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Daisy and the Pussycats

Kathleen St. John | February 22, 2012

It’s 1:30 a.m. and Daisy is pacing. Again.

She hears a cat somewhere—or at least she thinks she does—and is in a hurry to get outside and attack it. If we don’t let her out, she’ll pace and whine for an hour or more. If we do let her outside, we’ll be reinforcing her demanding, unnecessary behavior. It’s the middle of the night, and we’re stuck. All of us.

Martha Speaks Turns Four

TheBark.com | February 20, 2012

In one of those series of events that usually only happen in dreams—Jon Hamm (the enigmatic, chain-smoking star of “Mad Men”) drives around in a purple boot with a loquacious yellow mutt named Martha in tonight’s season premier of “Martha Speaks” on PBS.

Bill Will Allow Using Dogs To Lure Wolves To Be Killed

Marc Bekoff | February 20, 2012

Just as I was preparing for a nice relaxing evening I received an email telling me that there is a bill pending in Idaho that will allow ranchers to use live bait, including dogs, to lure in wolves so they can be killed. For a summary of articles about this sickest of sick ideas, please click here and here.

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Managing My Beasties

Elizabeth Kennedy | February 17, 2012

I knew I was going to be on my own navigating the new parenting world with a dog already in the house when more than once I came across the following advice: reduce the attention you give your dog by at least fifty percent. The logic: I would have less time to devote to my dog, so she should get used to it early.

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