Weekly Dog Digest #12: Handpicked Articles You’ll Love

First of all I want to say thank you to everyone who shared and commented on last weeks roundup – it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Secondly if you’ve read anything awesome about dogs lately pass it on; I’m always looking for contributions.

I hope you have an excellent weekend, enjoy some of this beautiful weather, and have a chance to sit back and catch up on this weeks dog stories.

Weekly Dog Digest #12: Handpicked Articles You’ll Love

Our Favorite Dog Articles of the Week

Fighting For Her Life & Others – What an Inspiration – A young girl whose been fighting for her own life is helping to inspire others by reaching out to help dogs in need (such as a therapy dog named Bocker whose undergoing treatment for lymphoma). A beautiful story about how we can all make a difference and inspire hope.

How to Quickly Get Dogs Adopted – Decreasing Time of Stay in Shelters – A few great tips on how some shelters have been able to get their pets adopted out quickly. I especially love the tip on having open adoption policies – it could save a lot of frustration from potential adopters if they know beforehand whether or not they’ll be approved.

On Osteosarcoma and Amputation – If you’re ever faced with having to make touch medical decisions (especially an Osteosarcoma diagnosis) when it comes to your pet this is a must read.

Why Do Some Dogs Chase Their Tails? Scientists Hope to Discover the Answer – There are many theories but scientists are conducting new research to try and get to the bottom of the tail chasing behavior.

Zoomies: Why Does My Dog Get Them? – We’ve all seen it; that moment your dog seems to loose control and fall into a temporary moment of blissful insanity.

The Fatal Epidemic of Animal Care Workers That No One is Talking About – Have you heard of compassion fatigue? It can take a real toll on certain professionals and appears to be especially widespread in the animal care field.

Should Dog Training be 100% Positive? – A thought provoking look into what we think of when we use the terminology aversive – and whether it always leads to pain and fear.

Mother Captures Heartwarming Images Between Son and Dogs – Polish photographer Agnieszka Gulczyńska captures beautiful images (as shown in the feature image) from the special relationship between her toddler and their three adopted dogs. See more on her official facebook page.

Death Throes of the Guilty Look – We tend to think our dogs exhibit their own ‘guilty’ look after doing something wrong. Here’s a great scientific look at how the owners reaction seems to be the determining factor in whether a dog exhibits these appeasement type behaviors.

Holy Fatness! Labs, Flab, and the Delusional Fancy – Some breeds have changed a lot over the years; take a look at how one of our favorite breeds has changed over the past 50 years when it comes to standards in the show ring.

~~Springtime Dog Safety Alert: Watch Out For Weed/Lawn Products~~ -While most lawn products state that they’re safe for children and pets there’s some fine print that needs to be followed – especially when you’re relying on mother nature to do the watering for you.

Charlie the Failed Guide Dog Goes to School – Cute story about a dog who had to undergo a career change – proving that just because you fail at one thing does not mean you’re not perfect for something else.