Most dogs enjoy listening and are proud of the knowledge and skills they acquire. Untrained dogs are seldom as happy as trained ones, and lead much less interesting lives. Many dogs also get a sense of security from obedience and discipline, especially the more intelligent ones. Every observant dog owner can see for himself that …
Canine nutrition has been the subject of much research in recent years. Since prepared dog food accounts for a greater volume of supermarket sales than any other single grocery item, the commercial incentive is tremendous. As a result, American dogs are the best fed in the world, probably the most expensively fed, and certainly the …
Canine nutrition hasn’t become as laden with diet fads as have human meal planning. But it has accumulated a number of myths which survive the ridicule of the veterinary profession. As you acquire a dog, your more experienced friends will shower you with advice, which may include some of the following affirmations: “A clove of …
When a pet dog refuses to eat, the problem is either physical or psychological. When a pet dog refuses to eat, his owner pleads with him and tries to tempt him with food fed by hand. If the dog is sufficiently neglected and bored he may try this to get attention. An intelligent owner will …
One of the first dog obedience commands you will teach is training your dog to sit and stay. This is an important command for you and your dog to master. It will clearly define you as the dominant one in the owner-dog relationship, and will provide a solid foundation for more advanced training later on. …
The good thing about training a puppy to walk on a leash is that you can prevent any problems before they eventuate. It’s much easier to start leash training early on with a puppy, than to re-train an older dog with established leash behavioral problems. Having a properly leash trained puppy makes life much simpler …
Dogs jumping up on people is at best an embarrassing and annoying habit, at worst a danger for all involved. What starts out as a cute habit in young puppies can escalate into a big problem that can be difficult to correct. If you can’t stand your much loved dog jumping up on you, just …
If you own a dog there’s every chance you will encounter dog chewing problems. This article outlines the common reasons why dogs chew, and also how to stop your dog from chewing. When puppies and dogs chew it is a perfectly natural behavior, just very annoying for us dog owners. Sometimes the chewing can be …
Although dogs eating their poop is probably a natural behavior it’s still a disgusting habit to have! I mean, why would your dog eat his poop when you are feeding him perfectly good food? When you’re out enjoying a walk with your dog it’s not a good look if he’s got a face full of …
Return to Part 2 In Part 2, we were in the middle of a discussion of inbreeding’s dependence on relationship. You need to read Parts 2 and 3 in close consecutive timing. The following is a continuation of that subject. Let us say, for the sake of argument, that we are thinking about mating Emma …