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Sago, A Very Special Service Dog Review and Giveaway

Beth Davis is an wonderful author who went to school in my hometown and is the founder of Pawsative Tales, and organization raising money to fund the training and placement of service dogs. Beth shares her expertise about service dogs [...]


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Blankie-Making Bella’s Celebrity Grows

You all know my good friend, Bella who works her little paws to the nubbins sewing blankets to benefit Southern California Pomeranian Rescue. My pups absolutely LOVE their thick, washable Bella blankies and when we came home from our backpacking [...]


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Weekend Holiday with The Wheatens

Special boots, showy cape, hair care products — those were important items to pack for our fun weekend getaway. Oh no — those weren’t for me. Those were for my wheaten terriers! Last weekend, we spent a lovely and totally [...]


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HMS Illustrious Joins Hounds For Heroes

Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Illustrious has adopted Hounds For Heroes as their 2012 charity, planning to raise at least £5,000 to fund the training of a cadet service dog in training who will likely be named Lusty after this ship. [...]


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Training Is Essential For A Confident Pet And A Therapy Dog

Therapy dog training can take a long time. There are a lot of obedience techniques therapy dogs have to learn and they need to learn to control their desire to play, bark, and investigate when they’re “on the job.” They [...]

 

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