Commentaries

Responsible Pet Ownership: Another marketing success, but reality failure?

Does the buzz phrase “responsible pet ownership” communicate a valuable message, or is it another marketing success but reality failure?

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The Role of the Human-Animal Bond in the COVID-19 Era

Articles that mention the role of the human-animal bond in the COVID-19 era often present  a highly limited human view of the animal’s function.

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One Human-Animal Health: Connectors and Compartmentalizers

When you think of One Human-Animal Health, are you a connector or a compartmentalizer? That depends on your view of the natural world.

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Words of Wisdom for Animal-Lovers

It always helps to have words of wisdom from past luminaries if we’re among those who call ourselves animal-lovers.

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The Ultimate New Year’s Human-Companion Animal Bond Resolution

A decade later, the ultimate human-companion animal bond resolution makes its appearance once again to celebrate New Year’s 2020 with our companion animals.

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The Gift of Restorative Sleep

Nothing exceeds the value of the gift of restorative sleep to our companion animals. It may seem like nothing to us, but to animals with health or behavioral problems it can mean a great deal.

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Still Drowning in Behavioral Jargon, Still Starving for Information

Still drowning in behavioral jargon, still starving for information: sounds like a good title for a country western song doesn’t it? Not quite, but close.

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My Butterfly Revelation

When I experienced my butterfly revelation, I learned yet again that nature’s light-bulb moments may come in very small packages.

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A Celebration of the Human-Nature and Human-Animal Bond

A celebration of the human-nature and human-animal bond at its best: How often do you experience this in your own life? James Rebanks routinely does.

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The Human-Animal Bond in Still Troubled Times

Today events on a par with 9/11 as well as devastating natural disasters worldwide assault us on a daily basis: How do these still troubled times effect the human-animal bond now?

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