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For your dog’s health and safety and your walking enjoyment, choose appropriate equipment for your dog. Your best bets for safe walking equipment are harnesses, head halters, or martingale collars, and these must be properly fitted. Here are some pros and cons of each of these pieces of equipment. Back-Clip Harnesses (Puppia, AKC, and many, many others) Back-clip harnesses are a popular tool in New York City. They move the pressure away from the dog’s neck and trachea, and move it to the dog’s chest, which is much stronger and less likely to be damaged from a lifetime of pulling against a leash....

In September 2013 Gaby and Julian got a very special surprise when they came home from the first day of school: a fluffy white puppy wearing a red bow. Theirs moms, Michele and Tamara, report that there was a lot of screaming and excitement that day. When they were picking out names the moms’ only rule was that both Gaby, now 12 years old, and Julian, now 6 years old, had to agree....

The Harlem Pet Services and Retail Fair on March 28 will feature over 2 dozen local businesses in Doggedly Devoted’s big dog play room. In the tiny room there will be a Bully Project adoptable dog looking to meet her forever family. In the medium room, we will have short presentations and demos every half hour. The ASPCA Spay and Neuter Mobile Clinic will be operating outside Doggedly Devoted with intake at **7 a....

Harlem is vibrant and expanding, and it’s a great place to have a pet. Over a dozen pet service pros are coming together on Saturday, March 28 from 12 to 4 pm for the Harlem Pet Services and Retail Fair to meet you–our neighbors– and show you everything that is available for your pets right here in Harlem. Join us at Doggedly Devoted, located in 1400 Fifth Avenue (entrance is on 116th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues) to meet these local business owners who are also your neighbors....

“It’s perfect that Peppermint is the daycare dog of the month for February because she is all about love,” says Dan Putignano. At Doggedly Devoted, we know this, too: for many of our shyer under-25-pound-crowd, Peppermint is their first friend at daycare. Peppermint came to live with Dan, Lisa, and eight-and-a-half year old Nina Putignano in June 2012. Nina chose Peppermint of all the puppies available because she was the most friendly and curious....