Bringing a new puppy home means dealing with new responsibilities. You are responsible for her care, well-being and her manners. After all, you are the leader of her pack. It is important that you are ready to help your puppy become accustomed to her new home as quickly as possible. By doing this, stress is…
What Are Labradoodle Dogs? Labradoodle Dogs are a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle. It was the most popular breed of ” designer dog” in the United States until the Puggle burst onto the hybrid dog scene in 2005. The goal of the breed mix is to retain the intelligence, aloofness, and non-shedding…
One of the very first things you can do in puppy training is to start teaching your puppy the come command. This should start as early as 8 weeks of age (the ideal time for you to bring a pup home from the breeder). First, never call your puppy to you unless you know he…
Do dogs forget? No. And here is proof in this nice little dog video of a dog greeting his “Dad” soldier returning home from Afghanistan. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZq4P6ajTfs Just click on the title “Dog Seeing Owner Return From Afghanistan” to get the video.
Smart Dogs … Is your dog smartгардероби? I ran across this interesting article online the other day and thought I would share it with you. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?entry_id=51503&tsp=1 There is no debating that a dog has varied levels of intelligence. It depends on his breeding (genetics), his environment, social interaction and its owner – especially in the…
Stop play biting. I will teach you how to stop your puppy play biting. Please read on … Puppies use their mouths much like we use our hands. They feel. They touch. They learn about things from this contact. I usually allow puppies to mouth until it is about 10 weeks of age. If it…
Bassett Hound Information History: The Basset Hounds are a down line of St. Hubert’s Hound, which is a French lineage. Friars of the medieval France desired a type of dog that can follow a scent and hunt a classic sport. Originally they were used to hunt hare and rabbits and were later taken in as…
As you probably know by now, I feel it is essential that your dog sees you as the leader of the pack. This should take place by structured obedience training, by real life dog training and by everyday real life living. One subtle method of becoming the leader in your pack occurs everyday at feeding…
This video just showed up on a network show this past week. Being a student of animal behavior, I found this so very interesting. If you love animal and people relationships which most of you do, watch this. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U People don’t realize the profound impact we have on animals and pets in our daily…
Will your dog come to you when you call him … every time? If so, you are definitely in the minority. One of the biggest requests I get is that a person wants their dog to come to them when called. Unfortunately, we have given him more reasons not to come than reasons to come…