dog Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/dog/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:55:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Dogs & Covid-19 https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/04/dogs-covid-19/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:55:39 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9530 Studies are going on right now to see if dogs can sniff out the coronavirus in people. For a long time, dogs have sniffed out

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]]> A Special Day for Your Mutt https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/31/a-special-day-for-your-mutt/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:11:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9515 Call him a “mutt” or “half-breed” or “exotic mix,” he’s still our treasured family member.  And today is his day.  It’s National Mutt Day, also

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]]> Fireworks & Your Insurance https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/01/fireworks-your-insurance/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:53:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9390 Independence Day is this weekend. Traditionally, we celebrate the 4th of July by setting off fireworks in our yard or maybe in the middle of

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]]> Re-home…Humans? https://smthingscount.com/2020/05/11/re-home-humans/ Mon, 11 May 2020 16:16:00 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9117 People are exploiting their dogs during this shelter-at-home time. We’re using them to meet our need for companionship and exercise. To an extreme. We figure

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]]> Pets & Your Health https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/20/pets-your-health/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:50:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8910 If you don’t own a pet, maybe you should get one. A pet offers a whole bunch of health benefits to you: Buffer stress Lower

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]]> Sink Your Canines Into This https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/18/sink-your-canines-into-this/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:11:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8905 I discovered a dog-show I can really sink my canines into!  The Kennel Club ones are okay, but the dogs are over-groomed and the owners

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]]> A Question for Valentine’s Day https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/14/a-question-for-valentines-day/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:27:13 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8892 On this Valentine’s Day–a day celebrating love and caring–it occurred to me that, if natural enemies can overcome their fear, distrust, and unloving attitudes toward

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]]> Poetic Justice for the Pup https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/25/poetic-justice-for-the-pup/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:33:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8376 My 11-month-old puppy chews everything she can get her paws on. Including my Bible (good Christian dog really devoured the Word)! She can’t reach my

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]]> Which Animals Allowed on the Beach? https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/03/which-animals-allowed-on-the-beach/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:20:15 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8386 No lengthy comment needed on this one. Just for humans who enjoy the outdoors to think about.

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]]> What a Dog-Gone Day Today Is! https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/26/what-a-dog-gone-day-today-is/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:44:27 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8392 Today, and every Aug. 26 since 2004, is National Dog Day. It’s a day for all of our dogs, pure-bred or so mixed they have

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