Modern Dog

Calling all dog lovers! You need this magazine. Modern Dog, the award-winning magazine for dog lovers, is your guide to a better bond with your dog. You’ll find heartwarming, inspiring stories, tested and approved gear, expert behavioural advice, dog life-hacks, beautiful dog-design, useful tips and tricks, and so much more.

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Stuff We Love • Modern Dog staffers’ picks of the litter!

HOW YOUR DOG SEES THE WORLD • Dogs are colour blind, perceiving only shades of blue and yellow, but have better night and motion vision than humans.

Is Your Dog Linguistically Gifted? • If your dog knows the names of 10 or more objects or toys, he’s in rare company

How Much Do We Love Our Dogs? Let Us Count the Ways…

Chihuahua Sets a Guinness World Record as the Oldest Living Dog • 21-year-old Chihuahua TobyKeith is living the good life in Florida

CAPTION THIS!

SMILE! • Modern Dog’s Photo Contest Winners!

Great Giveaways ENTER TO WIN • We’re giving it away! Enter to win fabulous giveaways each and every week in June, July, and August. Go to moderndogmagazine.com/giveaways to enter! Lucky readers will win every week.

PUPPY LIFE HACKS

THE DOG GEAR LOOKBOOK • Your at-a-glance guide to the best stuff for your dog

Meet the Mudi • The American Kennel Club adds a new breed! The Mudi, a Hungarian herding dog, is alert, agile, intelligent, and up for anything! By Camille Lemos

Mudi owner and enthusiast Patti Garcia gives us the low down on the breed

LIFE WITH 600 RESCUE ANIMALS • Funny Farm teaches lessons in kindness, compassion, and cooperation

BEST STUFF FOR DOG PEOPLE • The Modern Dog team’s current faves and obsessions!

15/10 A VERY GOOD BOY • WeRateDogs, begun as a joke Twitter account rating “good doggos” on the Internet, has raised over $2 million for pups in need

Weenie Mom Club • Find your people: dog meetups are building community

Dog Dreams • Decoding your dreams about pets with expert & bestselling author Theresa Cheung

Does Your Dog Tilt His Head? • Study finds the adorable habit a sign of elevated word-learning ability in dogs

Take Time to Fill Your Dog's Cup

KALI’S WISH • From support to care packages, help for those battling canine cancer

Dealing with a canine cancer diagnosis? Check out these resources on

No-Bake Treat Recipe for Dogs! • Easy to make, super-food-powered treats you can whip up in minutes, no oven required!

The Final Chapter • The fourth stage of dog ownership: how to love your senior dog through the inevitable heartbreak of losing them

Doggone Best Summer Ever! • Ideas to Make Every Day Magical

Why Does My Dog Follow Me Everywhere? • Classic “Velcro dog” or worrisome behaviour? It depends

The Other Female in Our Bed

THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER • Fun ways to keep your hot dog cool

9 Easy, Expert Tips for Shareworthy Photos of Your Dog! • The duo behind Kapture 9 pet photography studio shares how to transform your dog photos from blah to bark-tastic | By Rose Frosek

NATURE VS. NURTURE • How Life Experience and Genetics Determine Your Dog’s Personality

Puppy Socialization Done Right

Tiny Dog Stories • Dog love in short form: miniature, reader-submitted dog stories of no more than 100 words.

The Dogue de Bordeaux • Loyal, affectionate, courageous—meet one of France’s finest exports

Profile: The Dogue de Bordeaux

Summer Essentials • We’ve rounded up our favourite picks this summer, Modern Dog tested and approved!

Healthy PAWS • Solutions for everything from doggie odour to joint pain...