Recipes for summer fun, plus get to know the Pomeranian, the Boxer and more!
The lifestyle magazine for modern dogs and their companions
6 Steps to the Perfect Puppy
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Your Dog Problems Solved! p108
Popsicles for Dogs!
Get the recipe for summer fun p30
The Best Way to Greet Your Dog
PERFECT FOR WEDDINGS!
Are you doing it wrong? Find out on p50
Super-Cute Collar DIY Julie Benz with her dogs Bamboo & Sugar SUM 14
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Summer Yum p58
Meet the Pom p26
It’s a Lovefest! p94
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6 Steps to the Perfect Puppy How to raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted dog in six easy steps! BY STEVE DUNO
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The Bucket List Dog lovers across North America are ensuring their pets live out their last days in style.
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The Best Way to Greet Your Dog Are you greeting your dog correctly? Do it right and you’ll improve your bond. BY STANLEY COREN
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98 80 Years of Jane A celebration of Dr. Goodall, a hero for the planet and all its creatures.
Dog-Biking for Beginners Have an impossible-to-tire-out dog that always wants more exercise? Try biking with your dog!
The Cone of Deliciousness 102 These dogs LOVE their ice cream! PHOTOGRAPHED BY TANYA KING 9 Ways to Help a Dog With Arthritis Easy ways to help ease sore joints and improve your dog’s mobility.
The Culture of Giving TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie and his wife Heather lend the power of their “One for One” philosophy to animals in need. BY COREY VAN’T HAAFF
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BY J. LESLIE JOHNSON
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BODY AND SOUL
Julie Benz Dog-loving actress Julie Benz on dogs, love, 66 and why sometimes all you need is someone excited to see you at the end of the day. BY ROSE FROSEK 68 PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRIS AMERUOSO
Traditional Cure: Sulfur for Skin Conditions; Cancer Fighter From Your Spice Rack No Hot Pets; An Alternative to Neutering
86 Super Dogs 72 What if a service dog could change your child’s life— but no one would give you one? One woman is placing service dogs with kids denied a dog by other agencies and, by doing so, making a world of difference for families. BY JEN REEDER
The Itch Stops Here A natural approach to canine skin problems.
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The Dog Days of Summer Must-haves to make the most of the season.
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Sweet Summer Steals Keep cool with these fab finds!
BY DR. PETER DOBIAS
THE GOODS
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Maximum Adorableness: Interspecies Friendships at the Rocky Ridge Refuge The most magical place on earth? It just might be the Rocky Ridge Refuge, home to a veritable Noah’s ark of rescued animals.
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PHOTO TANYA KING
PHOTO SHAKE, CARLI DAVIDSON
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Read Your Breed Get to know the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and the Boxer.
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The Pomeranian Pint-sized and plucky. BY KELLY CALDWELL
LIVING 20
We’re Giving It Away! We’ve got three months of groovy giveaways, from treats to dog tags to beds, and winners every week.
30 DIY Eat: Pops for Pups Whip up these cool treats for your dog in mere moments! 44
Stars, They’re Just Like Us! Candid snaps of some of favourite celebrities out and about with their pups.
REGULAR FEATURES 6 Editor’s Letter 8 Contributors 10 Sweet Tweets 12 Stuff We Love 14 The Scoop 24 Smile! Photo Contest 123 Marketplace
COVER LOOK
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Actress Julie Benz at home with her dogs Bamboo, a Havanese, and Sugar, a Maltese/ Yorkie cross. Photographed by Christopher Ameruoso. Hair and make up by Kelsey Deenihan
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Esther wears a blue plaid bowtie from Tail Trends (tailtrends.com)
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Insta-Smile This way to inspiration! An Instagram account that has our tails wagging.
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Cool Dog Trick “Achoo!” Impress your friends with this how-to for teaching your dog to bring you a tissue.
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DIY Craft: Floral Dog Collar Wraps Perfect for weddings, these lovely, flower-embellished dog collar wraps can be made in a snap!
