Holiday Hazards for Dogs

by Lisa Lyle Waggoner Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, how lovely are your branches…..and what a hazard you can be.  No, I’m not talking about a fire hazard.  All those wrapped presents around and on the Christmas tree, all those special human goodies everywhere and all those poinsettias that help make your home festive […]

Does Your Dog Have Country Dog Syndrome?

by Lisa Lyle Waggoner The joys of living a rural life in these beautiful mountains certainly feeds my soul in a hundred different ways.  I believe I can also safely say that my dogs would call life in these mountains “doggie heaven on earth,” as evidenced by the way they bound around with wild abandon […]

Training Tip – A Proper Introduction

Seems like the past few months, for one reason or another, I’ve been focused on introductions between a new dog and existing pets in the home.  I was asked to write some training tips for an article in an upcoming puppy issue of the Dog Fancy family of magazines, then several clients have needed assistance […]