Helping an adopted dog with separation anxiety
Dear Cathy, In April, I adopted a retired four-year-old greyhound. I named him Geo. He suffers from extreme separation anxiety. […]
Dogs
Cats, Dogs
How to handle your dog or cat’s bad breath
Dear Cathy, We rescued our golden labs – a six-year-old brother and sister – three months ago, and they are
Dogs, Training Dogs
Keep training to distract dog from chewing on household items
Dear Cathy, We have a 3-1/2-year-old Labradoodle named Rocco. He is basically a good dog, but he has a bad
Cats, Dogs, Humane Education, Other animals, Pets
The message is, “Adopt, Don’t Shop,” for your next pet
Dear Cathy, I read your recent article about research showing people are not more likely to return pets acquired during
Dogs
Good reasons to restrain your dog
Dear Cathy, You really brought up a hot-button issue the other day. While walking on a trail, we came upon
Dogs
Good reasons to restrain your dog
Dear Cathy, You really brought up a hot-button issue the other day. While walking on a trail, we came upon
Dogs, Humane Education
Keep the leashes on- it’s safer and it’s the law
Dear Cathy, I’ve been fostering abused and neglected dogs for about five months. They pulled on their leashes, which produces
Cats, Dogs, Pets
Pet- and kid- proofing the Christmas tree
Dear Cathy, I read your column in the Chicago Tribune/Lake County News-Sun, and I enjoy it very much. You asked
Dogs, Training Dogs
Chaos turned to peace after consistent training
Dear Cathy, I wanted to give you an update on the training you recommended for my pups last year. They
Dogs
Keeping pup from licking paws
Dear Cathy, Our ten-year-old rescue, Buddy, a Poodle Bichon, recently began to lick both fore ankles, just above the paws.