BY BABETTE HAGGERTY
BY SARAH DICKERSON
108 Ask a Trainer: Growling Puppy Does a growling puppy have a bad personality? Getting to the bottom of growling (hint: it’s either fear or resource guarding.) BY TEOTI ANDERSON 110
Ask a Trainer: Potty Mishap Tackling housetraining woes. BY NICOLE WILDE
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Ask a Trainer: Peeing on Strangers Peeved dog park patrons? What to do when your dog is lifting his leg—on peoples’ pant legs. BY INGER MARTENS
113 Connie’s Book Club Hit the beach with a good dog and a good book. Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s selection of summer must-reads. 116
Ask Dog Lady Bothered and bewildered? Crazed and confused? Dog Lady delves into your most dogged dilemmas.
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Last Lick: How I Met My Dog Kai. BY NADIA BARLOW
BY MONICA COLLINS
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Both Dog for Dog (p 14) and Tito’s Handmade Vodka (p 16) are two other inspirational companies intent on making a difference and we dig what they’re doing. Then flip to page 94 for a love fest! The too-adorable-for-words photos from the Rocky Ridge Refuge will bring a smile to your face. And the feel good vibes and inspiration don’t stop there! We hope you’re as riveted as we were by the story of Karen Shirk, an amazing woman who has triumphed in the face of considerable difficulty and is making a difference for families across North America with her groundbreaking service dog organization. And on page 56 we take a look back at 80 years of Dr. Jane Goodall, an unparalleled voice for animals, kindness, environmental stewardship…the list goes on. Of course, we have tons of funny and cute photos of dogs (a must in our books; check out page 24; training and behaviour advice, terrific DIYs, including pupsicle recipes (p 30), and this project perfect for a dog-inclusive wedding (p 82), plus so much more! In short, we hope this issue leaves you inspired, smiling, and ready to get out there with your dog and radiate some light! I’ve just finished reading E2, author Pam Grout’s fascinating New York Times bestseller. Her book outlines nine do-it-yourself energy experiments designed to prove your thoughts create your reality. Over the years I’ve read volumes on this subject so I was already a firm believer in her theory, but doing the simple experiments she suggests gave me goose bumps so clear were the results. Basically, the theory, in a nutshell, goes like this: there’s an invisible energy force—think of it as a field of infinite possibilities—upon which we draw according to our beliefs and expectations. Grout’s point is that we can train our thoughts and consciousness to influence that energy and bring about that which we desire. If this sounds too New Age-y, it really isn’t. We experience this in its simplest form on a daily basis. Think about how when you’re in a good mood, good things seem to happen: people smile at you; a parking spot miraculously appears; your interactions with people are pleasant. Then consider the opposite, when you’re in a bad mood, the reverse tends to happen: the barista’s rude; you spill your coffee then smack your elbow on the way out the door. The energy we radiate tends to come back to us; like generates like. So let’s harness that good energy and create positive changes in our own lives as well as for animals and the environment. I believe our combined positive energy can create a force-for-good rippling throughout the universe impacting and influencing others. Our summer issue provides numerous examples of this type of “move mountains” interconnectivity and positivity. Turn to page 102 to read the wild-ride story of how TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie and his wife Heather are making a big difference for people and animals and in the process inspiring a lot of other entrepreneurs to implement a business model focused on giving back.
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Have a wonderful summer!
Connie Wilson, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Love knows no bounds. Two Rock Ridge Refuge rescues cuddle together
PHOTO KHAREN HILL
Don’t face reality. Create reality!
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Jackie Clark Mancuso is an artist from Los Angeles. While drawing dogs in Luxembourg Gardens during a Paris sojourn, she was inspired to write and paint her first children’s book, the delightful Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-pat Dog. Before that she was a book designer and art director. Jackie is nearly finished with Hudson’s next adventure, which we simply can’t wait to get our hands on! Check out Jackie’s wonderful illustration for this issue of Modern Dog on page 50.
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Dr. Peter Dobias is known for his fresh, innovative, holistic approach to veterinary medicine and animal healing. He has over 25 years of experience in both conventional and alternative veterinary medicine. We’re super down with his belief that medical knowledge should be available to anyone who needs it, for free. On page 68, Dr. Dobias applies his healing system based on natural principles to explain how your dog’s itching may have a cause you’ve overlooked.
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