I always figured this was true, but now there is a study that confirms that dogs can be optimistic or pessimistic. Read about it here.
I always figured this was true, but now there is a study that confirms that dogs can be optimistic or pessimistic. Read about it here.
Guest post written by Julie Georgas Behind every pet name there’s usually a cute story. Maybe you named your pooch Buttons because he’s as cute as one. Or you’re a big Antonio Banderas fan and were confident your Chihuahua could pull of the name! Global Pet Foods and Angus Reid recently surveyed over 800 Canadian [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, pups and pooches, there’s a new magazine in town! Founded in March 2010, Animality Pet Magazine is a pretty on-line Ottawa based publication dedicated to the proper care and compassionate treatment of our beloved pet friends. Liz had the pleasure of photographing the uber-cute ‘Back to School Issue’ cover this September and [...]
There were quite a few times where I thought that Paddington or Corduroy were in trouble because of choking or needing to throw up. It’s not a nice feeling. The people at Dogster wrote a great article about it. Read the article here.
Last year we had a scare. Paddington started coughing and we thought she might have contracted kennel cough. Fortunately for us, it wasn’t kennel cough, but for others whose dogs do contract it, kennel cough is not fun. Check out Kennel Cough Help for some great advice on everything to do with kennel cough. From [...]
Image by Aaron Elliott and Lori Jones We’ve been having quite the summer – it’s actually been warm for days on end and it is just wonderful. While we enjoy this heat, our four legged family members might not. Dogs do not handle the heat as well as humans do so please take care and [...]
Ottawa Dog of the Week for May/20.13
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The photos taken at Westfest 2012 at Masters n Dogs are now ready to be downloaded. Thanks to the dogs and their humans who participated!
If you had a photo taken at Westfest 2012 at Masters n Dogs, please follow these instructions to pick it up:
* Click here to open the album
* Find your dog and click the photo to make it bigger
* Above the photo there will be a down-facing arrow icon - click on the icon to download your photo!
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