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!
STRAY DOG KEPT STEALING UNICORN TOY FROM DOLLAR GENERAL • Sweet Lab-mix Sisu had his eye on the prize: a purple stuffed unicorn at the local Dollar General in Kenansville, North Carolina.
The Odd Couple: Smiley Samoyed & His Grumpy Faced Feline BFF Delight Internet
Pet Therapy • Could your dog benefit from a therapy group? New animated show Housebroken explores just that
Two-Year-Old Adopts Shelter Dog With Same Birth Defect: “They instantly loved each other” • Toddler and puppy, both born with a cleft lip, are a pawfect match
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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.
Meet the Scottish Terrier! • Is the dapper, spirited Scottie dog right for you?
Summer gear! • Make the most of the season with the best toys, gear, & more!
WHO YOU GONNA CALL? PET PSYCHIC! • Two pet psychics give dogs new leash on life
THE DOG GEAR LOOKBOOK • Your at-a-glance guide to the best stuff for your dog
How to Help Your Adopted Dog Settle In: What To Do When You Bring Your New Rescue Dog Home • 5 tips for bringing your new dog home
PANDEMIC PUPS: Adopted Dogs Offer A Furry Support System • Dogs ease anxiety and provide needed companionship during a tumultuous year of lockdowns and quarantines
Photographer Pairs Dogs With Lookalike Humans. The Results? Glorious • Doppelgänger duos delight with uncanny resemblances
How Stella Learned to Talk • Speech pathologist teaches her dog to communicate using 45 + words
At-Home Treatments for Canine Skin Conditions • Natural remedies for your dog’s skin problems
CANCER-SNIFFING DOGS • The remarkable canine nose is saving lives, diagnosing cancers with incredible accuracy
STYLE AT HOME • Super-stylish ideas & solutions for your dog-friendly home
KIDS & DOGS: WHY CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE A DOG • Study finds dog ownership significantly benefits the social–emotional development of young children
GOING with GRACE • One photographer’s mission to capture comforting images of dogs in their last days
“Bone Bar” Connects Neighbours & Their Dogs • A Covid-grounded flight attendant discovers a way to bring joy to her neighbourhood
CONNIE’S BOOK CLUB • Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s Summer selection of must-read books for dog lovers
The American Staffordshire Terrier • Hopelessly devoted to you. Get to know this American treasure
HOME ALONE: WHY YOUR DOG BARKS & HOW TO STOP IT
A Journey WITHOUT END • Bucket list travels with a beloved dog inspires book
Healthy PAWS • Solutions for everything from anxiety and hot spots to digestive issues.
Tiny Dog Stories • Dog love in short form: miniature, reader-submitted dog stories of no more than 100 words.
DOG TATTOOS • We're here with your dog tattoo inspiration via these inked tributes to canine best friends.