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The Canine Kingdom of Scent Book Review and Giveaway

Several years ago, before we were joined by Toby, Wheatie and I took a short tracking course, which was loads of fun. We enjoyed the class and spent many weeks after the class had finished preparing courses in the park [...]


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Migraine Alert Case Series Published

The case series of eight migraine sufferers detailing their dogs’ behaviors that alert them to impending migraine attacks was published this month in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Among these individuals, unique alerting behaviors were consistently identified within [...]


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UPMC Therapy Dog Study in the News

A few weeks ago, I attended the World Institute of Pain meeting in Miami, FL, that brought together pain researchers and clinicians from across the globe to share the latest advances in pain management. At this meeting, I presented data [...]


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Should I Feed That To Fido?

A new healthy living website, HellaWella, is offering health tips for you and your favorite canine friend. Check out these tips on which of your scraps you should and shouldn’t share with Fido. Click here for a larger view of [...]


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Doggie Donation Corps Continues Marching Forward

Like the military personnel they honor, the Doggie Donation Corps is not resting on their laurels of achieving the $10K raised mark, but continue to march toward their goal of raising the $15,000 needed to fund the costs for bringing [...]


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Join Me This Evening on the Pets Teach Us So Much Show

This evening, join me on TPPC tv’s the Pets Teach Us So Much radio show. The show starts at 6:30 PM and is also featuring veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Louck talking about misunderstood pups. After Dr. Louck teaches us how to [...]


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Letters From Angel Book Review and Giveaway

Have you ever wondered what your dog might say to you if it could speak? How would your dog remember its life? What would seem so important and what would seem insignificant to your dog? And in your dog’s final [...]

 

Books by Dr. Marcus


Fit as Fido
A Doctor's Guide to Dog Therapy and Healing: The Power of Wagging Tails
Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care: A Valuable Complementary Treatment