A law making microchips mandatory for all dogs is expected to pass handily within the next few days in Britain. If it does, all dogs would be microchipped as puppies in an effort to track owners of dangerous dogs. Some are applauding the measure, but many are condemning it as ill-planned and ineffective. They doubt …
Tag Archive: talk
Apr
20
Let’s Talk: Dog Parks – Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em?
When I started research for the first edition of my book, The Dog Lover’s Companion to California, there were just a handful of fenced-in dog parks in the entire Golden State. I raved about these parks and gave them a four-paw rating and lots of space in my book, because they were so dog-focused, so safe …
Apr
12
Let's Talk: Are You an "Extreme" Dog Lover?
Most Dogster readers are head-over-paws in love with their dogs. How could we not be? Our dogs know us better than other people do sometimes, and they love us unconditionally, know when we need extra TLC, don’t talk back, and never bicker over the remote. Many of our readers treat their dogs to the best …
Apr
04
Let’s Talk: Would You Try Zinc Neutering If It Meant Your Dog Could Keep His Man Bits?
I sometimes take zinc gluconate when I feel a cold coming on. And lots of people down the amino acid, L-Arginine, for all kinds of health concerns. But who knew that when you mix the two together, add a little purified water, and inject it into a dog’s testicles, it effectively neuters the dog? (Don’t …
Mar
29
Let’s Talk: Do You Think This Ad Is Cute, or Creepily Inappropriate?
Does a TV commercial for the Jeep Compass go in the right direction, or does it lead viewers down a road that should remain less traveled? That’s the question recently addressed by the Australian Advertising Standards Bureau, which had to decide whether to pull an ad featuring a dog, or let it keep airing on …
Mar
07
Let’s Talk: What Invention Would You Most Like to See For Your Dog?
A real-life Wallace and Gromit and their literal Twitter feed have been making headlines around the world this week. “Wallace,” aka Nat Morris, a computer consultant, has invented a way for you to send a tweet to “Gromit,” aka Toby, and have a couple of pieces of kibble or tiny treats magically come down a tube …
Feb
22
Let’s Talk: What’s the Weirdest Thing Your Dog Has Ever Eaten?
Our earlier story about a bull mastiff who ate an entire wedge of brie cheese – knife and all – got me reminiscing about some things Jake has eaten in his life, especially in his puppyhood. I wince when I think of all the horrid things he noshed. Included on his menu of unabashed abscondery …
Feb
08
Let’s Talk: Where Do You Buy Your Dog’s Goodies, and What Do You Look For?
I was chatting with Dogster’s terrifico Managing Editor, Janine Kahn, the other day, and the subject of where we get our dogs’ treats, toys, leashes, and other goodies came up. In her no-child, single-dog home, she and her sweetie try to shop as locally as they can, partly in order to support mom-and-pop shops. And …
Feb
01
Let’s Talk: What Would Your Dog Do if You Needed a Helping Paw in a Medical Emergency?
There’s a heartening story in the news today of a little dog who helped save his owner’s life last week when she took a terrible fall on her tile floor. As she fell, she heard a big crack and felt the roar of pain. Her femur had broken badly and she could not move. It …
Jan
25
Let’s Talk: Is It OK for Skechers to Sweep the Greyhound Issue Under the Rug?
Yesterday I learned of two major companies that, in my opinion, blew it in the public relations department. The first isn’t dog-related, but it’s so incredibly bad that I have to mention it here. Carnival Cruise Lines reportedly offered 30 percent off a future cruise to survivors of the deadly Concordia cruise ship accident off …
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