Why Can’t Doctors Be More Like Dogs?
May 15, 2012
By Peggy Drexler PhD
I was sitting in the doctor’s office – 20 minutes early for an appointment that would be a half-hour late, thumbing through a six-month old magazine, when I came across an article on the amazing things being done with service dogs. As I read about how these fantastic animals are changing and saving lives, it occurred to me that these canine helpers have a lot to teach the medical establishment. At the time, I was… Read More >
Why Dogs Are Better Than Therapy
November 22, 2011
By Peggy Drexler PhD
Petting dogs has been proven to be good for health. It was one of those days in our house where an argument was hanging in the air like a gas leak — just waiting for a spark. Like most houses, the combustion — when it inevitably came — was not the kind that lifts the roof off. More like a sustained rumble of muttered asides and one-word answers. Then my daughter walked in and asked… Read More >
Dogs of War & Peace
May 29, 2009
By Lola
Last weekend I was too busy fetching sticks in the lake at my Grandparents’ to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day. So I’ve been schooling myself on this F’d-up thing you people do called war. I’ve learned that ever since folks started throwing stones at each other, there have been dogs performing faithfully by your side (a little too faithfully sometimes if you ask me). We may not understand war, but we sure wrote… Read More >
