If your dog has a red bottom, it can be incredibly distressing for you and your dog. You wouldn’t like it if your bottom was red and presumably painful, so you can only imagine how uncomfortable the experience is for your dog. But what is it that’s happening to your...
A dog going into labor is an incredibly intense moment. On the one hand, there’s nothing more beautiful than the miracle of birth (when you’re not the one going through hours of labor, anyway). Meanwhile, even if you aren’t stuck with hours of pushing and pain, if...
Digging is a natural impulse for any dog. Some breeds are more prone to it than others, but every dog digs digging – even if their owners and neighbors don’t. You love your dog, but probably don’t love what your dog can do to your lawn or those next door. But why does...
Few three-letter acronyms are more feared in the world of athletics than “ACL.” Once upon a time, an ACL tear could spell the end of an athlete’s career. That has proved less true in recent years, thankfully, with improvements in sports medicine helping many athletes...
Adjectives can be tricky things. There are the words we use to describe something, and then there are the actual meanings underpinning those words, and sometimes the two don’t line up perfectly. Take “lip smacking,” for example. We can refer to delicious foodstuffs as...
