Friends of Toto Blog

One of the great benefits of being in the pet industry is that I get to hear from a variety of animal behaviorists.  It truly is fascinating to hear the various points of view and interpretations [...]

January 24, 2020:  We celebrate “Change A Pet’s Life Day!”   Anyone that has a pet can talk in volumes about how that pet changed their lives.  Sometimes the story is [...]

It seems like the pups that come to our facility fall into one of two camps:  1)  Recklessly fearless . . . those that jump in without a care for what is in front of them and 2)  Cautiously [...]

Isn’t it somewhat comical when science confirms what we instinctively already know? This week, a new study was announced that confirmed “dogs are more expressive when we’re [...]

Isn’t somewhat comical when scientists perform studies that confirm what we instinctively know? Recently, a new study’s findings were announced that confirmed “dogs are more [...]

There’s an awful lot of chatter out there regarding the canine influenza virus (CIV) in the dog daycare industry.  There’s been an outbreak in the south of the H3N2 strain and it is [...]

Not to be overly dramatic, but it seems that lately there’s been a spike in two preventable diseases in dogs:  Lyme disease and Influenza. Lyme Disease I’m not sure about your perspective, but it [...]

In the past few weeks, our dogs have been making some unusual headlines!  It is a fascinating detail that as our relationships grow, new conflicts arise that increasingly we look to government to [...]

I read an article the other day that had to do with not hugging your dog.  It drew my attention for a couple of reasons:  1)  the article noted that a lot of mainstream periodicals and sources [...]

A little bit about me:  I cannot stand to watch ANY animal movies.  Any.  Even cartoon animal movies.  Almost all of them have some element of death or loss associated with it that for whatever [...]