Any hunting dog with gift for finding birds also has a nose for trouble. It’s in the contract you accept when a pup joins your world. That’s why I’m always prepared for the day my bird dog sniffs the ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This is from 2020. Q: My puppy, Cooper, got skunked today. Is skunk gunk toxic to puppies?

Skunks and dogs, gobblers and deer – both are on the outdoors column agenda today. Buckle up. De-skunking recipe: Last week’s column on the simple, time-proven recipe for removing the odor from a ...

Buddy is a New York City dog, accustomed to bedtime walks around the block on a leash. But on family vacations in rural Maine, I let her out the back door each night unaccompanied.One night last ...

Fall means outside time for many of our pets before they are cooped up for a long winter. Wild animals also are out and about as well and that increases the risk of contact between Spot and vermin.

Anyone who's ever experienced the misfortune of having a dog or other pet sprayed by a skunk knows how unpleasant the encounter is. A few years back, a friend and I were enjoying a cold beer on the ...