Filter posts by category

Just Dogs

 

Information on living with, training, and loving Dogs

2024 Rate Your Dog Food: Does Your Brand Get an A or an F?

/ Dogs in General, Tech Tips & Product Reviews / By / 17 Comments

Updated for 2024: illustration of various dog foodsIs your dog food cutting the mustard?

We all want to make sure our dogs are getting healthy, safe foods. (To keep abreast of the latest pet food recalls, go to DogFoodAdviser.com. You can even sign up for alerts.) It can be hard to sift through all the advertising and positioning. Should we go with Dry? Wet? Raw? Freeze-dried? Some combo? Too many options!

I offer the following lists, chart and quiz to help you sort … Read More

What is the Best Gender Combination for 3 Dogs?

/ Dogs in General / By / 101 Comments

3 dogs playingI’ve had so many readers ask me over the years what I think is the best gender combination for 3 dogs. Having lived with multiple  dogs for more than 30 years, following is what I think based on my experience.

These are pics of the most recent combination of my 3 dogs—two males and a female, all different breeds, and each spaced about 3 years apart in age.

3 dogs on couch

What You Need to Know About Dog Gender Combinations

Because I started … Read More

2 Best Dog Strollers Duke It Out

/ Just Dogs / By / Leave a Comment

If you love to walk and have a puppy, or a small, sick, or old dog, you’ll want a dog stroller. The freedom it will give you to get back outside and enjoy some fresh air is not to be underestimated. Depending on your needs, probably one of the two strollers below will work well for you.

Pet Gear NO-Zip Pet Stroller with Dual Entry, Push Button Zipperless Entry, Gel-Filled Tires

cavalier in dog stroller

When Wink was too old to walk, I got … Read More

Housetrain Your Puppy in One Week

/ Dog Training, Life of Riley / By / 6 Comments

Housetraining quickly, and teaching Potty and putting it on cue is not hard. But it does require dedicated consistency on your part to help your puppy get it quickly.

This is what good house training should look like after one week. The word “Potty” has been put on cue and Riley solidly knows that outside is for doing his business. So when I say, “Go Potty,” he quickly gets down to business.

Daytime Strategy and Steps for Quick and Successful

… Read More

Where Do You Land In the “Can’t Live Without” Category?

/ Finnegan the Coon Cat, My Dogs and Me / By / Leave a Comment

I admit it. I have dogs on my brain. I’ve made it a whole 9 months without a dog. That’s closing in on a new record for me. It’s not that I don’t miss Finn, too. I do. But cats don’t fall into the “can’t live without” category for me.

So I was curious. Where do most people fall in the “can’t live without” category? Looks like it depends on what country you live in.

… Read More

Is Having Three Dogs Better Than Two or One?

/ Dogs in General, Funnies, My Dogs and Me / By / 52 Comments
[Since Google is sending people here re 3 vs 2 dogs (which I wrote as a fun fluff piece), please also read this more serious post for my honest opinion: “What I Really Think About Having 3 Dogs vs 2 Dogs“ first before you decide. Updated 10/25/22]

I’m often asked if there are benefits to having multiple dogs. I’d have to say it depends on the number of multiples you’re considering. For instance, is having two dogs … Read More

Scroll to Top