Are “dog people” and “cat people” really different? The research is in and the answers might surprise you.
Classic Classified Ads About Dogs
Whether you have a service dog or companion pet, we hope these ads will give you some laughs. All of them except, possibly, “Single Black Female,” are genuine and appeared in various newspapers. But, before we begin, there is an adage we think fits this post: Keep your mouth shut and people won’t know […]
Therapy Dogs: An Exceptional Response to Catastrophe
Disasters often bring out exceptional response — and none may be more valued than the dogs who come to help find victims, and in this case, to also comfort them.
A smiling service dog may be no laughing matter.
Do dogs laugh? A service dog uses this unique means to warn his human partner of an oncoming seizure. Research also shows that facial expression for dogs may be just as important as it is for humans. Photos of laughing dogs.
More Fascinating Facts & Trivia about Dogs
Is your service dog right-pawed or left-pawed? According to the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems in Washington D.C., dogs (and cats, too), like people, are either right-handed or left-handed, or in this case, they favor either their right or left paws. And why would it matter? Current research at the Veterinary Neurology Center […]
Candid Canine
Is your computer or camera card filled with photos of your beloved pooch moving in a blur or looking out at you with eyes like florescent lamps? Gloria Yarina, a professional photographer, provides us with a delightful, easy-to-remember “recipe” to get that perfect canine pic. As she wisely notes: Most “how to” photo instructions […]
Amazing True Dog Tales
10 Million Reasons to Walk Your Dog: A couple out walking their dog in Northern California stumbled across a modern-day goldmine: 10 million dollars worth of rare, mint-condition gold coins buried in the shadow of an old tree. . . [Article includes the rest of this story and several other recent, news worthy, dog stories].
Spoiler Alert! For those who baby their dogs.
You’ve seen them – whether it’s an adorable Papillon (the kind whose ears look like butterfly wings) or sturdy service dogs—they’re dressed up like ballerinas on their way to a rehearsal of Sleeping Beauty, carried in posh Louis Vuitton bags, or spoken to while they lie at the feet of Madame who’s feeding bits of […]
It’s Valentine’s Day! Meet our Team and Share the Love
Happy Valentine’s Day to all our wonderful readers and contributors from the My Magic Dog team! My Magic Dog has been blogging for awhile and we thought our readers might like to know something about the wonderful group of people who help us put together the My Magic Dog posts and feeds. So here they […]
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