Evidence for social pathways to health benefits for dog owners appears positive but less well-developed. Our study aimed to estimate the differences in social capital by dog ownership and dog walking status among young-to-middle-aged adults and older adu
Shirley:Our leash law fine is around $250, so that gets peoples attention, but we don’t have the staff to patrol every problem area all the time. Our community has lots of great dog parks and one amazing dog beach so I always try and direct the off-leash people there. I will cite...
Mindy and I were walking the other day and I remarked to her (don’t judge me for having a conversation with my dog-she’s a great listener) that in a year I didn’t want to say to myself, “I really should… [insert task]”. There are some projects/tasks that I’d really li...
If you are too far from training classes or can’t afford them, You Tube has some great resources and examples of how to work on leash skills. Or hire a trainer for one on one help. I truly believe that any dog can be well mannered in public if their owner puts in the time and ...
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Swifto maintains a strict 24 hour cancellation policy, which is required as a courtesy to our dog walkers who rely on the income of their pre-set walk schedules to make a living, and who without sufficient notice, aren't granted the opportunity of making alternate arrangements to pick up ...
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There’s a place to obtain dog-waste bags, on the western edge of Hinge Park… and, just a little farther along, a place to deposit your used needles. (I remember the narcan-kit woman I met recently, and think that, oh yes,light in the darknesstakes many forms.) ...
Before you know it, the truck will break down, the dog run off, and Ruby will take her love to town. There’s more to it, right? Sure there is. Walking this morning, I made note of the operation of the second law of thermodynamics. I don’t really know anything about that ...
I go with my sons to the park where, illegally, we let our huge dog off the leash and keep on the lookout for a policeman who might catch us and give us a ticket. For the longest time I used to pull my little daughter across the middle of the street-just like my mother used to...