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In the Gray Muzzle Newsletter it's all about the golden years of our beloved dogs. Come join for free.
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...
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...
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...