Life changes in a lot more positive ways than negative when you become a pet parent but for those of us that live with thunder phobic dogs, it’s easy to go from a lover of storms to absolute hate. It’s almost as we revolve around the weather report. So this week, Julia shares a few of her very favorite resources for pet parents with dogs that have storm phobias.

Rover-Time's blog continues to look at common canine characteristics that are deeply ingrained in a dog’s DNA and may be challenging to change. Our resident expert, Lynda, received another reader email asking about their furry friend’s favorite pastime: digging. Learn five ways to live with this completely normal dog behavior.

I work to personally connect with my audience through our blog and in our monthly newsletters but when given the opportunity to demonstrate my expertise out in person, I get super excited. I have a speaking engagement coming up in a few days actually. It will be the second time I present on the topic of visiting pets as it relates to multiple dog households and I’m relatively confident all will go as planned. To psych myself up for what will inevitably be challenging, I created this list of four reasons I should go for it.

Lynda used to think a dog’s breed had nothing to do with its behavior. Making any assumption based on breed felt wrong to her, like some kind of unfair profiling. But the more she studied canine behavior, the more she began to recognize the importance of genetics in our most beloved companions. Read on to learn the three reasons YOU should care.