24 December 2012
People seldom realize that dogs have the same issues as we do; one of the main ones is Separation Anxiety, thats right, when you leave your dog, he gets anxious. Dogs that have been abandoned, usually taken to the pound, have a real fear of being separated from their loving owners. Imagine how you would [...]
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24 December 2012
Dogs have very short attention spans; your training sessions should be limited to 15 to 20 minutes a couple of times a day. Never attempt to train your dog if either of you cant concentrate completely on the session. The best time to train a dog is when he is hungry, if he is a [...]
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24 December 2012
Here are some of the items I think are necessary when training a dog: *A strong leash, even though a well trained dog (regardless of size) can be walked on a piece of yarn, when you start your training the leash is necessary. A sharp tug and firm command is the best way to teach [...]
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24 December 2012
Ausha is my best friend, a 10 year old Labrador retriever; she is smart as a whip, and very loving. It has been such a joy having her in my life, but now she is 52 years old, (a dog is 7 years old the first year and 5 years old each year after that). [...]
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24 December 2012
There are a lot of reasons a dog will dig holes, it may be instinct, during the winter the wolf will eat all of the food that he kills, this is because he is unsure of the next time he will eat. During the summer, he will dig a hole and bury part of the [...]
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24 December 2012
One of the biggest problems owners face, other than house breaking is chewing, and dog can find things to chew in a empty room! My dog chewed the front piece of wood on my couch; I didn’t realize it until I sat down one day and ruined a pair of pantyhose. The area she had [...]
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24 December 2012
Dogs communicate with barks, and if your dog is barking, there is usually a reason for it. Dogs may hear something that we cant, or they may just bark out of boredom, he may bark just to hear sounds and stay busy! If you give your dog lots of exercise, toys, attention and have made [...]
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24 December 2012
A barking dog is a superb protection and an outstanding burglar alarm, but you need the ability to control the barking. If you do not train your dog to bark only at the appropriate times (fire alarms, noise outside the window and when approached by strangers), your neighbors are likely to resent your best friend, [...]
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24 December 2012
Dogs are not naturally aggressive, they are usually taught to be by the owners lack of education in training dogs, or their abuse. Aggression is shown in several ways: *Barking *Growling *Staring *Mounting *Biting, this is only in extreme cases There is always a cause for aggression, and hopefully a cure for it and it [...]
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09 February 2011
It’s true that just about any job you do requires the right equipment. A master baker cannot make a wedding cake with a frying pan no matter how talented he or she is, and just try to plane a piece of wood with a potato peeler! Even when it comes to working with your pet, [...]
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