Celebrating Labor Day (by Doing Little Labor) September 2023
Asking versus Telling Our Dogs August 2023
Could We Ever Read Dogs as Well as They Read Us? September 2022
How to Apologize to a Dog–Or Can We? July 2022
What are Your Dog’s Nicknames, and Why? April 2022
Dog Bite Prevention Week (Month? Year?) April 2022
Your Dog is Much More Than “Smart” January 2022
“Dogs Never Lie About . . . ” Or maybe they do? August 2021
Talking to Other Dog Owners–Tread Carefully July 2021
Guardian? Owner? Parent? Which Are You? (If any . . .) May 2021
Greeting Behavior and Separation Anxiety–Any Effects? March 2021
Unwanted Advances–The Human Kind December 2020
Love. In the Time of Now. November 2020
I’m Little And Adorable. Don’t Make Me Bite You. September 2020
Love, but not Like? Like, but not Love? Feelings are Messy. June 2020
Dog Parks: The Controversy, and Out of Africa Part II February 2020
The Poetry of Nick Names November 2019
The Eyes Have It September 2019
Why I Farm, Revisited August 2019
Bigger Dogs, “Smarter Dogs”? Hmmmmmmm. . . July 2019
Why Do We Love Dogs So Much? So, So Much? May 2019
Meditate Petitate? Why Not? April 2018
Are We Doing Enough for Our Dogs? April 2018
Visits from former owners: Good for Dogs? January 2017
First look at my memoir: The Eduction of Will October 2016
The Pain of Being Alone March 2016
Taking Your Dog on a Sniff January 2016
What Makes Your Dog Happy? January 2016
What does “Licking” Mean? November 2015
The Healing Look of Love April 2015
Assistance Dogs International (Or does the “I” stand for Inspiring?) September 2014
Is Anthropomorphism a Dirty Word? April 2014
Applied Ethology: Translations and Mis-Translations February 2014
Dogs As Family, People As Packs July 2013
Confrontational Techniques Elicit Aggression May 2013
How Do You Play with Your Dog? February 2013
Autonomy and Domestic Dogs November 2012
Can Dogs Tell Stories? Part I, Part II October 2012
Do Other Animals Keep Pets? August 2012
The Ten-Year Anniversary of The Other End of the Leash August 2012
Size Matters March 2012
Do Dogs Form “Real” Friendships? Part I, Part II February 2012
What Emotions Do You Share with Your Dog? Part I, Results November 2011
Dog Laws Aroung the World October 2011
Take a Dog to Work? Maybe, Maybe Not. June 2011
A Valentine to Willie February 2011
Bad News! Dogs are Dangerous! January 2011
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat September 2010
The Gift of a Book August 2010
Leadership April 2010
Dog Training and the “D” Word April 2010
Dogs & “Dominance” – What’s a Person to Do? April 2010
The “D Word” and Social Relationships in Dogs April 2010
The Concept Formerly Described as “Dominance” March 2010
How Much is Enough? March 2010
Hugging February 2010
Who Are We to Dogs? November 2009
“Listening” to our Dogs July 2009
Why Are Some People More Comfortable Around Animals? February 2009
Human-Animal Relationships; People and Dogs January 2009
Do Dogs Know When We’re Sick? December 2008
The Miracle of Our Relationship with Dogs November 2008
Dogs Don’t Talk Politics November 2008
Are Pets Important? Part I, Part II September 2008
Beyond Words: The light and the dark side of a relationship without speech
Action/Re-Action: The temptations of the dominance fallacy
Speak up: If your dog could talk, what would she talk about?
The Right Touch: Where, how and when you pet your dog makes a difference
Love Story: Our extraordinary love affair with dogs
Get Real: Fight frustrations by adjusting your expectations
Lessons from Sheepdogs: The source of a lifetime of learning
Pet Peeves: Let’s hear it for the family dog
Once in a Lifetime: Why all our dogs can’t be above average
Rites of Passage: Navigating the loss of a beloved dog
Here’s the good news: It’s fun to train your dog! Here’s the bad news: You have to learn how. More good news: It’s not hard to learn. . . and this is a great place to get started.
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