Max ruled the top spot in the list of the top 10 most popular dog names.
But Veterinary Pet Insurance crunched the numbers on its more than 475,000 insured pets to determine 2009’s most common pet names, and Bella beat out Max by more than 400 dogs.
Max may have slipped in the polls with dog lovers, [...]
The Pet Pundit
Humane Education and Writings on Animal Issues
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Feb 17
Dogs don’t listen? Here’s why
Letters about “stubborn dogs” that don’t seem to listen flood my e-mail. Margie G. says, “Whenever we go for walks, I say my dog’s name, but she doesn’t turn her head to look at me.”
Gina says she must ask her dog to “sit” several times before her dog will even think about complying. “What am [...]
Feb 08
Helping children cope with pet’s death
When I was 7 years old, my little dog Pepper saw a cat across the street and ran out the open front door. Before I could get outside to catch him, he ran into the street and was hit by a car. I remember screaming and crying. I was overwhelmed by what I had just [...]
Feb 01
Why do dogs like squeaky things?
Does your dog go crazy every time you bring home a squeaky toy. Does he grab it and shake his head back and forth as if he is trying to kill it. After the squeaker stops working, does he drops the toy and never touch it again.
Well, once upon a time, when dogs hunted and [...]
