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• Don’t Adopt Littermates

  By Nancy Kerns| Whole Dog Journal@ You’ve gone to the shelter, excited about the photos they posted on social media of a big litter of pups that look like just the kind you’ve been waiting for. It’s near closing time—you couldn’t get there until after you got off work!—and the shelter staff is clearly buttoning things up for the night. It turns out that the litter was popular; there are just two puppies left from which to choose! As you approach their pen, you see that the littermates are entwined in a small single dog bed.

  By Nancy Kerns · Whole Dog Journal

  Apr. 17, 2025

• The Pain of Making the Euthanasia Decision

  By Nancy Kerns| Whole Dog Journal@ In the past few days, I’ve exchanged dozens of texts and phone calls and one FaceTime session with a long-time friend regarding his dog Leroy. Stephen and his partner adopted Leroy from my local shelter in September 2011—and in the 13½ years since, we’ve probably exchanged hundreds of texts and emails and phone calls about the happy, clever little dog.

  By Nancy Kerns · Whole Dog Journal

  Apr. 10, 2025

• Don’t Adopt Littermates

  By Nancy Kerns| Whole Dog Journal@ You’ve gone to the shelter, excited about the photos they posted on social media of a big litter of pups that look like just the kind you’ve been waiting for. It’s near closing time—you couldn’t get there until after you got off work!—and the shelter staff is clearly buttoning things up for the night. It turns out that the litter was popular; there are just two puppies left from which to choose! As you approach their pen, you see that the littermates are entwined in a small single dog bed.

  By Nancy Kerns · Whole Dog Journal

  Apr. 17, 2025

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Whole Dog Journal

Nutrition, training and grooming advice for a healthy dog. Whole Dog Journal reviews dog food, dog toys, and dog health and care products as teaching positive training methods.