Any dog owner will tell you the importance of dog training. If you want your dog to be trained but you don’t have the money to pay a dog trainer, then your next option is to train the dog yourself. But before you can do this, you must spend time and effort to know how [...]
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As they say, dogs are man’s best friend. Unfortunately, not all dogs are sweet and friendly. We often forget that dogs are still beasts which, when untrained, may cause harm to others. This explains the importance of training them. And one great tool to use is the dog training harness.
The harness is most useful if [...]
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Some people train their dogs to develop their skills, others for the sheer fun it could give, but for most people they train to discipline their pets. Dogs, even when highly domesticated, could show a lot of their instincts and natural tendencies. These are they nature. However, to adapt them to the human needs some [...]
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Dogs, even when their breeding is maximized and well-adapted to human needs, would always need some basic obedience training for they would never figure this out on their own. Obedience training requires the use of some principles which differentiate effective training from training without results. They are the following:
Principle One: CONSISTENCY
The first rule in obedience [...]
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We are often awed at watching fine bird dogs in movies and in action. They make outstanding bird dog work and never fail to heed their owners’ commands. Then we think- How could this be possible? Could bird dog training bring out the best in my dog?
The simple answer is yes, but you have to [...]
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Snake Bites
Fortunately, only occasionally are dogs bitten by a snake in this country. Whilst a bite is unlikely to prove fatal to humans it can sometimes kill a smaller animal like a dog. The case
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Dealing With Haemorrhage
Bleeding, when it is from the skin, is a natural process to wash bacteria and dirt from a damaged area. However, it can be dangerous if it is coming from a cut artery or v
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How To Take Your Dog`s Temparature
A half minute short bulbed clinical thermometer is necessary. See that the mercury is well shaken down to 9O?F. or so. The bulb of the thermometer should be light
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Thorns In Pads
This minor mishap occurs frequently with dogs whose lives are not bounded by an asphalt road or concrete side-walk. It is only minor in nature, like a blister on a human foot, and if
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Dealing With Feeding and Fevers
“Feeding” is a misnomer in this connection as one of the most important points to remember when considering the diet of a sick dog is that an animal with a temper
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