by Gene Lyons This just in: Your dog doesn’t feel even a little bit guilty for jumping up on the counter and scarfing down an entire baked […]
Tag: dogs
No, cracking the windows doesn’t make parked cars safe for dogs
by Michelle Reynolds I was standing near a store entrance when I heard it: yelping and barking coming from the parking lot. Dumping my items, I ran […]
Help your dog beat the blues when kids go back to school
by Melissa Rae Sanger Shopping done? Check! Backpacks packed? Check! Alarms set? Check! Soon, the big yellow buses will ride again, signifying the start of a brand-new […]
The ‘dog’ days of summer
by Gene Lyons One time I started to write a book I called “Animal Passion,” a history of my marriage in pets. The first chapter, about an […]
Summer can be ‘ruff’
Protect dogs from the heat by Melissa Rae Sanger Growing up, my family and I shared our home with boxers we had adopted from the local animal […]
CCA welcomes Therapy Dog
The West Virginia University College of Creative Arts has taken on a new staff member. This one is just 2 years old and has become a popular […]
It’s important to fix pets
Four hundred and sixty nine — that’s how many cats (400) and dogs (69) the Monongalia Canine Adoption Center had to euthanize last year. That sad number […]
Who’s the real charmer here? Him, or my dogs?
Remember that Jack Nicholson-Helen Hunt-Greg Kinnear movie, where Jack plays an unhappy, obsessive-compulsive recluse whose whole existence is turned around by the love of a good woman […]
Making friends: The power of dogs
by Gene Lyons Personally, I’ve no use for what I call “greeting card holidays.” Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day? Forget it. Actually, I’m leery of […]
Puppy Kindergarten
Class teaches pets behavioral basics Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Clever Canine, on Point Marion Road, helps participants teach the latest furry additions to their families behavioral basics with its Puppy […]
