Dogs & Pets

Choosing, training and caring for the dog, the cat and the horse. Good owners make good animals.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

How to Pick the Right Dog in Your Seventies

Weight, age, grooming bills and one plan almost nobody writes down. What actually works when you adopt a dog later in life.

What a Horse Actually Costs and What You Do Every Day

The purchase price is the cheapest thing about a horse. The hay, the farrier, and the 5:40 a.m. ice-breaking are the real deal.

GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How To Make A Dog Your Teenager's First Real Job

The dog will teach your kid more about responsibility than any chore chart ever did, but only if you set it up right before the dog shows up.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to Help a Dog Who Panics When You Leave for Work

The drywall by the door isn't spite. It's panic, and there's a training protocol that fixes it in weeks, not days.

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Rescue Dog or Breeder Puppy, Compared Honestly

Both camps have people ready to scold you. Ignore them and look at the calendar, the money, and the ten-year picture instead.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What the Dog Food Bag Is Actually Telling You

The front of the bag is advertising. The back is regulated. Learn to read six lines of small print and you'll never overpay for a pretty label again.

GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How to Say Goodbye to Your Dog and Walk Your Kids Through It

The practical decisions nobody tells you about beforehand, and the words that actually help a seven-year-old understand what happened.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What a Dog Actually Costs, Year One and Every Year After

The adoption fee is the cheapest part. Build the real budget before you bring the crate home, not after the first emergency.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What Actually Works on a Long Road Trip With Your Dog

Crate or harness, how often to stop, and the hotel call that saves you a $150 cleaning fee and an argument at the front desk.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

When Pet Insurance Pays and When It's a Waste of Money

The policy is for the $6,000 night at the emergency clinic, not the $95 annual checkup. Know which dials to turn before you buy.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What An Old Dog Actually Needs From You

Traction, pain control, and an honest calendar. The practical work of giving a dog a good last couple of years, and a good last day.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Raising a Gun Dog Through the First Twelve Months

What to do at eight weeks, four months and opening day, and the one mistake that ruins a good pup before Thanksgiving.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

How to Pick a Dog Breed That Fits Your Yard

Measure the fence, count your free minutes, then look at puppies. Doing it the other way around is how families end up rehoming a good dog.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Sit, Stay and Come in Fifteen Minutes a Day

Three five-minute sessions, a pocket of pea-sized treats, and a month of consistency will out-train any weekend boot camp.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

The Boring Fix for a Dog That Pulls on the Leash

Pulling isn't stubbornness. It's a paycheck your dog has been cashing for years, and you can close the account in about two weeks.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What To Do The First Seven Days With A New Puppy

Crate, potty and sleep, in the order that actually matters, plus the mistakes that cost you three extra weeks of house training.

100 Things Every American Should Know About the Constitution

Four sheets of parchment, about 4,400 words, and it still runs the country. Everything you should be able to say from memory at the dinner table.

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The turkey is easy, the clock is what gets you

Buy a smaller bird, salt it two days early, cook to temperature instead of time, and give yourself an oven you can actually use.

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Life5 min read

Twenty books worth reading this year and how to finish them

Twenty pages a night gets you through all of them, and you're allowed to quit any one of them at page fifty.

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How to Say Goodbye to Your Dog and Walk Your Kids Through It

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What An Old Dog Actually Needs From You

Raising a Gun Dog Through the First Twelve Months

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Sit, Stay and Come in Fifteen Minutes a Day

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