Three articles about the holidays and pets

I have been terribly neglectful of this blog lately.  December has been a busy month so far!

Here are three good articles about pets and the holidays:

• Holiday safety tips
• The Life of the Party: Holiday entertaining success for dog owners
• Holiday havoc or heaven with your dog or cat

Canine communication - Dogs don't always get along

A great article about canine communication:  "No Fighting, No Biting - Dogs Don't Always Get Along".  This article has great insight about dog body language, how dogs communicate, and the dangers of people trying to suppress the natural communication dogs do.  As humans, we don't all get along all the time, why do we expect our dogs to be able to do so?  It's so important for us to understand how dogs communicate, so we don't get in their way!

Dog behaviour myths, revisited

Five persistent myths about dog behaviour and what to do about them.