Pets

The Problem with Crates

Animal Chatter by Iris Winston No dog of mine has ever ventured an opinion on being confined to a crate.  That’s because I’m so uncomfortable with the idea of crate training that I have never been able to go that route. I have heard a long list of the advantages of familiarizing a dog with using a crate. I have seen some dogs head for...

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Marnie: the gentlest of dogs

Animal Chatter by Iris Winston The day that Marnie was not at the door to greet me was the day I knew that she was near the end of her life. My beautiful Irish setter hadn’t been able to let me know that she was glad to see me. It was so different from the way it had always been when she had danced around me as soon as I came in, smiling...

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