Here’s Today’s Joke: Why did the Dachshund bite the woman’s ankle?
Because he couldn’t reach any higher.
No owner likes to get a call from the pound telling them that their dog has been picked up for roaming the streets, but even the best trained dog can escape and end up in places where it shouldn’t be.
In [...]
Dogs That Escape
Is Your Dog a Digger?
Dog Quote: I went to an exclusive kennel club.
It was very exclusive.
There was a sign out front: “No Dogs Allowed.”
….Phil Foster
Dogs love to dig but this can be a problem if that lovely landscaped yard of yours looks like a minefield from all the holes that your dog has dug.
No doubt if you have a [...]
Clicker Training
Dog Quote: If a dog’s prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky.
….Old Proverb
Clicker training is a technique that is highly successful for training dogs.
The trainer uses a simple clicker that can be purchased from most pet stores and the dog is trained to respond to the sound of the clicker.
The dog will quickly [...]
Preventing Unwanted Urination
Dog Quote: If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
….Mark Twain
Preventing Unwanted Urination.
There are a number of reasons why dogs have problems with inappropriate urination and in some cases defecation.
Unfortunately most dog owners don’t understand why this [...]
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
Here’s Today’s Joke: Why do dogs run around in circles?
Because its too hard to run in squares.
It is always a lot easier to teach a puppy the right things to do when they are young, but it is not impossible to eliminate the bad habits of an older dog.
The first step obviously is the need [...]
Dog Allergies
Here’s Today’s Joke: What did the Dalmatian say when he had finished his meal?
That hit the spots.
Just like their owners, dogs can suffer from allergies too.
Some of these allergies can be related to the foods that they eat where some of the cheaper brands of dog food have coloring and preservatives that can cause allergic [...]
Your dog’s behavior is a reflection of you
Dog Quote: Man is a dogs ideal of what God should be.
….Holbrook Jackson
A dog is as good as its owner has taught it.
Family friends of mine have a German Shepherd and as they are an elderly couple they weren’t quite so inclined to train their dog when it was young.
After a while of disobedience they [...]
Dog Worms
Dog Quote: Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
….Mark Twain
Does your dog have worms?
There are two types of worms that you are likely to have to contend with in keeping your dog healthy, and they are the round worms and the tapeworms.
Round worms [...]
The Different Dog Supply That Your Pet Needs
The wide variety of dog supply is flooding the market. Many dog shops provide dog products that may sometimes confuse the owner from deciding which is which.
First off, the term dog supply is categorized into: dog blankets, food, beds, feeders and bowls, bones, furniture, cages, even calendars and book that have pictures of dogs. However, [...]