plus:Your Dog Reads Your Mind (Almost) Hello Reader, Hello, wonderful Gray Muzzle family! Grab a coffee and settle in. And maybe keep a treat handy, because your dog will show up the second you sit down. Today's science piece made me laugh. Researchers found that dogs can tell the difference between our happy faces and our scared ones. So when you try to look calm while your dog is halfway through your sandwich, he knows. There's also a recipe for low-carb chicken biscuits in here, so at...
12 days agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: Can dogs sense when you're sad? Hello Reader, We're deep into that first real week of fall. The light is different now. Lower. Softer. And somehow it makes you notice things you maybe glossed over all summer. This week's article is one of the hardest we've ever shared. And also one of the most necessary. Not because anything is wrong. But because knowing tends to feel better than wondering. Enjoy today's newsletter...๐ถ (NEW!) 10 Signs Your Dog Is Ready to Say Goodbye Read More ๐ก Todayโs...
19 days agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: Should your dog become a veggie? Hello Reader, Last Tuesday my pup sniffed the bowl for 10seconds, then walked away. Same kibble he's eaten for three years. You stood there holding your own dinner, half-tempted to just hand him the plate. That's the moment most senior dog parents hit. The kibble he's always loved stops interesting him, his teeth turn chewing into a chore, and by the third skipped meal, home-cooked food starts looking like the obvious answer. It isn't automatic. A plate...
27 days agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: Is Your Dog Actually Chasing a High, Not a Ball? Science confirms. Hello Reader, The NFL just came back, which means millions of Americans are once again pretending to understand analytics while yelling at a television. My dog Biscuit, who is eleven and has opinions about where on the couch you're allowed to sit, watched approximately four minutes of the season opener before sighing and leaving the room. He has never been more relatable. He's also been moving like a rusty gate hinge...
about 1 month agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: Frozen Peanut Butter Yogurt Dog Treats Hello Reader, You found it on the kitchen floor. Or maybe on their dog bed. A tooth. Just sitting there, kind of shocking, kind of confusing. Because your dog didn't yelp, didn't act like anything happened, and is currently waiting for breakfast like it's a totally normal Tuesday. Is it normal? Age-related? Something you should have caught sooner? The answers are a little more complicated than yes or no, and honestly, most vets don't get asked...
about 1 month agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: Science Finds Where Being a Good Boy Comes With a 3-Year Penalty Hello Reader, He takes the stairs differently now. Not refusing them. Justโฆ considering them first. One paw, then a look back at you, then the rest of him follows. You noticed. Of course you noticed. Labor Day weekend is right around the corner, and half the country is loading up the car for one last summer run. Maybe you are too. But if your pup has been moving a little slower lately, a long drive can feel like a gamble...
about 2 months agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: Can A Dog Be Autistic? Hello Reader, He walked into the kitchen this morning and listed sideways. Just slightly. Like he'd forgotten, for a second, which way was straight. It's late August. The heat outside makes us feel slow and a little uncertain. Somewhere in that same haze, you might have caught it. A small wobble. A head tilt that wasn't there last week. It's scary to notice something new in a dog you know by heart. But sometimes the scary thing has a name. And a name makes it...
about 2 months agoย โขย 2 min read
Hello Reader, Maybe your dog used to inhale their food in thirty seconds flat. Now they eat half, walk away, come back later. Or they've started asking for breakfast earlier than usual, pacing the kitchen before you've even had coffee. Something shifted, and you can't quite tell if it's a problem or just... them getting older. Feeding schedules feel like settled science. Two meals a day, done. But it turns out the math changes as dogs age, and what worked at four might actually be working...
2 months agoย โขย 2 min read
plus: only 5 mins a day for bonding Hello Reader, He stops in the middle of the yard. Just stands there, nose up, reading something in the air you can't smell. Then he forgets why he went outside. It's a small thing. Easy to explain away. But a lot of us are noticing these little pauses this summer. The staring at the water bowl. The slow blink in the middle of a room like he's trying to remember what comes next. Turns out, what's in his bowl might have something to do with what's happening...
2 months agoย โขย 2 min read
