Modern Dog

Calling all dog lovers! You need this magazine. Modern Dog, the award-winning magazine for dog lovers, is your guide to a better bond with your dog. You’ll find heartwarming, inspiring stories, tested and approved gear, expert behavioural advice, dog life-hacks, beautiful dog-design, useful tips and tricks, and so much more.

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Modern Dog (USA and ROW)

Stuff We Love • Modern Dog staffers’ picks of the litter!

Paws & Stay • Where guests check in and dogs find homes: Aloft Hotel’s heartwarming foster dog program

Most Popular Bridgerton-Inspired Pet Names Revealed • TikTok’s Bridgerton pet-name trend fuels real-life popularity surge

MEET GERTY, the Human Shaped Security Blanket for Dogs • It might look like a joke, but this smiling inflatable doll may be your dog’s new best friend

HEART BEHIND THE HELMET: Q&A with Ronnie Stanley • Blocking for the voiceless: Ronnie Stanley’s mission to rescue dogs

SMILE! • Modern Dog's Photo Contest Winners!

Great Giveaways ENTER TO WIN • We’re giving it away! Enter to win fabulous giveaways every two weeks from May through October. Go to moderndogmagazine.com/giveaways to enter! Lucky readers will win every two weeks.

THE French Bulldog VS THE Boston Terrier

7 DOG TOYS TO SUIT ALL PLAY STYLES

How to Remove DOG PEE from the Carpet

THE DOG GEAR LOOKBOOK • Staff favourites and current obsessions.

Is Playing Tug-of-War Bad for Dogs? • How and why you should play tug with your dog

GIFTED DOGS LEARN NEW WORDS BY EAVESDROPPING • “Gifted” dogs can learn new words just by overhearing them. Is your dog among this rare group of “gifted word learners”?

Can These Dogs Really Talk? • Can dogs talk using button soundboards—or is it just clever conditioning? A new documentary special explores the science behind the viral phenomenon

Why Do Dogs Love Tennis Balls So Much? • A closer look at this canine classic, and why you might want to consider an alternative

7 THINGS YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY DO • IF YOUR DOG IS APPROACHING THE END OF THEIR LIFE

Wag More, Stress Less • How CBD can boost your dog’s health and happiness

4 Legs, 5 Stars LUXURY HOTELS THAT WELCOME DOGS IN STYLE • These dog-friendly hotels deliver top-notch services for two and four-legged guests alike

FLOOF SQUAD: meet the spitz family • Pointy ears, curly tails, big personalities-the Spitz breeds explained

CONNIE’S BOOK CLUB • Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s current selection of must-read books for dog lovers

Healthy PAWS • Solutions for everything from gastric distress to bad breath!

THE Borzoi • Is this regal sighthound for you? Get to know the loyal, affectionate, and dignified Borzoi

Tiny Dog Stories • Dog love in short form: miniature, reader-submitted dog stories of no more than 100 words.

10 FASCINATING Puppy Facts • Puppies are born helpless, blind, and deaf, rely on touch and smell as their first senses, and sleep most of the day to grow. Read on for fascinating facts about these irresistible bundles of fur!