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Vote for your Favorite Halloween Dog!

Vote for your favorite Halloween dog and enter a free give-away (no curses attached). Also watch the best Halloween video ever!

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Canine Good Citizen

The American Kennel Club provides an opportunity for dogs to earn a Canine Good Citizen certificate which, as the name implies, recognizes those dogs who have passed a 10-step training test. Started in 1989, the CGC program is designed to reward dogs who demonstrate good manners at home as well as in the community. All […]

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Surprising things we do that dogs do NOT like!

We love our dogs and we think they love us.  And they do!  But the kind of affection we show to other people is, often, exactly the actions even the best dogs can barely tolerate.  Of course, dogs can’t tell us what they like – or don’t like.  But animal behaviorists who study dog reactions […]

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More Great Quotes About Dogs

Funny, sad, fabulous and true: Wonderful quotes about dogs continues . . .

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Book Review: “Captured . . . The Look of the Dog”

My Magic Dog is delighted to tell our readers about a creative and fascinating book about our canine friends.  What a treat to discover a new book, which illustrates through photos, stories, poems and quizzes, the incomparable wonders of the dog.  Please enjoy these excerpts from:   Captured…  The Look of the Dog by Fern […]

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Guest Blog: Ducks and Other “Dog Days” Dangers

Our Pets Are Vulnerable! – Mother Nature is even less kind to domestic pets during the “Dog Days” of late summer. If we humans suffer, imagine the helplessness of our poor pets. [This blog provides an important list of dangers and ways for your dog to avoid them.]

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A purebred dog!

A Mix or a Mutt?

Standing in line behind a woman in a wheelchair, I was fascinated by the service dog attached to her. Knowing how difficult it is to get through a busy day without having to answer questions from curious onlookers like me, I quietly studied the animal trying to decipher what breed he was. Pale, almost cream […]

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Dogs by the Number

Magic Numbers can be fun as well as useful and there’s much more to them than you might imagine. Amaze your friends with these numbers and fun facts!

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The Dog Days of Summer

Summer is upon us and for your service dog or companion animal, here are some tips for helping your furry friend stay cool, no matter how high the temperature.

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Dog Paws

Whether gi-normous or tiny, goofus-like or dainty, sensitive or not, a dog’s trotters are a fascinating study in anatomy and adaptation. Here are ten things that many people don’t know about this amazing appendage.

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