Skip, aka Fabio, aka Mr. Wonderful, has pannus, a “progressive inflammatory immune mediated disease of the cornea,” which leads to blindness if not treated every day for the rest of a dog’s life. It’s especially common in German shepherds, greyhounds, and border collies, and is believed to be genetically mediated. The good news (besides the […]

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03.06.2025

Kindness and Happiness - The Other End of the Leash

Happiness can be elusive. I first added a variety of phrases starting with “especially when . . . ,” but decided that those four words were enough. No one can be happy all the time, but who doesn’t want to be happy at least part of every day? Surely the same is true of our […]

The Other End of the Leash

17.06.2025

Love Has No Age Limit in Audio! - The Other End of the Leash

Love Has No Age Limit is now available in audio. Wheeee! My co-author, Karen London, and I are deeply grateful for how it has been welcomed by shelters, rescues, and adopters. This booklet, about bringing home an adolescent or mature dog rather than a puppy, has sold almost 150,000 copies and was called “A one-of-a-kind […]

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01.07.2025

Heat Stress in Dogs Revisited - The Other End of the Leash

I would be excited about lessons tomorrow with the GOAT sheepdog trainer/handler Scott Glen, but the fact is it’s so hot and humid I know that Skip will only be able to work for very short periods of time. Like just a few minutes. I also just a pulled him from a new trial I […]

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Kindness and Happiness - The Other End of the Leash

Love Has No Age Limit in Audio! - The Other End of the Leash

Heat Stress in Dogs Revisited - The Other End of the Leash

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