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The Coolest Dog Activity You’ve Never Heard of: Geocaching, the Hunt for Treasure Armed with a GPS and doggie bags, the canine set catches on to geocaching. By Patricia Komar
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New Hope in Nepal Volunteers take to the streets of Kathmandu to help Nepalese strays, whose staggering number and sad condition challenge rescue efforts.
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Dogs and Blogs (and Twitter and Facebook…) Making your mark (and maybe some $$) from your muse. By Sandy roBinS Dog Photography 101 Take better pictures: easy steps to instantly improved photos of your dog. By Shaina FiShman The Amazing Life of Cloris Leachman Hollywood icon, animal rights champion, PETA poster girl—even at 83, there’s no stopping Cloris.
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Nifty and Thrifty More swell stuff under $20.
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Mutt’s Love Got to do With It? Everything These adoptable darlings wear their hearts on their sleeves. PhotograPhed By tanya King Mid-Century Mutt Modern design for discerning dogs.
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Chronic Pain and Your Aging Dog Reflections on pain in geriatrics and the ethics of intervention. By JenniFer meSSer
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The Magic of Maria Maria Menounos on taking action, rescuing dogs, and relaxing at the dentist. By mary-Jo dionne
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Dogs and Your Health: The China Experiment Rapid change in China provides a unique opportunity to study the effects of dog guardianship on human health.
109 Green Dog: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Earth-friendly options to diminish your pup’s eco footprint.
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102 The Modern Dog’s Guide to Washington, DC Where to shop, eat, stay, and play. By Karin SinKeviciuS 143 In Remembrance To lost friends and fallen comrades.
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121 Fab Finds for Fall The coziest sweaters and comfiest beds. 144 Back to (Reform) School Best bets to shape up your delinquent dog, from calming pheromones to remedial training tools.
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Toxic Toy Alert Age Ain’t Nothin’ but a Number? Defining “Senior” Growling Matters Do: Lend a (Digital) Hand to Dogs in Need
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Feeding Fido: How to Really Read Dog Food Labels Determine good food from bad with our guide to deciphering the list of ingredients in your dog’s dinner. By elizaBeth PaSK and laura Scott
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Healthy Hound: Brush Up on Grooming Basics
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Ask a Vet: Herbs for Mental Health A natural approach to behaviour modification.
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D.I.Y Pet Project Get crafty. Make your own dog-appliquéd baby romper.
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D.I.Y. Eat Make quick & healthy fall snacks with these super recipes for Flea-Be-Gone Treats and Scrumptious Delight.
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My Dog, My Heart, My Soul 11 wonderful ways to commemorate a pet.
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Meet Your Dogs of the Week
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Heavy Metal for Hungry Hounds Designing dog feeders led Frank Mansfield to a lifestyle overhaul and some major media recognition. By corey van’t haaFF
107 Art Attack Profile in style: pet furniture designer Frédéric Richard. By marni wedin
111 Connie’s Book Club Curl up with a good dog and a good book. Editor-inChief Connie Wilson’s must-read book picks.
Maria Menounos with Bichon Frisé Benjamin, one of her four rescue dogs.
115 Ask Dog Lady Dog Lady delves into your most dogged dilemmas.
Maria wears a Generra dress, Linea Pelle bracelet, and Hearts on Fire earrings. Benjamin wears a jewelrybynola.com dog collar.
123 Help is Here! Ask a Expert Our Fab Five answer your most pressing training questions.
Photographed by Bleacher + Everard Hair, Tommy Cyr of Yuki Sharoni Salon Beverly Hills; makeup, Bret Boreman; styling, Lindsay Albanese.
