Dog Culture

As I finally pay bills and do laundry and all the other life chores that my passion for “the dog park fight” has kept me from for months, I ask myself, “Was this ‘doggie debit’ worth it?”

I really miss having my dogs available in the house and cuddling with me but it isn’t going to happen here. I am considering moving away from this man over my two dogs.

I'm a new dog owner. My Havanese puppy, Boing-Boing, is great, but I hope you understand my disgust with other dog owners.

Sniffed out: the city’s best ideas for a full day of doggie nirvana.
Herewith, Toronto’s top dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, shops, and outdoor spots.

The city’s best ideas for a full day of doggie nirvana. Herewith, Seattle’s top dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, shops, and outdoor spots.

From hand-carved wood to holograms

Grab a snack at the local barkery, stroll Washington park or take a desert hike before freshening up at the Wag N' Wash and retiring to your swank digs for an in-room doggie massage.

One taste of the wild, competitive sport of flyball and you’re hooked. Dogs utterly fascinated with balls race off-leash over a 51-foot course, along the way hurdling four jumps that are 10 feet apart. The size of the shortest dog on the team determines the jump height for that entire team. At the end of the course, the dog uses his or her feet to hit “the box”—a device that fires a tennis ball—then catches the ball and flies back over the jumps to the finish line. As the first runner crosses the line, the second dog in the four-dog team takes off. To make it even more exciting, these dogs are racing alongside another team of ball-hungry athletic canines.

Bobble around Beantown with your best buddy; meander in Brookline, stroll around Beacon Hill and sidestep the Big Dig in The Hub of the Universe.

As with so many ground-breaking ideas, necessity proved the mother of invention. As a new mom, Ottosson suddenly found herself with less time to interact meaningfully with her dogs. She knew that consistently challenging her dogs was integral to their development, not to mention her relationship with them, so she created Ottosson's Zoo Active Products, a line of games that ask your dog to combine wits, motor skills, and memory to get a treat. Forget mindless chewing and squeaking‚ these are toys that require your dog to think.