All posts by Steve King
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Dewclaws
This may be the most un-talked about part of a dog’s anatomy and one of the more contentious. Dewclaws are the tiny toes that hang...
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Dogs help with crop disease
From the time seeding is complete until harvesting is over, arable farmers worry about the state of their crops. Will there be too much or...
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The warmth of a dog’s love
Recently I had to spend three days in Rocky View Hospital (RVH) due to an unexpected and unwanted kidney stone. Although excruciatingly painful at the...
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Trancing
If your dog has ever seemed transfixed by an object, be it overhanging foliage, a tablecloth, or curtains, and walked toward it in very slow motion,...
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Confusing our dogs
Dogs are creatures of habit, as much as us humans are. They get comfort from consistency so, when change happens, they can become confused and,...
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Summer dog reads
With temperatures hitting record highs, now is the time to relax and kick back with a good summer read. So why not a good dog...
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“Heat rant”
So, am I right in thinking that summer may have arrived? And with summer comes HEAT. The reason I’ve called the article a “heat rant”...
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“Just a dog”
An unknown author penned his/ her thoughts on what it means to have a dog in their life. When I first read this poem, it...
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Petting therapy dogs
Soon after Community Therapy Dogs began, we recognized that there was a significant role for our dogs to play in helping to reduce people’s stress....
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A Dog’s Vital Signs
As humans, we are used to having our vital signs taken and, generally, we have a pretty good idea of where we should be on...
Steve King - PAWS for Thought
Steve King is President and Founder of Community Therapy Dogs Society, a volunteer with Lions Foundation of Canada and a dog trainer.
email: info@ctds.ca
