A Total Bitch

I saw the headline of this article in my google reader and I thought, that is me! And then I realized this is about dogs not humans. Aggressive Dogs May Be Depressed talks about a study on serotonin: Canine aggression is the most common behavioral problem that veterinarians see and now new research is finding [...]

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Top Dog Blogs? That’s Setting The Bar Low

Today I ran across a list of 2010′s Top 50 Dog Blogs. I don’t read any of them regularly, but I recognize a few names from twitter, and was going to look into more of them, until I saw #15. The Obama Dog Blog. Oh boy. I already slammed it so I won’t bore you [...]

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New York Daily News Looks Out For Hot Dogs

It seems to happen every heatwave: someone leaves a dog in a hot car and it isn’t alive when the Owner comes back. That’s inexcusable. By now everyone should know better. But this article from the New York Daily news has other practical tips for keeping dogs happy in a heatwave. Like looking out for [...]

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Dogs in Dorms?

I’m really not a big weekend Times reader, but I could not resist a second post on a dog article today. According to the paper, some colleges (Stephens was profiled) are inviting students to bring dogs to the dorms. In theory this will ease the transition to living as adults (away from Mom and Dad). [...]

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Couples Therapy For Bitches

Thanks reader Golden for emailing this tip in! Last week, the New York Times wrote about a couples therapist that proposes this advice: treat your mate like your dog. And it’s actually advice meant to improve your relationship! Healing Together for Couples is by licensed psychologist Suzanne B. Phillips. The Times explains her theory: She [...]

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Dog Blogging: Overload

We’ve just stumbled upon Frankie’s list of dog blogs from last weekend. Wow.

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Raleigh Reading: Dog Mom to Mom Mom

Thanks tipster Kim for sending in this article from The Globe and Mail. (Which means special shout out to Canadian bitches!) Writer Rebecca Dube talks about how her dog prepared her to be a mom. And while I have lots of wine in my oven and no-buns-no-thank-you, I am willing to concede that my dog [...]

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Raleigh Reading: Will This Book Tell Us What To Eat? Finally?

Earlier this year, we made a concerted effort to figure out pet food. But we got discouraged. Marion Nestle’s book, Pet Food Politics was heavy on politics and light on advice. We also emailed the dog owning author of Eating Animals, JSF. We did not hear back. It’s easy to over think the problem but [...]

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Reading Round Up: Simon Bolivar and Dogs as Nationalism

This piece from the BBC about a rare dog bread, Mucuchies, makes a case that dogs can be a powerful symbol for a whole nation. Kind of gives Bo Obama a lot to live up to. Bolivar’s Legacy Reverberates in Venezuela [BBC]

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Reading Round Up: Origins and Original Content

The Times has an article that claims the first domesticated dogs were in the Middle East. Sweet! What kind of dog did Jesus have? We would guess golden retriever. Just a hunch. More on why cat people are inconsequential: Dog domestication and human settlement occurred at the same time, some 15,000 years ago, raising the [...]

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