Dr. Rolan Tripp

This article is courtesy of The Hannah Society. By Rolan Tripp, DVM, CABC "Shame on me!" I thought as I stood in the lobby of my own veterinary hospital 15 years ago. I was watching as one of my valued clients was dragging her dog into the hospital. The dog was a delightful Border Collie who obviously did not want to be there. There were two questions that came to mind: (1) Does this animal act...

This article is courtesy of The Hannah Society. By Rolan Tripp, DVM, CABC From the human perspective, a portable kennel might resemble solitary confinement and punishment. Many pet owners think of their dogs as furry four-legged people so they're appalled by this type of confinement. What's not considered is that dogs are den animals by nature since they evolved from wolves. Unlike humans, dogs...