Dog Tales Blog

Oh boy, what an adventure Hudson and I had! You see, a few months ago, I decided it was high time for me to get out of dodge, or at least time for me to move out of the family home. I’d been feeling somewhat stifled since the twerp arrived, and getting a bachelor pad […]

In 1961, Daniel Freedman, Orville Elliott, and Josh King published a study on Puppies in Science magazine. They took five litters of Cocker Spaniels and three litters of Beagles and conducted an isolation experiment. All of the litters and their mothers were kept in a fenced in, one-acre field without any human contact whatsoever. They […]

If you’re still undecided on the perfect sport to take up with Bailey, training her to become a Search and Rescue (SAR) dog might be your cup of tea. SAR dogs have been used for over 300 years. They are highly specialized dogs, that have been trained to search in all sorts of environments. There […]

I haven’t been into the city in a while and was thinking about taking the ferry in. I love the city. I remember every trip I take into the big apple. I even remember one Friday years ago. This wasn’t one of my notorious PB&J adventures, no sir. This time I went in with Mom, […]

Last year, the American Kennel Club launched its Trick Dog program. This exciting program encourages people to train their dogs to do a variety of tricks. Yes, your dog can now get titles for sitting, fetching and even for driving you to the grocery store to buy milk. There are five Trick Dog Titles to strive […]

At Three Dog Bakery, we feel that every day with our dogs is a celebration! Of course, there are days that you might want to do something extra special for your furry BFF, like their birthday.But, what if you don’t know their actual birthday? No worries! North Shore Animal League declared August 1 to be […]

This week I discovered feature films. I had no idea theaters existed. I mean, I’ve watched television many times and home videos, too. Chester loves going to the movies, and I thought it was high time I went, too. After begging him to take me, he finally gave in. The feature film we […]

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…flying dog? Well, not exactly. It’s actually a dog leaping nine feet up to catch a disc mid-air. The disc or frisbee, if you will, is thrown by its human in an athletic game of retrieve, called Disc Dog. This thrilling sport […]

Do you get up in the morning wondering how to motivate your employees? Well, wonder no more. The answer is simple: allow them to take their dogs to work. Research shows that taking their dogs to work makes employees more satisfied, active, productive and can even boost retention rates. […]

What do you do on Saturday nights? Do you go out or do you stay home watching Saturday Night Live? If you do the latter, you will undoubtedly have seen me working my magic with the host of the week. I’ve graced the SNL stage more times than I can remember. As a matter of […]

Have you seen the new GEICO commercial that features McGruff the Crime Dog? You know, the dog that was the star of the 1980s Public Service Announcements for the National Crime Prevention Council. In case you haven’t, let me describe it for you. McGruff walks into the police department and says, “Sarge, […]

Over the years, the dogs and I have visited well over 100 people. Each visit was unique and enjoyable, but sometimes you have visits that makes your heart sing.One visit that comes to my mind was a gentleman in the chemo suite at the cancer clinic. He was sitting in a chair facing the hallway. […]