We love dog parks. Especially now that we live in a city and don’t have nearly as much access to open space. When we lived in Boulder, our dogs almost never went to dog parks since we could take them hiking on many of the local trails. They didn’t have to be on leash and…
Essential item 8 of 10 brings us to dog leashes. Again, we’re listing the things we use just about every day and for the sake of organization we placed them in the order of when we use them during the course of an average day, not in terms of importance or any other ranking factor.…
Years ago I lived in the mountains of Colorado in a town where there were more licensed dogs than registered voters. Seriously, you’d go to a house party where there’d be 15-20 people and 20-30 dogs running around. For me, and for the dogs, it was a bit of paradise. At the time my roommate…
Dog tags come in two basic varieties – decorative and informative. Often they are both, but we advise caution about combining the two. The reason, in our opinion, is the primary purpose of the tag should be to provide information in case your dog is found lost. If the chosen tag is TOO decorative and…
Harnesses have become increasingly popular over the years. In fact, one of the top videos for our site is ‘how to put on a harness’. And for good reason. They are highly useful, effective, and provide extra levels of both security and convenience for both the dog and their human companion. The first harness we…
We continue our essentials list with the dog supplies we actually use on a daily basis with dog food. Currently it is estimated that of the $70 Billion spent in the US on pet-related supplies and services, $26 Billion of it is on pet food. There are a ton of options and just as many…
Here at HoundAbout we spend perhaps a little too much time thinking about dog food storage. As you’ve seen from the site we support multiple pet food charities. For all the wonderful work these pet food charities do, helping feed pets and keeping them with their family, a large part of the effort behind the…
We are absolute advocates of crate training for dogs, and we mean for life. For puppies it helps with potty-training behavior and also protects their health and safety when left unsupervised. As your dog ages, it continues to be their safe space and gives them a place of their own to get away and relax.…
Dog collars may not technically be required by law, but they certainly are the most common and easiest way to comply with just about every law, ordinance, and HOA rules which do require that pets be under their owners control at all times. Plus, they make life easier for you if you need to grab…
This week we saw President Obama come out against dog breed-specific legislation. He is recommending these kinds of asinine laws are banned at the federal level. This is a good thing as it still kills me that we live in such an ignorant society who believe laws like this do any good. Here in Denver…