As a young guest author, we welcome Jason Murray ”Life with Hailey” by Jason Murray My family loves animals but the love I have for dogs is out of this world. We got my dog Hailey three years ago after we had lost our faithful furry friend, Maxie. Hailey was different from the other dogs […]
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The “Pippa Principle”
by Lisa May Lookout Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Staunton Virginia Can an old dog be taught new tricks? Let me start by telling you that I had reached a point in my life where I had concluded I was set in my ways. I am who I am and what I am, and it’s not […]
“Anal Gland Care”
by Dr. Susan Barrett, DVM , WynDancer Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Anal glands are small sacs located on both sides of the anus. Their function is to secrete material used for territorial marking. The secretions are expressed naturally when dogs scoot their rear ends. The distinguishing smell of skunks are from anal gland secretions. In […]
”A Leap of Faith”
We welcome guest author Jackie AuCoin McQueeney with her incredible life story. by Jacqueline McQueeney, Bristol, Connecticut I was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. Sarcoma. Stage 4. I am still alive today and a dog helped me make a leap of faith; faith that I would live. My opinion of dogs in general changed in […]
Welcome to Canine Scribbles
As my initial post, I want to introduce myself and describe the purpose of this blog site. I am a writer and lover of all things canine. My work is primarily about the canine-human interaction and how dogs improve the lives and world of humans. Some of my musings are written from the canine’s point […]