Hi, I’m a Lifelong Dog Owner, and I Want to Help You Get This Right
Hi, I’m a lifelong dog owner, and I’ve spent most of my adult life sharing a home with dogs. I have taken them through obedience, agility and water work.
From Chaos to Good Dog: Raising Your Puppy the Right Way, One Follow-Through at a Time
Your shoe is in three pieces, there is a puddle by the door, and the puppy who caused both is asleep on the sofa looking innocent.
What Is The Best Dog Breed For Me
All countries do not recognize the same breeds of dogs. What may be a separate breed in one country is not recognized by other international kennel clubs and breed registration organizations. The largest registry that is accepted worldwide is called the World Canine Organization. At the time of doing research for this article the WCO … Read more
Meet the Chihuahua
If you are looking for chihuahua breed information before bringing one home, the useful questions are practical ones.
The Beagle
Although beagle-type dogs have existed for over 2,000 years, the modern beagle dog breed was developed in Britain around the 1830s from several breeds. It is believed that the Beagle breed was developed from other scent hounds including the Talbot Hound, North Country Beagle and other English hounds. Beagles were bred as scent hounds, and … Read more
Doberman – “The Velcro Dog”
I have to start by saying the Doberman is my favourite breed of dog. I have owned Dobermans for over forty years and to me they are a great dog to own. The only thing better than owning a Doberman is owning 2 Dobermans. Can you tell that I may be a wee bit prejudice? … Read more
To Breed Or Not To Breed
Some pet owners when they get a dog for some reason feel that spaying or neutering is a waste of money. They may feel, especially if they have a female that their dog should have one litter and then have her spayed. Those that have male dogs believe that their dog loses their “manliness” if … Read more
Learning How To Train Your Dog To Do Tricks Can Be a Lot of Fun
Training a dog can be quite rewarding. The more you put into it the more you get out of it. Most dog owners will take the time to train their dogs the basic commands like sit, stay, come, heel and down. Often they will leave it at that but some dog owners like to show … Read more
Hearing Dogs For Deaf People
I read an interesting article online the other day about what a non-profit organization in Japan is doing about the problem of abandoned dogs. This organization, although they cannot rescue all the dogs, have opened a facility in Yokohama, Japan that will implement a training program for these abandoned dogs to be trained as service dogs … Read more
How To Deal With Separation Anxiety In Dogs
In order to know how to deal with separation anxiety in dogs we first need to know what it is and what causes it. It is surprising how many dogs actual suffer from separation anxiety. Research shows that between 10 – 14% of puppies and dogs suffer from separation anxiety. What Is It? Simply put … Read more