Possessive Dogs: Preventing and Stopping Resource Guarding

Resource guarding involves aggressive possessive behavior over food, treats, toys, objects, space, and/or humans.

Click the title above for the latest Dog Tip, which includes guidance, tip sheets and other resources from top dog behavior experts.

Are you making your dog aggressive?

Reported in Science Daily: In a year-long University of Pennsylvania survey of dog owners who use confrontational or aversive methods to train aggressive pets, veterinary researchers have found that most of these animals will continue to be aggressive unless training techniques are modified. See the story at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141540.htm

Short animal shelter documentary

Click the headline above or this image to view a short film about realities faced at animal shelters. Without words, it gives voice to the voiceless who are at the mercy of human stewards of the earth.

Workouts and insomnia

Good sleep is key to good health. But half of women in a newly published survey reported having insomnia. Caffeine and stress contribute to “bad sleep hygiene,” but here’s another little-known factor we can do something about.

Body temperature drops about one degree during sleep. Don’t work out too close to bedtime, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center. He says it takes e hours to cool down enough to get drowsy. Avoid that temptation to check the clock when having trouble sleeping – because even minor exertion consumes energy, which raises the body’s temperature, further delaying sleep.

Shreveport Chefs Gone Wild

Robin's article about healthy-meets-hedonistic southern cuisine in the editions of the Examiner nationwide. Click the headline above to access the DC edition.

How to Create a Nature Preserve at Home

This Sunday's Eco Simple column...in editions of the Examiner nationwide. Click the headline above to access the article.
Links to 2 of the editions (DC and San Francisco):

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=c0b0ce47-fe80-4c27-bc9d-521dd4a447d5&pnum=30

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=6490121b-f3de-4908-8429-2e7ca5093a1e&pnum=40

Bulk buyer alert: nutrients can decline quickly in potency

The recession is motivating more shoppers to stock up when fave foods go on sale. But beware: the potency of healthy nutrients can decline in short time. For example, new studies indicate degradation of the immunity-boosting antioxidant organic compounds called catechins in green tea leaves after long-term storage. And that olive oil sitting on your shelf may lose up to 40 percent of its health benefits within six months. These are among studies in the March 2009 Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.