Petting Wars: Dog-Dog Aggression In The Home + Dogs Can Smell Your Emotions!
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Why Your Dog Eats Poop, According to the Latest Scientific Research Finally, science sheds some light on a mystery that has long stymied—and disgusted—dog lovers. BY ELEANOR MUNK
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Are You The Cause Of Your Dog’s Barking Problem? What to do if you suspect you are at the root of your pup’s alarm barking. BY TEOTI ANDERSON
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The Scent of Emotions Dogs can smell your emotional state—and it alters their mood. BY STANLEY COREN
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Summer Bummers: Hidden Dog Dangers
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5 Signs Your Dog Has An ACL Injury A veterinarian explains how to spot this common problem and why rest and medicine won’t fix it.
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What’s the Difference Between Raw, Dehydrated, Freeze Dried, and Air Dried Dog Food, Anyways?
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Third-grader Invents Revolutionary Dog Dryer; Modern Dog Poll; Get Social With Your Dog!
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New Pet Test Determines The Cause of Your Dog’s Allergies; Hear For Good; Give Your Dog a Natural Immunity Boost
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Explain That Buzzword: The Lowdown On Probiotics and How They Can Improve Your Dog’s Health
Don’t Call Your Dog Why you should never call a stray or loose dog BY KAT ALBRECHT
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Dog Meets Baby Four steps to successfully introducing a baby into your formerly dog-only home. BY JENNIFER MESSER
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A Tired Dog is a Good Dog Solve behavioural issues and get your pup into that perfectly sleepy, happy, non-trouble-making zone with these ideas to tire out even the most high-energy breeds!
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Find Your Tribe Finding new friends—and even romance!—at dog meetups. BY TRACEY TONG
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Petting Wars Dog-dog aggression in the home and what to do about it. BY NICOLE WILDE
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Can You Dig It? Earthdog enthusiasts and their driven dogs put ancient instinct to the test. BY PATRICIA KOMAR
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Find Your Breed Match Is the Shar-Pei or the German Shorthaired Pointer the dog for you? Find out on page 26!
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The Cane Corso So much more than meets the eye.
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Pup-tacular Summer Finds Perfectly summery fun finds for dogs and their people.
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Dog Trip! Essential gear for your dog-inclusive summer road trip.
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Terrific Toys! Toys to help you make the most of the summer season—Modern Dog office pack tested and approved!
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Let Them Eat Treats! The favourite treats of our office dogs.
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We’re Giving It Away! We’ve got three whole months of awesome giveaways, from pet cams to dog food prize packs, and winners every week! See what’s up for grabs on page 24.
DIY Eat: Bison Brittle Especially great for dogs with food allergies, this delicious, novel-protein dog treat recipe got fourpaws-up from our taste testers! BY SUZI BEBER Wildly Sustainable Concerned with conservation, a biotechnologist creates sustainably sourced Omega-3 powerhouse supplements you can feel great about giving your dog. BY J. LESLIE JOHNSON
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How to be Flea and Tick-Free This Summer BY NICOLE KALLISH
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Stars, They’re Just Like Us! Candid snaps of celebs out and about with their pups.
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Hero Dogs Meet seven amazing canine heroes demonstrating remarkable bravery and unwavering loyalty
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Hello Summer! Take this quiz to see what type of summer adventures best suit you and your dog then turn the page for products matched to your pup’s personality type!
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DIY Eat: Cool Treats For Hot Dogs Recipes for the perfect training treats for the dog days of summer.
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Connie’s Book Club Grab your dog and a beach blanket—we have Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s round-up of this summer’s must-read dog books!
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Last Lick Summer fun inspo courtesy of dogs!
REGULAR FEATURES 6 Editor’s Letter 8 Contributors 10 Stuff We Love 14 The Scoop 22 Smile! Photo Contest 117 Marketplace
ON THE COVER Minnie, a gorgeous Airedale Terrier from Napa, CA. Nicknamed the “king of the terriers,” the Airedale is friendly, clever, and courageous. Photographed by Amanda Jones.
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After losing her six-year-old Golden Retriever, Blues, to cancer in the spring of 2001, Suzi Beber founded The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund, part of OVC Pet Trust, at the University of Guelph. To date, over $1.8 million has been raised. Suzi’s other passion is creating special-needs diets for companion animals. Her passion for research guides her in the development of fun recipes with healthy benefits. Turn to page 44 for her easy-to-make health-enhancing recipe your dog will love!
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