by Marcie Davis | Feb 20, 2013 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Training
Dr. Brian Hare, canine cognition researcher Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Brian Hare on the Working Like Dogs radio show at www.petliferadio.com. Dr. Hare, the Director of the Canine Cognition Center at Duke University, is the author of The Genius...
by Marcie Davis | Feb 10, 2013 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Dog Food & Nutrition, Doggie Healthcare
Why do some dogs not only like to lie on the grass, but also eat it? Everyone seems to have a theory about why dogs sometimes eat grass, but nobody really knows for certain. Some people think dogs eat grass to get more fiber in their diet. But since modern commercial...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 27, 2013 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Public Interaction
Service dog Whistle and his new friend, Bueno, after their first meeting As an experienced assistance dog handler, you may consider yourself to be a total “dog person,” but that doesn’t mean you should assume it’s OK to approach every unknown dog. For me and...
by Marcie Davis | Oct 31, 2012 | Service Dogs, Dog Food & Nutrition, Doggie Healthcare
You may take supplements even though you eat well, so does that mean your dog should take vitamins and minerals also? Canine nutrition is an evolving field but today’s high-quality dog foods generally make nutritional supplements unnecessary. So says the DogWatch...
