Thursday 2nd of September 2010
So, what makes a professional dog trainer? In order for a person to judge on how each dog is to be handled during a dog training class, they must have experience. This is experience that is more than taking a couple of dogs through the initial rounds. This is the kind of knowledge that is gained from working with all breeds and …
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Dog Training for Dummies•Puppy Training | No Comments
Dogs use their bodies and paws to express a variety of different things. Below are some examples and what they mean.
Dog crouches with front legs extended, rear up, and head near the ground: This is the classic play-bow and means simply “I want to play!”
Stiff-legged, upright posture or slow, stiff-legged movement forward: “I am in charge around here!” and “I challenge you.” A …
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Dog Behavior | No Comments
If you’re an outdoors kind of person, and a dog owner, you may have considered bringing your dog along with you on a hike this summer. Humans have been hiking and trailing the various landscapes of the Earth with dogs as companions and guides for thousands and thousands of years. This symbiotic relationship between man and canine can be observed in a very popular children’s movie that came out a few years ago known as Ice Age. In the …
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Dog Activity | No Comments
Sometimes when a dog is suffering from a disease or illness he can also have a discharge from eyes, ears nose or anus. Often the sick dog is miserable and suffers all the more due to accumulation of a discharge that they can not reach to clean and that can build up and serve as a source of further irritation to underlying tissues.
You can provide great …
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Dog Health Insurance | No Comments
If your dog is less than 16 weeks old and nips and bites non-stop, this is normal behavior – young dogs mouth a lot. Puppies mouth while playing and they mouth when communicating their wants. If your dog begins mouthing, he may be hungry or thirsty. Ask yourself: Does he need to remove waste? Is he tired? Does he want …
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Dog Behavior | No Comments
Water Safety for Dogs
If you love to take your dog with you everywhere you go, then you may want to purchase a dog life jacket. People that take their dog to the beach or out boating should seriously consider buying him or her a dog life jacket. If you are like me, your dogs are just as important to you as your children. You would never let your small child near deep water without a life jacket on, and then the same should be
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Information About Dogs | No Comments
Dog Crate Training
First you will need to help them get used to the crate, before you begin locking them in. You could walk away from him or watch him as he calms down inside. If he shows any signs of protest, you should not let him outside. Be patient and let him calm down and then you can let him out. Do this exercise for a couple of days until he has learned to enter the
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September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Information About Dogs | No Comments