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Features
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Picasso’s Dogs Muse and mascot: the artist’s life-long love affair with his canine companions. By Stanley Coren
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The Nose Knows Put your dog’s 220 million olfactory receptors to work in this activity that works both canine body and mind. By PatriCia Komar
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Personality Tests and the Modern Dog Predicting canine behavioural traits through validating testing. By reBeCCa ledger
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The Stoned Angel How one small dog started leaving her mark. By PatriCia Penny
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We’ll Always Have Utah Me and Jack and my new Best Friends. By mary-Jo dionne
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Rachelle Lefevre: One Soy Latté and a Dash of Honey An exclusive interview with the Twilight actress. By mary-Jo dionne
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Brain Boosting Games Sharpen Fido’s cognitive function with these easy to set up games designed to keep your dog mentally quick. By Jennifer meSSer When a Puppy Cries A young girl saves a puppy—and is saved right back. By Carreen maloney
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The Modern Dog’s Guide to Toronto Where to shop, eat, stay, and play. By Karin SinKeviCiuS
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Editor’s Letter Contributors Our Readers Write The Scoop Pup Profiles Calendar of Events Marketplace Giveaways
cOver lOOk Actress Rachelle LeFevre and Honey, her rescued mix-breed puppy. Rachelle wears a BCBG Max Azria dress and Alex and Ani necklace. Honey wears her own sweet fur. Photographed by Kharen Hill. Hair, Marcus Franci; Makeup, Tiffany Johnson; Styling, Clare Mukherjee.
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No Boundaries Interspecies friendships that know no bounds. By Corey van’t haaff
101 Art Attack Profile in style: artist Diana Betteridge. By marni Wedin
105 Connie’s Book Club Hit the beach with a good dog and a good book. Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s summer reading selections. 109 Ask Dog Lady Dog Lady delves into your most dogged dilemmas. 114 20+ Ideas for Summer Fun Good canine fun: super suggestions for making the most of the season. By Karin SinKeviCiuS 117 Help is Here! Ask a Expert Our Fab Five answer your most pressing training questions. 134 Travel Diary The Phu Quoc Dogs of Vietnam. By elizaBeth gardiner
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’ve been thinking a lot lately about the bond we share with animals, in part because I’m reading a fascinating book called Made For Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond by Meg Olmert. In it, Olmert explains how our interaction with animals affects our very brain chemistry by triggering an uptake in oxytocin, a hormone that acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain and plays a role in social recognition, bonding, trust, anxiety, and maternal behaviours. Our dogs’ tireless enthusiasm, joyful greetings, and playful antics cause us to smile and laugh involuntarily, which also releases oxytocin, creating a sense of calm and increasing social tendencies. It seems the profound emotional bond we share with our dogs as well as the feelings of physical and mental wellbeing they manifest in us go even deeper than many of us may have previously thought; they affect us at a neurological level. Yet Olmert feels that our pets make a still greater contribution to our well-being. She thinks their most important gift is making us more generous, that by caring for them we are less centered on ourselves and more approachable, which is of benefit, not just to ourselves, but to our communities as a whole. I share the belief that as we become more connected to our animals, we also become more connected to others and the world around us. Our relationship with our pets not only fosters greater community-mindedness but also a growing sense of commitment to the myriad species with which we share our world. Perhaps it has something to do with greater awareness and increased empathy, but whichever way she accomplishes it, I thank my dog, Kaya, daily for reminding me to look outside of myself. We have much to thank our furry friends for, so just how do we pay them homage? In this, our fun-in-the-sun summer edition, we give you tons of ideas for dog-approved good times, from the sim-
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ple, mindful steps outlined in “15 minutes to a Better Bond with Your Dog” (page 68) to dog-approved activities like tracking (“The Nose Knows,” page 40) to “20+ Ideas for Summer Fun” (page 114). And if you know of anyone searching for a canine soul mate, check out the adoptable cuties in “Looking for Love” (page 62). Twilight fans (or those of teen heartthrob and tabloid staple Robert Pattison) are, no doubt, familiar with our cover girl Rachelle Lefevre, cast as “Victoria” in the film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s first novel, as well as in the soon-to-be-released movie sequel New Moon. In our exclusive interview on page 78, read about how her new rescued puppy, Honey, came into her life and keeps her grounded in hectic Hollywood. Looking for some great suggestions on how to make the most of the season? No worries, we’ve got plenty of canine fun cooked up for you. Challenge Fido with the brain boosting games on page 88, do some guilt-free shopping—check out our awesome budget buys under $20 (page 39)—and add some interest and a nutritional boost to your dog’s dinner with “10 ‘People’ Foods for Better Health” (page 72). And if that’s not enough, get the low-down on dog-friendly Toronto (page 96), meet the Obamas’ newest family member, Bo, learn simple ways to assess personality traits in a puppy or shelter dog, and more! We hope you enjoy this issue… take it along with your furry best friend and go grab some sun—play, laugh, relax, and enjoy every moment of our glorious summer season. Thanks be to dog,
Constance Wilson Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
I’d like to dedicate my editorial column this issue to Callie Louise Wilson-Harfield, a Giant Schnauzer with a giant heart who recently passed away at the age of 14 years. She was truly a great and loving dog who always knew on which side the bread was buttered (in more ways than one!). Your friends and family miss you and will always remember you.
Callie Louise Wilson-Harfield July 5, 1995 – March 26, 2009
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Coming from a hardcore dog-loving family made lisi gardiner’s employment at Modern Dog kismet. After two years of dabbling in editorial, selling ads, meeting fascinating characters in the pet industry, and using her influence to get just about every dog in her family featured in the magazine, Lisi has become a Modern Dog convert and enthusiast. For her final collaboration with Modern Dog, Lisi was able to combine her love of dogs and travelling in her article “The Phu Quoc Dogs of Vietnam” (page 134). After spending a couple of days on the island of Phu Quoc, she quickly realized she had to write an article about it, give notice, and move there. She is currently just waiting for the last part to transpire.
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rachel gordon is a Toronto-based illustrator whose ideas are fresh, lively, and full of colour. Rachel enjoys using subtle concepts in her work, as seen in her illustration for this issue’s story “The Stoned Angel” (page 52). Amidst the soft, muted colours of her images there is always a hint of bright tones popping up here and there. Rachel’s paintings are a combination of acrylics and a collection of unique papers. Last year, Rachel had the privilege of being the Teaching Assistant for a group of Sheridan College students who were studying art in Florence, Italy. This adventure only increased her love of patterns as she encountered countless examples of breath-taking designs in the galleries, museums, and cathedrals of Italy. To see more of Rachel’s work, go to rachelgordon.ca.
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For contributing photographer tanya king (“Looking for Love,” page 62), a dream became a reality when she opened The Dog & Hydrant Boutique + Photography in 2006. “I love dogs and always wanted to open a dog boutique.” says Tanya. Tanya takes her community commitment beyond retail, too. In a heartfelt effort to help shelter dogs find new homes, Tanya photographs adoptable dogs from the Vancouver Animal Shelter and posts the photos on her website, thedogandhydrant.com, and in the front window of her shop. As well, every Saturday she hosts a “Doggie Showcase” that features a visit from one of the shelter dogs. Her endeavours have contributed significantly to more than 150 shelter dogs finding their forever homes. (Yay Tanya!) Tanya’s husband, Andrew, and their two beloved American Bulldogs, Casanova and Tyler, complete The Dog & Hydrant family.
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