Don’t Bogart that Joint
All my life, I’ve heard humans talking about the wonders of medical cannabis. And not just the raw material, but the therapeutic compounds that come from it — like cannabidiol, or CBD for short....
Category: Dog Blogs
How We Dogs Started Eating Kibble: The Strange History of Commercial Dog Food
When dog owners think of feeding dogs in the “old days”, they imagine that we canines filled our bellies with meat. In actuality, we ate what the humans ate up until the advent of...
Buckaroo to the Rescue
BioStar blog author Buckaroo gives his own expert canine take on the healing power of dogs … from first-hand experience: A few weeks ago, my Aussie Tribe and I were out on a walk...
Advice: How to Relieve Canine Car Sickness
Dear Buckaroo, I have a four month old Labradoodle named Ollie who frequently gets ill on car rides. What can I do about dog car sickness? Signed, Emily in Richmond, VA ...
When Dogs Grieve
There’s something that needs to be said about dog grief — that is, the different feelings and behaviors of mourning that we dogs all experience upon the death of a canine friend. Recently our...
Fast Living: The Athletic Dog’s Guide to Better Recovery
Once a week I go to a special class for burgeoning canine athletes like me. I am the only boy in the class, so naturally all the girls are like, “Oooh, look at him,”...
Advice: Why Do Dogs Eat Grass?
Dear Buckaroo, My dog Dooley is a rescue. He is part Labrador and German Shepherd, and he likes to eat grass. Some people have told me that dogs eat grass when they are sick....
Angels
Not everyone is deeply religious; at least not devout enough for daily prayer and solemn teachings, but many have some sort of belief in angels. Whether adorned with robes and halos, or with just a...
Spice of Life: The Canine Rotation Diet
by Kemosabe I have grown up on the rotation diet. That is, my human switches dog food formulas every two months or so. When I was younger I thought she was just persnickety and...
Dog Dreams
We all know dogs have dreams. People like to watch us while we dreamily chase tennis balls across the yard. Scientists believe that dogs have brain waves and sleep sessions similar to people and...
