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CBD & Your Dog
Super-Fun Photo Ideas, Dogs in Weddings, Best Breeds for Allergy Sufferers Plus more!
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Is the dog in charge? Maybe, but that doesn’t mean there’s a dominance issue. BY TEOTI ANDERSON
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Like Owner, Like Dog? Does your personality influence your dog's? Does a dog's personality change over time? A new study digs deep to answer these questions.
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Tales From A Dog Trainer Dog trainer Tom Shelby shares a lifetime of lessons and stories, from P.I.-inspired sleuthing to quick fixes for common problem behaviours. Muttville How a senior dog rescue is changing the lives of senior dogs.
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CBD & Your Dog All you need to know about how CBD (aka cannabidiol, a safe, non-toxic compound found in cannabis) can help your dog.
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Work With Dogs Considering a career change or looking to make some extra scratch? These four jobs allow you to turn your love of dogs into a livelihood or a side hustle. The Terrible Teens: Behaviour Changes in Adolescent Dogs Why your eight-month-old dog is suddenly being a brat.
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Bow Vows: Dogs in Weddings Considering including your dog in your wedding? These couples prove it’s a winning—and darn cute!—idea.
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Home is Where The Dog Is Refresh your living space with these terrific dog-inspired finds for the home.
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Toyyyyyyyyys! The best toys to exercise your dog’s body and brain.
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Lesson in Love A Spanish speaking, four-footed therapist brings joy to children in desperate situations.
Must-Have Dog Gear Essential summer gear for dogs and their people.
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Look What We Found We tried it! The Modern Dog team’s current faves, finds, and obsessions.
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Adopt me!
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5 Fun Sports For Dogs Get fit, have fun with your dog, make new friends—these five popular dog activities may just prove to be your undiscovered passion. Just ask these participants.
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102 READ YOUR BREED 102 The Akita Get to know Japan’s national treasure, the dignified, imposing, and loyal Akita. BY KELLY CALDWELL
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BODY & SOUL 60
How to Reduce Your Dog's Anxiety
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Women in Power: Debbie Pelczynski Tells All
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Foxtrot the Humanitarian Pup
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We’re Giving It Away! We’ve got loads of cool dog stuff we’re giving away, and winners every week! Turn to page 22 to see what’s up for grabs.
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The Follow In our feed: Instagram account ‘Dogs in Food’ is every bit as delightfully weird as it sounds.
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Smiles Guaranteed Next level dog photo ideas for memories that will last a lifetime.
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Splash! 9 Dogs That LOVE Water The best breeds for water sports.
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Stars, They’re Just Like Us! Candid snaps of celebs out and about with their pups.
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Allergic to Dogs? 10 Hypoallergenic Dog Breeds For People With Allergies Love dogs but have allergies? We ask Gina DiNardo, American Kennel Club Executive Secretary and expert on all things breed related, for her definitive list of the best breeds for allergy sufferers.
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The Disrupters After rethinking their own dog’s diet, a group of dog owners launch a made-fresh-to-order dog food company.
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DIY: No Bake Dog Treats Super-simple homemade dog treats—no oven required!
REGULAR FEATURES 6 Editor’s Letter 8 Contributors 10 Stuff We Love 12 The Scoop 20 Smile! Photo Contest 109 Marketplace
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ON THE COVER This is the feeling we want to channel this summer! Mae, a Havanesse/Shih Tzu cross, embodies joy as she races across the beach. Photographed by Vancouver, BC-based pet photographer Angie Wojciechowska of Off Leash Photography (off-leash.ca).
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107 Connie’s Book Club Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s round-up of this season’s must-read dog books. 112 Last Lick Water Dogs! Look to these dogs for your summer season inspiration.
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In “Is the Dog in Charge?” (p 28), behaviourist Teoti Anderson debunks dominance theory, we further explore how CBD, a non-psychoactive component of hemp, can help dogs with everything from pain to anxiety to seizures, and a dog trainer shares lessons and stories from his years of experience helping Manhattan’s elite with their pups. We’ve also rounded up the best toys, summer gear, and dog-friendly finds for the home. We’ve got fun photo ideas (flower crowns! Kissing booths!) to take adorable next-level snaps of your pup. And for those who have always wanted to work with dogs, we’ve got the intel: whether you’re considering a career change or a side hustle to make some extra scratch, we’ve got the info you need, from experience needed to expected salary, for six different dog jobs. And that’s not all. We’ve got giveaways galore (p 22), a hilarious must-follow Instagram account, inspiring ideas for including your dog in your wedding, breed profiles, and so much more. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful summer season. “Oh, hey! You caught me catching up on my reading with the spring issue of Modern Dog Magazine—especially all of the incredible treat selections that I’ve been missing out on! Mommmm! You have some shopping to do!” —@robbin_the_pom
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