Category Archives: Dogs and society

Pitbull and the likes: off or on-leash?

A discussion on whether to have your Pit Bull off-leash By Laure-Anne Visele, March 2012 Allowing your pit-bull offleash? A client recently asked me how I felt about the opinion of some that she should never allow her Am Staff (aka Pit Bull, aka American Staffordshire Terrier) off-leash. This was my response: A balancing act [...]
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Dog and kids: be a tree!

Blog post about dog bite prevention campaign for children By Laure-Anne Viselé, April 2011 Bites to kids happen easily Picture this: a toddler becomes completely hysterical when your dog walks calmly to him. The kid gestures wildly, and runs away shrieking. The dog gives chase, jumps up, and knocks over the kid, giving him excited [...]
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Dog dung vigilantes

Article about dogs’ toilet habits and associated civic problems By Laure-Anne Viselé, January 2011 I got a couple of “Dear Canis bonus” letters complaining about dog waste. It got me thinking about my own civic crimes as a dog owner… The ‘number one’ story (pun intended) “Dear Laure-Anne. I saw your Tweet about electric dog [...]
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Punk dogs

Article about punk dog accessories By Laure-Anne Viselé, January 2011 Am still sick (flu…) and I can’t concentrate, so here’s another quick and easy post for y’all. There’s a little something you don’t know about me. My husband is… Wait for it… … a drummer in a punk band. His band is called ‘Horny God’ [...]
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How to respond to fallacies in dog training

Article about logical fallacies in the dog training world By Laure-Anne Viselé, February 2011 Dog professionals and differences of opinion Anyone involved in dog training will agree: there is a shocking lack of consensus about even the most fundamental points. I am all for diversity of opinion, but eventually, popular myths have GOT to be [...]
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Extreme grooming: pimp your dog

Article about creative dog grooming By Laure-Anne Viselé, January 2011 Appliqué and diamante for dogs I was looking for the elusive perfect dog nail trimmers when I came across this gem (pun intended): diamante for your dog’s hair. Why?! The answer is right there on the site: “If you want your dog to look stylish and [...]
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Dutch Dog training school: what not to do to your customers

Article about finding a dog training school in the Netherlands By Laure-Anne Viselé, January 2011 I am trying to find a dog training school in the Netherlands, and it’s frankly starting to feel like pulling teeth. Why I want to join a training school Roger (my dog) likes it I want to keep my finger [...]
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London Blitz dog heroes

Commemorative article about the London Blitz dog heroes By Laure-Anne Viselé, January 2011 Dogs in the London Blitz I am mad about history (and geography, and biology, and foreign affairs, and theology, and grammar, and etymology, and … ), so it was only a matter of time before I wrote a dog post with a [...]
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I hate leaving my dog in a pension!

Christmas, every year the same nightmare Finally I have my dog back from the pension. We stayed at my in-laws for a few days, and my mother in-law hates dogs. Our friends can never look after him over Christmas, as they are either away or working, and I do not want to leave him home [...]
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