We all know that dogs overheat when left in a closed car during the summer months. But how hot is too hot and how quickly do dogs run into trouble?

‘Keeping your dog cool’ is the topic of this week’s episode of Good Dog. Dr. Eric Barchus writes the Vet Blog for Dogster.com and he offers all sorts of advice for dog owners who want to know the facts.

In November of 2007, I interviewed Marlena Cervantes, owner of Flexpetz, a business that introduced flexible pet ownership to a number of American cities. When she applied to open a branch in Boston, (more…)

It’s been a great few weeks with brief trips to Lake Tahoe and Sea Ranch, CA. Lulu had a blast digging in the sand and making friends on the trails. It was dog behavior at its best.

On this week’s Good Dog podcast, Jean Donaldson describes the top ten dog training tips including, expect your dog to act like a dog. Sounds obvious but, somehow, we often get frustrated when they do things like bark and lick. That’s their job!

Jean advises us to make our dogs work for their food and avoid laying guilt trips on them. As with kids, it’s useless.

Imagine if we checked people out by sniffing their behinds. Would the world be a better place? There’s something simple and honest about the way (more…)

Did you hear the Good Dog episode about cloning dogs? In it, we talked about The Golden Clone Giveaway — an online contest where the winner’s dog would be (more…)