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that relay the heroic efforts of average citizens rescuing or sheltering animals, volunteering, and initiating fundraising campaigns. In this issue, check out “New Hope in Nepal” (page 38) a story that relates the efforts of volunteers who take to the streets of Kathmandu to help the vast number of Nepalese strays. It’s also heartening when celebrities use their star power to bring animal rights issues to the forefront. Take, for example, our beautiful and super-talented cover girl, the tireless Maria Menounos, and the posse of rescue dogs she has welcomed into her life (page 90), or the amazing animal rights champion and PETA poster girl, Cloris Leachman (page 60). Inspired to get involved in rescue yourself? Then read my review of Rescue Matters!, a book that offers important pointers on how to get started (page 112). And if you’re looking for love, flip to page 64 for our adorable, adoptable mixed-breed dogs photo feature, “Mutt’s Love Got to do With It? Everything!” And the great ideas don’t stop there. Now that Fall’s upon us, painting the landscape with reds, oranges, and yellows, why not get out there and capture your dog frolicking in the great outdoors? But, first, turn to page 52 and read how to take instantly-improved photos ’ve been reflecting lately on the difficulties—and joys—of of your pup, then learn how to share your experience with other dog caring for an aging dog. At 15, my Kaya is well into her senior lovers by blogging about it (page 46)! Or why not try Geocaching years. Yes, there are many beyond-trying moments, dealing (page 32), a growing sport that’s super dog-friendly, combining the with loss of mobility and growing incontinence, but she’s my pleasures of nature with the excitement of treasure hunting, all with girl and I wouldn’t trade a moment with her. a 21st century bent. But what if Rover’s not up to it? If the crisper The many stories I’ve heard over the years of older dogs that get morning air hasn’t worked its magic in bringing an exuberant spring dumped at shelters when they start to slow down or become a soback into his step, then perhaps he’s beginning to suffer from arthricalled burden to their families weigh heavy on my heart. I’ve never tis or other age-related disease. Interestingly, been able to understand how someone can walk check out his human age equivalent (page 70) away from their companion animal, especially then learn about the signs of geriatric pain and when abandoning them is tantamount to a death explore the ethics of intervention (page 84). sentence. Apart from almost unfathomable emerThe advice on how to choose a healthy dog gency situations in which there’s simply no other food (page 72), as well as the health-boosting option, how can a faithful dog that has shared products highlighted in Body and Soul are sure years of life with his humans be so callously disto improve not only his gait, but his overall posed of? Scared and confused in noisy and often health, as well. over-crowded shelters, these abandoned dogs I love the change in seasons, especially Fall, usually face euthanasia, for most seniors prove as it signifies a time to do a little nesting in almost impossible to re-home. preparation for the upcoming cold season. That Fortunately, these owners who ditch their means shopping! Herein we give you oodles of dogs once they lose their puppy-like charms “True happiness is found in simple, ideas, from our ever-popular “Nifty & Thrifty” appear themselves to be a dying breed. We’re seemingly unremarkable things.” selection of best buys (all under $20!) on page finding that there’s an increasingly aware generaFrom Guardians of Being 36 to Smart Toys that will challenge your dog tion of dog guardians who treat their canine com(New World Library; 2009) to put her grey matter to good use (page 50), panions as loving members of the family, striving mid-century inspired designs for dog lovers to provide them with the best nutrition, medical (page 97), and product picks to reduce your dog’s environmental care, exercise, and love, as part of their commitment to provide their impact (page 109). dogs with all they need for a long and healthy life. Our loyal and We hope you enjoy this issue; we made it for you with love. loving companions deserve no less, especially when one considers the truly priceless gifts they give us: joy, unconditional love, and a daily reminder to live in the moment. I also think that as people become more attuned to their dogs, they themselves become better, more compassionate human beings, often devoting themselves to Constance Wilson the service of others, both human and canine. Proof of this positive Publisher and Editor-in-Chief trend is found in each and every issue of Modern Dog, in the articles
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Over the past three years, matthew Kruchak has lived, worked, and eaten across Canada, enjoying breakfasts in Victoria, falafel in Hamilton, perogies in Winnipeg, Thai in Saskatoon, and sandwiches in Regina. He is a versatile journalist working in print, radio, television, and photography whose work has been published in The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and The Toronto Star, and broadcast on CBC Radio, A&E Biography, and History Television. Kruchak is currently freelancing from Nepal and eating many momos, which are Nepali dumplings. “New Hope in Nepal” (page 38) is his first feature for Modern Dog magazine.
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Photographers Katie bleacher and dean everard are thrilled that their first cover for Modern Dog features the tireless Maria Menounos and her pack of rescue dogs. “It’s so satisfying to see rescue dogs having a great life because in most cases they have come from such horrible circumstances,” says Everard. Both Bleacher and Everard like working with animals because “they’re unpredictable and yet are always trying to please their owners. The combination of the two makes the outcome a wonderful surprise.” When not traveling on assignment, they love hanging out with their rescue dog, Holly. See their full shoot with Maria and her super-cute pups on page 90.
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