Hersch WilsonFor the dog-obsessed: “Kahu”This comes under the idea that words matter. In the Western world, we commonly (and in the legal system) use the word “owner” to describe…Jul 16Jul 16
Hersch WilsonDon’t Yell at Your Dog!Remember when you were a kid and did something “wrong,” and your parent yelled at you? I will always remember when I was a teenager, I took…Jul 11Jul 11
Hersch WilsonWant to increase your Oxytocin Levels? Consider a robot dog (or not!)Oh boy. More on Robot dogs. Scientists in Japan have found that interacting with a “robot dog” can increase oxytocin levels by over two…Jul 5Jul 5
Hersch WilsonA moment at a Target store Illuminates Sacred WisdomIt is strange how wisdom shows itself at the oddest times. Last week, I stood in line at a Target store in a suburb of Minneapolis. I…Jun 20Jun 20
Hersch WilsonScience documents what we already knew: Dogs are good for kidsOne definition of science is the victory of evidence over intuition. Ten thousand years ago, stripped of science, all of us would’ve no…Jun 13Jun 13
Hersch WilsonForget about Trump for one day! It’s Walt Whitman’s Birthday!“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the…May 31May 31
Hersch WilsonThe Glory and the Dream (a book recommendation!)William Manchester was a writer and historian. He served as a Marine in the Pacific in WWII. He wrote a book titled “Glory and the Dream,”…May 8May 8
Hersch WilsonCricket and Our Dog RikkaThis is about Gov Kristi Noem of South Dakota shooting her fourteen-month-old dog, Cricket.Apr 30Apr 30
Hersch WilsonFirefighter Zen: Our Ectopic PregnancyAn ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy which is not in the normal place (the womb) . . . It occurs in about 11 in 1,000 pregnancies. . . A…Apr 25Apr 25
Hersch WilsonMaisie and Toby Versus the CoyotesI thought that since this is coyote breeding time, I’d drop a chapter from Dog Lessons on our encounter with a couple of wily ones a few…Apr 17Apr 17