Dog Advice & How-to
From quick tutorials to DIY recipes to expert Q&As, we’re to guide you through the good, bad, and mangy parts of pup parenting.
25 April 2018
3 MINS READ
How Jelly the Rescue Pup Got Healthy and Found Her Forever Home
When Jelly, a two-year-old pitbull mix, was found running around a park in upper Manhattan, she was in rough shape: “She had severe dermatitis, her ears were badly infected, most of her fur was m…
11 April 2018
3 MINS READ
What to Do When Your Dog’s Deathly Afraid of the Groomer
Lola is all happy tail wags until she recognizes what neighborhood you’re in: Dog Grooming Town—and she will do anything to get out of dodge. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Pup gro…
by Gabby Ross
29 March 2018
3 MINS READ
How to Teach Your Dog to “Drop It!” on Demand
Does your dog “sit” and “stay” like a champ but run the other way when you ask him to give up that toy in his mouth? Join the club. Once your pup has those basic commands down pat, it’s c…
15 March 2018
7 MINS READ
From Butt Dragging to Tail Chasing: Why Dogs Do Weird Things
You’re watching TV when all of a sudden your pup hops off the couch and scoots her butt across the floor. Did she seriously just rub her stinky butt all over your new rug?! From butt dragging…
2 March 2018
5 MINS READ
How to Teach Your Pup to “Come!” on Command
It’s an all too familiar scene: You’re at the dog park shouting at your pup to “come!” and… they totally ignore you and keep chasing a lab with a stick. Or, you’re standing in the doorw…
27 February 2018
3 MINS READ
How Spud the Rescue Pup Slimmed Down (and Became a Total Stud)!
In Kern County, California, high-kill animal shelters abound—in fact, the country has some of the highest euthanasia rates in the country. That’s why, in 2009, Zach Skow founded Marley’s Mutt…
15 February 2018
7 MINS READ
How to Crate Train a Puppy
Crating your dog might seem restrictive, but with the proper training, it can give them the freedom to enjoy a comfortable and confident life!
8 February 2018
3 MINS READ
7 Things That Stress Pups Out
Dogs live the good life. They get to sleep all day, take long walks, chow down on delicious food, and enjoy plenty of belly rubs. What’s there to complain about? We humans may think their liv…
1 February 2018
3 MINS READ
Do Dogs Get the Winter Blues?
If the short days and freezing temperatures have left you feeling a little low, you’re not alone. Each year, approximatey 5 percent of people suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type…
31 January 2018
3 MINS READ
How to Give Your Dog an Awesome Name
Picking the puppy was easy (it’s always the runt, isn’t it?). Coming up with an endearing name that lives up to his adorable little face? A bit more challenging. To make it easier, check out th…
by Gabby Ross
