereabouts.

Silly Dog Tricks: Fun for You and Your Best Friend by D. Caroline Coile, PhD. is a real [...]

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