Murphdog Magazine

DOG PARK DOGS SAFE PLAY

March 17, 2023 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, HEALTH, HYGIENE, SAFETY, SOCIALIZING, Training Blog, TRAINING-

If you have a dog, what could be more fun than going to the “Dog Park” in your neighborhood. I decided to visit a few of them in my own neighborhood and neighboring towns as well. However, unlike everyone else[…]

EXPECTING A BABY? HOW WILL YOUR DOG FEEL ABOUT THAT?

December 3, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, ETC, HEALTH, INFORMATIVE-, puppy training, SAFETY, SOCIALIZING, Training Blog, TRAINING-

Are you expecting a new baby, and do you have a dog? If you are, I know you must have given a lot of thought to how to handle the dog when that joyous event takes place. Here’s some help[…]

GOING OVER THE TOP – OF A DOG

December 2, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, ETC, INFORMATIVE-, SAFETY, SOCIALIZING

The idiomatic phrase “over the top” or “going over the top” is used to describe someone making an effort that is excessive or more than is required to accomplish a task. Sometimes the phrase is used to describe an action[…]

PAWS ON THE GROUND – HANDS AT YOUR SIDES

April 18, 2022 jrobbins3 BEHAVIOR, INFORMATIVE-, puppy training, SAFETY, SERVICE DOGS, SOCIALIZING, TRAINING-

The first bad experience I can remember having as a child was being bitten by a dog. That didn’t deter me in the least but it’s as fresh in my mind today as it was the day it happened. My[…]

COVID-19 and YOUR DOG

March 24, 2020 jrobbins3 ETC, HEALTH, INFORMATIVE-, SAFETY, SOCIALIZING

From the Murphdog family to yours… UPDATE April 28, 2020 A professor at Duke University in Durham, NC, and her family including husband, son, daughter, two dogs, and a cat, were tested for coronavirus. The professor, husband, and son tested[…]