A Good Nose Isn’t That Hard to Find
I’ve long admired Buzz Hoot Roar, a graphics-driven blog that explains science in fewer than 300 words, so when @VerdantEleanor (she’s “Roar) approached me about doing something with artist Christine […]
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Wilmington Historic Grave Search
I am helping organize a historic grave search with cadaver dogs in Eastern North Carolina from Sept. 12 to 14. An African-American church’s graveyard is being relocated because of a […]
Oso Disaster Pushes Dogs, and Their Handlers, to Their Limits
I was fortunate to be able to interview a number of people who worked their cadaver dogs at the tragic mudslide in Oso, Washington. Here is another piece, Oso Disaster […]
Second-Dog Syndrome
Here’s a post I wrote on Coda that appeared in the Dodo, a great new online magazine devoted to animals. They called it “My Dogs Do Sensitive Work. Will My […]
The Accidental Reader
Thank you, dog bloggers and emailers, for letting me be an accidental reader. Since the book’s publication in October, one of my greatest joys has been subtler than one might […]
Why Cat for a Dog? Guest Post by Joan Andreasen-Webb, Framheim German Shepherds
I had a hole in my heart when I emailed Solo’s breeder, Joan Andreasen-Webb, back in May of 2003. David and I had put our wonderful German shepherd Zev to […]
Two Sniffin’ Dogs — and a Training Aid in an Oak Tree
I put some simple cadaver training aids out in a cooperative neighbors’ big backyard last week: some carpet, a few teeth, dirt, a sheet. I ran first Coda, then Solo. […]
That’ll Do
I have second dog syndrome, and Coda is my fourth shepherd. I am such a beginner. Again. At 11 months old, Coda remains an enigma and a challenge. One friend, […]
Welcome to What the Dog Knows Blog
Coda as a puppy learning how to search for hidden treats in the woods The tendons that support my cervical vertebrae are unknotting from weeks of bending over page proofs […]