The Things We Learn Too Late
4 min read
On hindsight, early care and the decisions worth making now. Most of what we know about looking after dogs well we learn in the years after we needed it. The...
Featured Article
The Gut Is The Second Brain
What is happening inside your dog's digestive system and why it matters more than most people think. Most people think of the gut as something that digests food. It does...
dog-life
Working Dogs and What They Carry
3 min read
On the physical demands of dogs built for purpose and what they need in return. Working dogs operate at a level that most pet owners never see up close. The...
On Getting Another Dog
3 min read
The decision nobody makes lightly and almost nobody regrets. At some point the thought arrives. Usually quietly, in the background, while watching the dog you already have do something that...
The Dog Who Chose You
4 min read
On rescue, second chances and what it means to be chosen back. There is a particular kind of dog owner who will tell you, unprompted and with complete conviction, that...
The Walk That Had No Purpose
2 min read
On slowing down and what dogs already know about it. There is a type of walk that has become almost countercultural. No distance target. No fitness tracker. No particular destination....
Thirteen Years
3 min read
On the particular maths of a dog's life. You do the maths at some point. Usually earlier than you would like to. You look at the dog asleep in...
On Letting Dogs Be Dogs
2 min read
The case for less control and more permission. Modern dog ownership has become, in some quarters, quite serious. There are structured enrichment routines, sniff walks with prescribed durations, Instagram...
The Dog Who Changed How You See Things
3 min read
On what animals teach us that people cannot. There is a before and after for most dog owners. A point in life that divides cleanly into the years you...
RUSKO'S HEALTH JOURNAL
YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF DOG WELLNESS
Join thousands of dog owners who read the Rusko's Health Journal every week.