Keeping Your Dog Safe During Storms and Flooding

Floodwater germs, displaced snakes and storm anxiety: how to keep your dog safe during and after desert storms.

How to Choose a Dog Trainer: Questions Worth Asking

Dog training isn’t licensed, so it pays to ask good questions. Here’s what to look for and what to ask.

Why dogs jump on visitors, and a simple step-by-step plan for polite greetings with four paws on the floor.

What to do if your dog gets into cholla, foxtails or bees on a desert walk, plus simple habits that prevent most problems.

A fungal infection dogs pick up from desert dust. Learn the signs, how vets diagnose it, and how to lower your dog’s risk.

How to spot heat exhaustion and heatstroke, and how to cool your dog safely with room-temperature water.

Cooler weather means patio season is back in the Coachella Valley. Here is how to teach your dog to settle calmly while you dine.