Holiday hazards: How feeding your dog scraps might jeopardize their health
By Heidi Clayton It is that time of the year for large feasts filled with yummy fattening foods, which are incredibly tempting to humans and dogs alike. If you find yourself tempted to overindulge around the holidays, imagine your dog’s temptation. Every year, I...How to keep kids safe from dog bites
By Heidi Clayton In 2013, The National Library of Medicine published a study that of the over two million reported dog bites where a child was the victim, roughly 90 percent of those victims knew the dog that bit them. Most of those bites occurred when an adult was...Keep Halloween howling-free: How to help dogs get through the holiday
By Heidi Clayton Halloween can be fun for some dogs and absolutely terrifying for others. Scary decorations, costumes, and an endless stream of scary people coming to the front door for candy can be hard on some dogs. So, let’s discuss keeping dogs safe during...Meet the breed: the Scottish Terrier
By Heidi Clayton If you are considered a “type-A” personality and want a dog to match your gumption, you should consider the Scottish Terrier. I love watching the little Scotty with their cocky attitudes sail across the show ring like they own it. In their minds, they...
