Life with Your Dog

How do you know when it’s time to release your animal friends from their bodies? Dogs depend on us to help them make their transition.

We need to toot our horn! Spike’s Dog Blog by Acme Canine has receive two Top 100 Dog Blogs awards

Does your dog sneak into bed once you nod off? Maybe yours has a habit of sleeping with you and you’re worried about whether or not you should allow them to?

Our pets are highly tuned to our emotions and often feel responsible for them. Projecting a calm state of mind can help to relieve their stress.

Dogs are not only the best furry friend of their owners; they are also best to sleep partners if their owner is a woman.

In most cases, the dog is an unconditionally devoted friend and faithful companion of games. However, few people know that the aura of this dog can positively affect the health of the owner.

When you think about owning a dog, how much does it cost doesn’t usually come to mind. But dogs are expensive and no matter how much you might want to bring one home; you need to consider carefully whether you can afford to be a responsible pet owner.

There are things you can do to establish yourself as a self-employed vet with a good reputation. You can take steps to ensure you have everything you need, and you can work from home or make house calls if you do not have a location to practice out of. Here are some things you can do to market yourself as a self-employed vet.

Stop Puppy Mills Ohio is a grassroots campaign working to ensure the humane treatment of dogs in commercial breeding facilities. Please help this cause.

Attacks by dogs in the United States result in an average of 12 deaths a year. Knowing how to carefully approach an unfamiliar dog can save undo injury.

Ohio is a strict liability State; that makes all dog owners responsible for any kind of injury to a person or property caused by a dog By Guest Blogger Laurence Banville, Esq. Acme Canine Does Not Provide Legal Advice and All Opinions are Opinions of the Author. This Article is for Informational Purposes Only. If…

By Laurence Banville. Esq Note: This is not legal advice and Acme Canine takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information presented. Laws change frequently and you should seek out a lawyer in your local jurisdiction familiar with your legal matters for legal counsel. The laws vary from state to state on almost any legal…

by Miss Moneypenny, Guest Dog Blogger Being your dog’s best friend may come easy, but being a responsible dog owner takes work. While owning a dog is rewarding and fun, you’ve made a lifelong commitment to us that should never be taken lightly. You owe it to us to be accountable, and here are some…

  Many good-hearted people make the mistake of talking to a service dog, petting the dog without asking, or even worse. By Laura Pakis, certified professional dog trainer and blogger Dogs have enriched our lives for centuries, living as our domesticated companions for as long as 32,000 years. They have incredible senses like superheroes on…

  by Laura Pakis, Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Blogger, I had the opportunity to attend my first Interested Party meeting at the Riffe Center in Columbus, Ohio.  It was to discuss the passing of House Bill 263 created by Representative Lanese.  The legal description of the Bill is, “To enact section 3717.14 of the…

By Laura Pakis, Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Blogger, You just met eyes with an adorable puppy.  Your heart is yearning; your mind is a filled with thoughts of how wonderful a second dog in the family would be.  How perfect it would be. I don’t want to be Debbie Downer but before you bring…

By Laura Pakis, Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Blogger I have had people respond to my petition to change the Ohio health code to allow dogs in designated outdoor dining spaces.  Most of their concerns are valid yet can be responded to rather easily once the emotion is removed. Concerned about dog allergies? More allergens…

by Laura Pakis, Certified Professional Trainer and Blogger It’s a nice sunny day. There’s a bit of a breeze.  You notice a parked car with dogs inside.  The window cracked open a bit.  As you walk past the car, you see the dogs are panting.  You heard it takes only seconds for a dog to…

Almost weekly you hear in the news about a tragedy that occurred between a dog and a child.  Many of these incidents don’t make the news, but the same result for the dog who snapped or bit the child happens; either being given up or put down.  This would be much less frequent if parents…

Dog Training is constantly evolving. There is both an “ART” and a “SCIENCE” of training. The ‘art’ component evolves from the ability to communicate effectively to both the same species (the owners) and the foreign one (the dog). It looks a bit like magic when you see it transform a dog from an obnoxious liability…

You’re kids have been bugging you about a family pet.  You had a dog as a kid and it was great.  So why not get a dog now for your children.

Your dog just eliminated. Now what do you do with the dog feces. Why not just let it sit there and degrade? Here’s 5 easy ways to dispose of the problem.

Relocating your dog to a new home can be a smooth transition for everyone involved if you follow these simple steps.

Not disposing of Dog Poop is a true problem. By Laura Pakis, Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and Cynologist It is a means of passing parasites and infections Dog waste contaminates the ground and becomes a means of passing intestinal parasites and infections to dogs and people. Parasites can repeatedly reinfest your own dog in this…