Spaying and neutering puppies shouldn’t be standard policy — and it isn’t automatically the “responsible” choice either. By Alexandra Horowitz/ Dr. Horowitz is a cognitive scientist who studies dogs. Sept. 3, 2019 I’ve never lived with a dog with testes or… Read More »Dogs Are Not Here for Our Convenience
By Maeve Higgins When I got a puppy, I didn’t put her photo on social media for weeks because I was afraid she’d die or I’d have to give her back. I told hardly anybody I got a dog. I… Read More »Get Yourself a Giant Dog
Certain people in my household — and I’m not naming names — have been waging a stealth and coordinated campaign to get a dog. One of them might drop subtle hints when we pass a particularly cute poodle in the… Read More »The Dog is in Charge
Rich New Yorkers who feel bad about keeping their dogs inside all day are paying dog hikers to let them run free in the country. Two years ago, Dane and Brooke Carillo brought home Mackey, an English cream golden retriever, to… Read More »Can’t Take Your Fancy Dog Hiking in the Country? Hire a Pro
If you are a pet owner, it’s likely you know this: pets shed constantly. A typical house cat can shed up to 75,000 hairs a day. If you are a typical human, you probably also know that you lack the… Read More »Pets Shed Constantly. Here’s How to Keep Up
By Margaret Renki There’s a story my husband has been telling for nearly 15 years, since not long after US forces invaded Iraq. In a news report, American soldiers were going door to door with bomb-sniffing dogs, trying to persuade… Read More »What It Means to Be Loved by a Dog
Pakistan is one of a small number of countries that do not have animal welfare laws in place, yet rather than lamenting the situation, one key to improvement is a greater awareness of the health benefits – both physical and mental –… Read More »How Can a Dog Boost Your Children’s Health?
by Jenny Holt Food allergies are common in dogs. And some breeds are more prone to developing symptoms than others, including the Yorkshire Terrier, Golden Retriever and Bulldog. With Pakistan’s government killing in excess of 50,000 stray dogs a year, it’s… Read More »Could Your Dog Have One Of These Food Allergies?
by Jenny Holt Do you think it deplorable that animals are often mistreated, abused and neglected? Although this is true for many animals in a variety of scenarios, few animals right’s are less respected than those of our canine companions.… Read More »What Makes Us Human? Dog Rights and Kindness in Pakistan
by Jenny Holt The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has only one way of reducing the number of stray dogs on the streets: poison capsules. Whenever there is an increase in dog-related hospital cases, the KMC fills trash cans with poison capsules so… Read More »The Poison Dog Capsules in Your Home
