ThatMutt.com: A Dog Blog  Health benefits to buying raw dog food In the past I fed my mutt Ace a commercially prepared raw dog food diet. This year I plan to make his raw food myself. A homemade raw dog food diet can be the healthiest diet for dogs, but it can also be unhealthy, depending on what you feed. Some vets, dog owners, breeders and trainers recommend a [...]  A dog poem – for the pitbulls A dog poem I run. I jump. I dig. I fetch. I sniff. I wag. I swim. I stretch. I roll. I yawn. I pull. I cuddle. I lick. I kiss. I nap. I snuggle. I protect. I chase. I bark. I growl. I cry. I hurt. I whine. I howl. I drool. I shake. I tug. I [...]  How to potty train an adult dog Tips for potty training a dog If you recently adopted an adult dog, you may be surprised he is having “accidents” in the house. It could be the dog was never properly housebroken. Maybe he lived outside. Maybe his previous owners did not train him. Maybe he lived at a shelter for months and learned [...]  How to foster a cat How to foster a cat through a rescue group or shelter Your community probably has a need for more foster homes for cats. To foster a cat means to provide her with a loving home while she waits to be adopted. Some people choose to foster for a few weeks or months until the cat [...]  How to stop a dog from pulling and whining on walks Jack Russell terrier whines and pulls on the leash A reader emailed me recently with a question: How should she stop her Jack Russell terrier’s frantic whining and pulling on the leash? Here is her email, edited for punctuation and length: I just got a 2-year-old Jack Russell. She is a timid little thing and [...]