Dog Training

Toxic foods for pets

2008-07-23T01:40:14Z

good list.. there are more but this explains. clipped from www.petalia.com.au Human Foods that Poison Pets

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How Much Do You Play with Your Dog?

2008-07-17T01:17:18Z

Playing with our dogs ranks right up there with training them... in fact, to the dogs there may not be any noticeable difference! This site has a lot of great ideas for how to play with your dog and lots more dog information too. Take a look at ...

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Another List of Favorite Dog Training Books

2008-07-11T16:59:44Z

I admit to having a wary eye when I come across the term K-9 as in my mind it has become correlated with more aggressive forms of dog training. But that doesn't seem to be the case here; at least most of the books on her top 13 list are ones I h...

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So Many Dog Books, So Little Time

2008-06-26T02:15:40Z

Click through on the link to read about several interesting dog books, from novels to accounts of what happened to a lot of pets after Katrina. clipped from blog.nola.com Bookshelves are bursting with great stories -- and portraits -- of ...

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Fleas Explained by a Veterinarian

2008-06-24T20:04:24Z

Interesting article, if not exactly thrilling, about the life cycle of fleas. By a veterinarian, so he does suggest consulting your vet on what to do. My vet of choice for this topic is Dr. Richard Pitcairn, whose book on natural approaches to p...

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I Love Finding Articles on Positive Dog Training

2008-06-19T18:50:03Z

Good to see the word spreading about rewards-based dog training... that's as opposed to punishment or threat-based. I don't agree that it's because collar corrections are dangerous for small dogs, though they certainly can be. I just think rewar...

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Does Your Large Dog Counter-Surf?

2008-06-16T23:53:44Z

This is a nice article about why you shouldn't let your dog get into things on your counters, and what to do about it. She writes about large dogs, but it reminded me of my Basenji who could reach unbelievable things off the counter. I still rem...

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Tips for Dog Training a Shy Dog

2008-06-15T20:17:39Z

I thought this was an interesting short article. If your dog is shy, click on the link below to read more. Some aggressive dogs are actually shy, I've seen that. clipped from blog.oregonlive.com Helping a shy dog Posted by Deb Wood Ju...

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Dog Training for the Theater

2008-06-10T02:20:04Z

Dogs are trained to do so many things, but I hadn't run across this particular application: training a dog to be in a school play. This newspaper article is from Chicago-area trainer Jeff Millman. There are links in the article to his dog traini...

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Dog Training in Various Places

2008-06-04T22:10:48Z

Dog training needs to happen in a variety of locations. Even more than humans, dogs learn in connection with specific locations.. even the difference between one side of your living room and the other can matter in how well a dog responds to wha...

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