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Mid-Century Modern for Your Dog

Pre-Fab Pets: Modern and Contemporary Furniture for Pets Do the names Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, or Marcel Breuer hold meaning for you? Are you tired of traditional offerings at the furniture stores? … Continue reading

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Indoor Dog Toilets

Temporary Solutions There may be a point in your dog’s life when it is necessary for him to temporarily eliminate indoors. Illness, injury, surgery, and old age all qualify as good reasons for allowing a dog to eliminate indoors. Most … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned from Camp

Knowing your Dog Over Labor Day weekend I gave a presentation on “Living With Dogs” based on my recently published book “There’s a Dog in the House” at Camp Unleashed in Becket, Massachusetts. It was my fourth Camp Unleashed. I … Continue reading

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The Livable Home

A Conversation with Amy McCawley The Livable Home Store Where can you find wonderful home furnishings selected specifically for your dog friendly home? The Livable Home Store. It’s an online home furnishings store conceived by interior designer Amy McCawley of … Continue reading

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Design/Building Basics Part I

Selecting the right professional Before commencing any design project, whether it is building a new home or renovating an existing one, you must find appropriate professional advisors. The primary professionals are architects, interior designers and building contractors. One project may … Continue reading

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Indoor Air Quality

What’s all the fuss about VOCs? (Portions adapted from “There’s A Dog in the House: A practical guide for creating today’s dog-friendly home”) Indoor air quality is a major concern because the average human spends 90% of a typical day … Continue reading

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Collecting

Antique Dog Photos (Check back from time to time for future articles about dog art and antiques. Also, starting with this entry I will post a “Dog of the Week” photo in a new page.) Humans love collecting things. Go … Continue reading

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