Do Pet Parents Need a Dog Grooming Table at Home
As pet parents, part of our job is grooming. How we live up to that responsibility is up to us. Instead of grooming our...
Let’s Talk: Confusion About Negative Reinforcement During Dog Training
Good morning, readers, and happy Wednesday! I hope you're enjoying your week so far and that you had time to catch my column last...
Op-ed: True Confession – I Gave My Sister a Wolfdog Hybrid
Evidence indicates that the domestication of wolves began between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago. This was the beginning of the genetic split between wolves...
Sunday’s Recap: 9 Blogs for Dog Lovers
It's Sunday again, and you know what that means - time for my Sunday Recap. Did you have time to catch my column last week?...
Op-Ed: Serendipity and Dogs
I’ve been thinking a lot about serendipity lately, which as you’ll understand in a moment if you don’t already, means that anything I learn...
Dog Abuse: Let’s Fix This, One Dog At a Time
Animal abuse is one of the most heartbreaking things in the world, and dogs are the most common victims of animal cruelty. The Humane...
Sunday’s Recap: Caring For Your Dog on a Budget
Another weekend is coming to a close, and what better to do on a Sunday afternoon than catch up with some reading. My column...
Let’s Talk: Should Your Dog Eat People Food?
Hey readers! I hope you are having a great week and you had time to check out my column from last week about Dog Park...
How Owners Lose Their Dogs’ Trust
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
~ Henry Wheeler Shaw
Shaw was right. Dogs are...
Sunday’s Recap: Dogs and Children
Happy Sunday! I hope your week was more relaxing than mine. We've been busy here at Top Dog Tips putting out our regular columns...
Let’s Talk: Dog Park Etiquette
We're changing our Let's Talk column. I'll still be doing my weekly column, but you'll be seeing more op-ed pieces from other editors too....
Cons of Operant Conditioning: Is Your Dog a Gambling Addict?
In the 70s, there was a lot of unrest accompanied by paranoia over a theory of behavior surfacing in psychology. Never mind that the...
