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Dog Potty Training
By Michael Willmore · 19 years ago
Potty training for your dog! Well that’s something you better take care of, or you’re going to regret it forever. If you have given a proper training to your dog, you can trust him to ...
Rein in Your Leash Puller
By Chris Davis · 19 years ago
How often have you seen someone walking their dog that’s being walked by the dog instead? Quite often, I bet. Leash pulling is a common problem shared by many different breeds of dog, seen in ...
Stop Your Dog from Chasing Things
By Chris Davis · 19 years ago
Does your dog chase things – cars, bikes, animals and other people? Apart from being a nuisance this could also be dangerous, both for the dog and the person or thing being chased. If it ...
Beds for Smaller Dogs
By Ken Marlborough · 19 years ago
All puppies are small dogs – some, however, won’t be small for very long. You have to know how big your dog is going to be when it is fully grown before you can buy ...
What You Need to Know about Dog Rescue Before Adoption
By Chris Davis · 19 years ago
What you need to know about Dog Rescue before deciding on adoption.
When it comes to choosing a breed many people have a desire for a certain breed – a Labrador, German shepherd, Spaniel or ...
Dachshund Rescue
By Josh Riverside · 19 years ago
A surprisingly large number of abandoned and abused Dachshunds need homes where they can be reared in a loving and healthy environment. Dachshund rescue homes are doing a good job of rescuing such dogs and ...
Dachshund Puppies
By Josh Riverside · 19 years ago
Dachshunds make loving, lively, active and intelligent pets. Their short legs and muscular long bodies give them a distinctive appearance, and rare is the person who can walk past one without instinctively smiling at its ...
Separation Anxiety in Dogs
By Paul Nelson · 19 years ago
Separation anxiety in dogs is characterized by destructive behavior when the dog is left alone. This behavior can include barking, howling, destroying household items, digging, chewing and sometimes urination. Some dogs will literally go into ...
Responsible pet breeding website not puppy mill profits.
By Dawn Strobel · 19 years ago
Breeding is not a profitable venture for the “get rich quick” crowd - a great deal of expense is incurred weeks before any money comes in from the sale of animals.
If you are lucky ...
Facts about Heartworm in the United States
By Paul Nelson · 19 years ago
* Canine heartworm infection occurs all across the United States. Heartworm infection has been found in pet and wild dogs in all 50 states, each of which have there own areas where the disease is ...
What is the most popular Chihuahua?
By Mike Taylor · 19 years ago
For starters let's dispel a nasty rumor...
Chihuahuas are not a type of rodent bred to look like a dog. This is an urban legend that has been thoroughly debunked.
The Chihuahua is the smallest ...
Dog Training Part V: The Command Voice
By Hagar Lagarto · 19 years ago
When giving commands to a dog, a calm, firm, authoritative voice is most effective. Dogs do not respond well to hesitant, pleading voices, nor to yelling, which might sound to the dog like threatening barking ...
Benefits of Dog Training, Socialization and Exercise
By Susie Aga · 19 years ago
I would like to share my professional opinion on the benefits of dog training. Through training you will build a strong lifelong bond between you and your dog. A well-behaved dog is more likely to ...
Dog Training 101. Or Should That Be Owner Training 101...?
By Mark Davies · 19 years ago
We've always had dogs around ever since I was a kid, and even when our family was "between dogs" I adopted next door's Boxer dog as my own. Despite this, as a family we didn’t ...
Dog Training Part IV - Reward and Punishment
By Hagar Lagarto · 19 years ago
Most training revolves around giving the dog consequences for his behaviour, in the hope of influencing the behaviour the dog will exhibit in the future. Operant conditioning defines four types of consequences:
Positive reinforcement adds ...
Dog Training part III - Communicating With the Dog
By Hagar Lgarto · 19 years ago
Fundamentally, dog training is about communication. From the human perspective the handler is communicating to the dog what behaviors are correct, desired, or preferred in what circumstances. From the canine perspective the handler must communicate ...
Dog Training part II - Age for early training
By Hagar Lagarto · 19 years ago
Dog training begins virtually at birth. Dogs that are handled and petted by humans regularly during the first eight weeks of life are generally much more amenable to being trained and living in human households. ...
Introduction to Basenji Dog Breed
By Masni Rizal Mansor · 19 years ago
The following paragraphs summarize the work of Basenji dog breed experts who are completely familiar with all the aspects of Basenji dog breed. Heed their advice to avoid any Basenji dog breed surprises.
The dog ...
Transporting Dogs in the Car
By Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen Therry Jay · 19 years ago
Excerpt
The following is an excerpt from the book Pup Parenting
by Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen and Therry Jay
Published by Rodale; March 2006;$14.95US/$19.95CAN; 1-59486-081-5
Copyright © 2006 Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen and Therry Jay ...
Punishment Is Not the Answer
By Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen, Therry Jay · 19 years ago
Some people mistakenly think that kind and firm solutions reward their dogs for bad behavior and that the only way a dog can learn is to suffer. More often than not, the "solution" for the ...