Find Your Breed Match! Is the Ridgeback, Shiba Inu, Bichon Frise or a giant breed the dog for you?
The lifestyle magazine for modern dogs and their companions S U M MER 2017
THE ONE PERSON DOG:
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Does Your Dog Need A Friend?
Stars & Their Dogs
WHY YOU SHOULD BABY-TALK TO YOUR DOG
The Best Toys & Treats
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“Ice Cream” For Dogs
Giant Breeds!
Adopt These Dogs!
Make a Flower Crown
Canine Cannabis. If your dog suffers from pain, inflammation or cancer, CBD therapy could help!
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The One Person Dog Does your dog only have eyes for you? What’s healthy behaviour—and what’s not—when it comes to the one-person dog.
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Chances Are You Baby Talk To Your Dog—But Does He Care? Dog-speak. We all do it, but a new study shows there’s actually good reason to baby talk to your dog. (Take that, eye-rollers!) BY STANLEY COREN
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BY TEOTI ANDERSON
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Find Your Perfect Breed Match! Is the Shiba Inu or the Bichon Frise the dog for you?
A Bond Like No Other Deborah Groenheyde's vision of a powerful dream-image was the inspiration behind her successful business. BY J. LESLIE JOHNSON
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The 14 Largest Dog Breeds Is bigger better? Where dogs are concerned, for some people the answer is a resounding yes. Get to know the 14 largest dog breeds.
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How To Tame a Fox—And Build a Dog The amazing true story of how a pair of scientists condensed the domestication process by thousands of years and made foxes every bit as loyal and tame as dogs.
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The Rhodesian Ridgeback A rather remarkable hound. BY KELLY
BY LEE DUGATKIN AND LYUDMILA TRUT
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The Dog That Changed Everything For this family struggling to take care of two little boys with autism, support dog Roman was the unexpected answer to a prayer.
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Goodbye Yellow Spots, Hello Lustrous Lawn!; Bath-Time Make Easy; Ayurveda For Dogs
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Dog Gear For Good
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Save a Life, Foster a Dog! A new site makes it easy to connect with shelters and rescue groups to foster a dog in need.
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How To Remove a Tick In 5 Steps; Does Your Dog Have Fleas
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Create Change: These Dog Toys Give Back!
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Canine Cannabis Is CBD therapy right for your pooch?
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Raptor Shield; Happy Joints; The Fun and Easy Way to Exercise Super-Energetic Dogs
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Does My Dog Need A Friend? How to determine if your dog wants a live-in canine friend. BY NICOLE WILDE
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The Find; How To Groom Your Dog For Summer Comfort; Modern Dog Poll Results
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Should You Be Worried About Worms? Dr. Mike Paul gives us the lowdown on roundworms.
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BODY & SOUL
BY ROSE FROSEK
BY DARCY MATHESON
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98 THE GOODS
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We’re Giving It Away! We’ve got three whole months of awesome giveaways, from a pet cam to delish dog treats, and winners every week! See what’s up for grabs on page 24!
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Summer Fun These super, Modern Dog-approved finds will help you make the very most of the dog days of summer!
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Stars, They’re Just Like Us! Candid snaps of celebs out and about with their pups.
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Doggy Décor Our current obsessions and must-haves for the dog-inclusive home.
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Hiking With Your Dog Tips and gear to help you make the most of the great outdoors! BY ELISABETH FILLMORE
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DIY Eat: “Ice Cream” For Dogs Make your dogs a healthy frozen treat in a snap!
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Go Glamping With Your Dog! Every single gorgeous vacation property listed on this site will welcome your dog.
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Pure Passion A chance encounter and two enthusiastic dogs led Guillermo Goni on an unexpected career path.
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Open Your Heart, Change a Life Want more love in your life? Adopt one of these dogs and Best Friends will fly them to you for free!
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DIY Craft: How to Make a Flower Crown For Your Dog Create the ultimate photo op for a lasting memory that will make you smile. BY ROSE FROSEK
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Dog Trick Teach your dog to wink in four easy steps.
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Connie’s Book Club Pack these great reads in your beach bag!
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Don’t Choke Me! Four myths about the prong collar.
