The Dog Doctor

Hello All,

As many of you have read the article that I posted yesterday about me coverage of the trial here in Denver that has now lead to the local news websites. I did not do this for self promotion and I will gladly eat my humble pie. What has turned into a PR meltdown was actually a situation that had me scared to death on several levels. I was sitting in the courtroom with my iPhone in my pocket not thinking anything of it until my daughter called. She never calls me at school. ...

Give a Dog a Bone, Just Don't Take it Away!
By Robert Forto, PhD

As a canine behvaiorist at Denver Dog Works I see a lot of dog problems. I deal primarly with canine aggression and nothing can be more frietning than a dog that is possessive. I was had a client whose dog was so aggressive if disrupted their entire family's lifestyle.

The client approached me about two years ago and to this day I will never in my life forget this case: The family consisted of Two ...

Go Big or Go Home:
The Trials and Tribulations of a Citizen Journalists’ First Assignment
By Robert Forto, PhD

Several weeks ago I contacted the National Association of Citizen Journalists (Welcome to NACJ) about the possibility of working toward a press credential to use in Anchorage to report on the start of the Iditarod sled dog race the first week of March. I will be covering the Iditarod race for my radio show Mush! You Huskies (teamineka on Blog Talk Radio) ...

Learning to Feed Bones and Raw Food to Boxers
By Leah Morse

This will be the first of a series of blogs that I want to share my experience with learning to feed raw diet to my dogs. It is a controversial way of providing nutrition for your dogs. I am not suggesting that anyone follow these guidelines that I have chosen to do for my own dogs. I am just simply sharing the information that I have found and where I found it. I have seen some amazing changes in the health of ...

Denver Dog Works Dog of the Week: Gina
By Michele Forto

Gina came into my life as a potential service dog candidate. She was chosen by my husband and had many possibilities for a two and a half year old female German Shepherd dog. When Robert brought her to our kennel we immediately introduced her to our dog Qyain. Gina and Qyain were fast friends. But we quickly realized that Gina did not like other female dogs. Sadly we had to keep her separated from the other female ...