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5 Things I Worry About With My Dog’s Allergy Treatment
Sweet Baby L has been undergoing pretty intense treatment for her environmental allergies for almost a year now. Unfortunately she still seems as itchy as ever. We were told effective treatment could take a very long time, but I had been hopeful that she’d start to see relief sooner quickly. 😟 It’s hard to see…
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My Dog’s Allergies: An Ongoing Saga
I’ve written before about Sweet Baby L’s allergies and what we’ve done to treat them so far. To recap: What Do My Dog’s Allergies Look Like? Her biggest symptoms at the moment are red staining around the fur of her paws and on her stomach. Our dermatologist tells us that this is the result of…
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When It’s Time to Leave the Dog Park
It’s all fun and games until it’s not. Not everyone is a fan of the dog park. I know there are many dog owners and dog experts who are firmly against them. Some of the cause for concern are the fact that you don’t know if the other dogs will play nice, how your dog…
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Why I Don’t Have a Dog GPS Collar …and When I Would Get One
As someone who is constantly worried about things that are unlikely to actually happen (my dog running away, my dog being kidnapped, etc.) you’d think getting a GPS tracker for her would have been at the top of my priorities list. Surprisingly, it wasn’t. I actually didn’t even know that dog collars with GPS existed.…
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10 Things I’ve Recently Googled About My Dog
The whole reason I started this site was because there were so many questions I had about my pup it felt like I was glued to Google. Two years in and I’m still constantly looking things up. Let’s take a tour through my neuroses shall we? Is my dog depressed after camp? Fresh off a…
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How I Got My Dog to Stop Barking at Me
It’s no secret that Sweet Baby L loves food. If there’s a snack, meal or treat to be found, she is all too eager to get her paws on it. Once she discovered that our kitchen was the source of food, and that my being in the kitchen meant something was cooking, she felt like…
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Expensive but Worth It: 3 Big Ticket Items Every Anxious Dog Owner Should Consider
When we were getting ready to bring Sweet Baby L home, we painstakingly went through the list of items recommended by her breeder and made sure we had everything we needed. I spent hours perusing Amazon and Chewy.com looking for the perfect dog bowl, the crate with the best reviews, the right-size Kong toys, etc.…
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Mastering the Recall Command
There were few things that made me more nervous than picturing Sweet Baby L slipping her leash and running off into the distance with me trailing desperately behind. I knew that if I was going to have a healthy relationship with my new pup, it would be important for us to master some basic commands…
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5 Tips for When Your Dog is on a Diet
All those extra treats have added up, and you’ve assessed and accepted the fact that it’s time for your pup to drop some extra pounds. Losing weight is always easier said than done but here are 5 things that are working for us:
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The Pros and Cons of Doggie Daycare (from an anxious dog owner’s perspective)
Before Sweet Baby L arrived, I didn’t even know that doggie day cares existed. It wasn’t until a neighbor with a pup around the same age told me that they had been going to one that I considered it at all. “Does he like going?” I had asked. “Well, I love it,” she replied. LOL.…
Is My Dog OK? 