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Last Lick: Pool Party!
98 Splash! Essential summer gear for water-loving dogs and their people. 110
Look What We Found! Nifty finds for dogs and the people who love them.
LIVING 12
Water Babies! Put a smile on your face with these dogs that love nothing more than getting wet!
REGULAR FEATURES 6 Editor’s Letter 8 Contributors 10 Stuff We Love 14 The Scoop 22 Smile! Photo Contest 117 Marketplace
ON THE COVER
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Meet our cover dog! Maggie is a hound mix, lives in New York City, and her favourite thing is long walks in Central Park! A rescue from the South, this wonderful, loving dog was adopted two years ago by Joe and Meredith Strauss and their now seven-year-old daughter Felicity. They haven't looked back since! #RescueRules Photographed by Joe Strauss
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BY J. LESLIE JOHNSON
BY POOJA MENON
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ach season holds its charms but summer! Who can argue with days at the beach, long, late dinners, and balmy evenings? In the Pacific Northwest where I live, summer afternoons are looked forward to and longed for through the many rainy months that precede them. So let’s waste no time—let’s get out there and enjoy the dog days of summer! This issue is your perfect beach read and guide to the season. We’ve jam-packed it with everything from great summer gear to training tips and tricks, the best beds, toys, and collars, and even an “ice cream” recipe for dogs! Articles like “The One Person Dog” (exploring what’s normal and what’s obsessive behaviour) and “Does Your Dog Need A Friend?” offer expert advice so you can better understand your dog and improve your bond. We have cool dog gear up for grabs (win it on p 24!), breed profiles (Is the Rhodesian Ridgeback, Shiba Inu or Bichon Frise right for you?), and a terrific article on Canine Cannabis. If your dog suffers from pain, inflammation, anxiety, cancer, or a host of other ailments, CBD therapy could transform your dog’s life (p 82). Plus, Stan Coren shares a fascinating article that vindicates all of us who baby talk to our dogs. A new study shows there’s good reason to! (p 32). And perhaps most fun of all, we’ve featured a selection of adoptable dogs that Best Friends will fly to you for FREE if it’s a love match! Check out these cuties in search of their forever homes on page 92. We’ve also got cute dog photos galore, candid snaps of stars and their dogs, inspiring entrepreneur profiles, and so much more! Here’s hoping this issue puts a smile on your face!
“THANK YOU for covering this. I inherited a large, older dog with hip issues. He has other medical problems that prevented him from being on some of the stronger meds. CBD treats and peanut butter have made him a different dog. I am so glad my knowledgeable friend tuned me onto this because it's turned his life around.”
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As the author of the book Greening Your Pet Care, Vancouver TV producer Darcy Matheson is all about discovering ways to make caring for your dog a little more eco-friendly. She’s also a proud dog mama to two terriers, Seymour and Murphy Brown, so has plenty of opportunity to put her findings into practice. In this issue, she explores why dog people are increasingly turning to cannabis as a natural way to treat pain, inflammation, and anxiety in their four-legged loved ones. Many swear by the results. Turn to page 82 to read this fascinating article.
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This issue marks the talented illustrator Martha Pluto's first contribution to Modern Dog! Martha is a quirky and outgoing Toronto-based illustrator. She experiments with different traditional mediums and bases her work heavily on lines, shapes, and space. Her favourite colours to use in her work are reds and blues. When Martha isn’t creating artwork, she cares for her plants and dreams about the day she can rescue a Bull Terrier and/ or help foster animals so they can find their forever homes. Check out Martha’s awesome illustrations for "Chances Are You Baby Talk to Your Dog—But Does He Care?" on page 33 .
Honourary Editor-at-Large
Jytte Wilson
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Kelly Caldwell is a regular contributor to Modern Dog and the former Editor-in-Chief and Art Director of Dogs in Canada magazine. She’s many things—a mother, an entrepreneur, a writer, and a photographer. But Kelly is also a dog lover and a passionate advocate for animal welfare. She lives in Guelph, ON with her partner, their daughter, and two Boston Terriers, Dottie and Henry, who pretty much run the joint. Check out Kelly’s breed profile on the wonderful Rhodesian Ridgeback on page 100!
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