Wintertime safety tips for dogs

Karen gave her listening audience incredibly important tips for keeping dogs safe during the winter.  She talked a lot about some products that can be used for preventing sore paw-pads. She also reminded everyone that when we have deep snowfalls, our 4-6 foot fences shrink up a lot so dogs can practically walk over the […]

Party Celebrations; Housetraining puppies

Karen talks about how to prevent puppies and dogs from getting scared during new year celebrations.  Renee talks about how to housetrain puppies during the second part of the show. Click here to play or download podcast

Christmas Puppies

Renee and Karen discuss the challenges faced by new puppy owners during the holidays; and there are many! Listen to this program before deciding whether winter is the best time to bring a puppy home amidst  the chaos of the Christmas season. Click here to play or download podcast

Raising Puppies to be Service Dogs

Megan Rix, author of “The Puppy That Came for Christmas,” talked to Renee this morning about her experiences raising puppies in England for the handicapped. Click here to play or download podcast

Great games to play with herding and working breeds.

Karen describes various games to play with the herding breeds (e.g., Border Collies, Shepherds, Cattle Dogs, etc.). Click here to play or download podcast

The right dog to adopt from a shelter.

Renee advises listeners how to research and select the right dog to adopt from a shelter. Click here to play or download podcast

Feeding your dog from the table and other dog diet questions

Lucy Postins, founder of The Honest Kitchen, talks to Renee and Karen about human table scraps to avoid giving to our dogs, especially during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. She also talks about the benefit of a raw food diet for dogs. For more information about her dehydrated foods, check out her website at: www.thehonestkitchen.com Click […]

A new puppy/dog to a resident cat

Today’s subject centered around introducing a new puppy/dog to a resident cat. Sue Bulanda, a very regular guest on Thursday in the Doghouse, gave us numerous ideas on how to make these introductions go smoothly. She also talked a lot about cat behavior, especially when they meet a new pup or dog for the first […]

Caring for the senior dog

Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist from Tufts/Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine returns to The Doghouse to talk about caring for the senior dog. If you have an aging dog, this is an excellent show to hear! Click here to play or download podcast

Games to Play to keep dogs mentally exercised and happy

Renee and Karen provide instructions on how to play wonderful and entertaining games with dogs that help provide mentally stimulating activities.  Games like these keep dogs from becoming bored.  They also prevent behaviors like barking, destroying personal effects, stealing and other inappropriate and problematic behaviors. Click here to play or download podcast