Nine Dogs, One Small Beach, and a Basset Who Would Not Get Out of the Car
We did our first reader meetup at a small lake outside Asheville. One dog refused to leave the car for forty minutes. Almost no advice here.
Senior Dogs
Beau Stopped Coming Upstairs at Night. I Told Myself He Was Eleven.
I've got a cupboard of half-used joint chews and a low opinion of the whole category. Here's what six weeks of changes actually looked like, including the parts I can't take credit for.
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Reader Mail: My Dog Will Not Stop Eating Grass
A reader's four-year-old heeler mix grazes on every single walk. The upset-stomach explanation is shakier than people think, and what's sprayed on the lawn matters more.
Six Early Arthritis Signs I Missed in My Own Dog
A certified vet tech on the six quiet changes that showed up in her ten-year-old shepherd months before any limp did, and what the appointment finally cost her.
I Bought Five Orthopedic Beds and Wrote Down Where He Actually Slept
Five orthopedic dog beds, six months, 174 logged mornings with a nine-year-old shepherd. Two failed outright. The winner is the ugly one he ignored for five weeks.
I Weighed My Dog's Food for 30 Days. The Scoop Was Off by 28 Grams.
I weighed every meal an eight-year-old lab ate for thirty days. The scoop was off by 28 grams and my husband quit on day eleven.
Five Months of Fighting a Hardwood Floor
Cooper is nine. Our oak hallway is twenty-two feet long and he stopped walking on it. Five months later I know which fixes mattered and which was free.
