Pups at Play

Pups at Play

Create a music playlist your pet is sure to love

by Lauren H. Dowdle

Think your…

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HERO Dogs

HERO Dogs

Four-legged support for victims navigating the criminal justice system

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Ditch the shock

Ditch the shock

Here’s why this correction approach doesn’t work

Guest column by Rebecca Mason, CPDT-KA, CTDI, M.Ed.
Owner,

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Adopt A Golden celebrates 1,000 rescues!

Adopt A Golden celebrates 1,000 rescues!

In 2011, a group of people in the Birmingham area saw a disturbing trend: golden retrievers were being abandoned with few people…

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Patience and consistency

Patience and consistency

The path to training a dog effectively has no shortcuts

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The dreaded “S” word

The dreaded “S” word

By Rebecca Mason CPDT-KA, CTDI, M.Ed.

“My dog is so stubborn.” I hear this more than anything else when…

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Providing relief for pets

Providing relief for pets

By Jeana Durst, content director

How to…

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Allie, No! No!

Allie, No! No!

Local resident writes her first book, based on adventures with her dog

After her youngest child went to…

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Purr-fect addition

Purr-fect addition

Visitors come from all around to meet Socks, the Pinson Public Library’s cat-in-residence

By Lauren Dowdle
Photos courtesy of…

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Half a century of care

Half a century of care

Columbiana veterinarian continues the mission he started more than 50 years ago

By Lauren Dowdle 
Photos by Catherine Cousins