DogBoston’s Dog Blog

Form and Function
As a “little tiny business owner” I often struggle with balancing form and function. As you may have noticed, the new site is located at care.dogboston.com and looks and performs the way I want it to… all professional looking and such.
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Hello! The February 2008 Edition of DogBoston is here!
Highlights include:

Best of DogBoston 2007 Results! http://care.dogboston.com/dogbostons-best-of-2007-results/
From Pharmaceutical Sales to Walking Dogs? http://care.dogboston.com/from-pharmaceutical-sales-to-wags-4-walks/
An Interview with Dog Walker Vicki Lonergan (Pembroke Paws) http://care.dogboston.com/vicki-lonergan-of-pembroke-paws/
Position Statement on Punishment-based training methods by AVSAB http://care.dogboston.com/avsab-say-no-to-punishment-based-approach/
Behind the Breed: The BullDog http://care.dogboston.com/behind-the-breed-bulldog/

Ask Jo Articles […]

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Here is the link to this years survey. It is simple and should take no more than 2 minutes!

Please vote only once, but feel free to share with anyone you might know. I’ve talked to several dog business owners that have had a strong impact on their business since last years Best of […]

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Please subscribe to the blog, and the Wag, there’s going to be a lot of cool stuff happening with DogBoston in 2008 that you certainly won’t want to miss!

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Say hi to Baxter… the site’s new virtual dog…  Although our two real dogs Emma and Tula are enough of a handful at the moment, but I figured I’d adopt this cute looking little internet-based dog named Baxter.
Feel free to feed him biscuits. Also take out his ball and throw it around a […]

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Well, if you haven’t heard by now, I scrambled together the first of a seasonal magazine, that will be produced four times a year…  I’m calling it the DogBoston Wag, and it’s for Boston area dog owners to read and share.
You can sign up to receive the Wag here.
If you want to see the first […]

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I wouldn’t say I’m particularly lonely - it’s kinda tough to be lonely when you’re married with a daughter, have another baby on on the way, and have two large dogs to look after… but we do have people in different parts of the country we’d like to be closer to - my brother in […]

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Marking- or behavior problem? Housetraining relapse.
My dogs hate the other dogs in our building
The life of the dog - A hello from Jan Dumas
self-serve dog wash on north shore
Moving to Somerville with Pit/Lab mix: words of advice?
Press question - where do people leave unwanted animals?
Helping Puppy with Fear

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Well not the worst, but according to this highly un-scientific study by Mens Health Magazine, Boston rates 5th from the bottom - 45th of out the 50 cities studied. The way they rated the cities is questionable as they really didn’t do anything other than add up somewhat unrelated resources including:

Percentage of dog ownership (ownership […]

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In Cambridge, a debate is heating up about out-of-town dogs running offleash and whether they are turning Fresh Pond into a not-so-fresh pond. According to an article in today’s Boston Globe,  (registration required to full the Globe article) the Cambridge Water Department wants to ban nonresident pooches from roaming off leash and plans to outfit […]

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I need to be able to take a vacation this summer and have the DogBoston blog continue to provide fun and useful dog-related content for people.
You just have to write fun/useful content about dogs and bring exposure to your business, your blog, your cause, etc…
Whether you want to write about the state of […]

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Urban Hounds
The Pet Needs Company
Camp Canine, Inc.
Your Dream Dog
Compassionate Care Veterinary Center, Randolph, MA

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Sean “Diddy” Combs might have been the most celebrity scapegoat related to dog fur being passed off as faux (fake) fur. All of these jackets which seem to be recently in style have the hoods lined with the stuff.
An ongoing investigation by the Humane Society has uncovered raccoon dog fur on some of the […]

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Background:
Due to the pure anonymity of Craigslist.org, many advocates believe there are people taking advantage of this, by not being honest about their intentions. Some people (so it’s been said) are picking up the freely advertised dogs and then reselling them later.
Problem:
1. What happens between the time the dog is picked up by one of […]

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Here’s a picture of me and my daughter. Right before getting the photo snapped, I think a dog had just barked in back of me and I turned around, startled! My daughter sits in baby bjorn below. My wife Liz was on the camera…

Here’s a groomer working his magic on a standard […]

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Gary Paulsen’s book Winterdance, which is about his experience training his dogs for the Iditarod, tells of a trust a musher must develop with his/her dogs. Even though my journey with Titus to Boston from San Diego didn’t consist of nine other dogs or me standing atop a sled, while he pulled […]

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In the newly styled DogBoston forums, Jo Jacques, Salem MA based trainer, owner of WiggleBums, is on hand to answer your dog training and behavior questions. Read through the archives first - maybe she’s already answered a similar question.
You’ll find her take on the Dog Whisperer quite interesting and valid, considering the recent legal action […]

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Well, after awhile of a fairly simple layout, DogBoston has a new look!   Check it out.  www.dogboston.com  The site is made specifically so that people can add their own:
Dog Parks
Vets
Breeders
Groomers
etc
Let me know what you think - brian@dogboston.com!

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Link to description on DogBoston Lost and Found Dogs Forum. Please share this with others who may have lost their small dog recently in Somerville.

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Jo “Ask Jo” Jacques just sent me this report, confirmed by this site.
For background on Petland history of being known as the classic puppy milly, try this. Hows this site for you. Or this one. Maybe this one is enough to call it a trend.
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here’s one […]

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