Humor in Domestic Dogs

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. Samuel Butler in note-books of “Higgledy-Piggledy,” 1912 INTRODUCTION There are millions of species of life that exist on earth today but …

OTCh Nora vom Leerburg UD TD AD OFA Good

OTCh Nora vom Leerburg UD TD AD OFA Good Some of some of Nora’s Accomplishments York Region Dog Obedience Club 1995-Highest Scoring German Shepherd Dog in both Trials & Highest Qualifying Score in Novice CDX 1st at The Bluewater Kennel Club 1995 CDX 1st at Grey Bruce Kennel & Obedience Club 1995 CDX 1st at …

Serpentine Tracks

A New Method Of Introducting Dogs To Tracking Serpentine Tracks All the existing literature on tracking introduces tracking by beginning with straight line tracks with a reward and/or article at the end. Some methods use food on the track, some don’t; some double or triple lay the tracks, and so on, but getting the dog …

Treatment of Snakebites in Field Dogs

Any time a field dog works, he encounters many dangers, one of which is a potentially fatal envenomation from a poisonous snake. These can occur on land or in the water. There are approximately 15,000 dogs and cats bitten by poisonous snakes in the United States annually. The highest envenomation fatality rates occurred in Arizona, …

The Trial Helper

It is a thankless task! If, in a trial, a handler receives 100 points in protection, he has done an excellent job of training the dog. If, on the other hand, the score is 80 points, the trial helper was at fault Yet, in our more honest moments, we should admit that the sport could …

Wobbler Syndrome

Description There is a disorder (it may actually be two) in the canine similar to the “wobbles” in thoroughbred horses. Much has been written on this, with various descriptions such as cervical vertebral instability (CVI), cervical spondylopathy, stenosis of the cervical vertebral canal, and even the mouthful, caudal cervical vertebral malformation- malarticulation. It was once …

The Dark Side of Rendering Plants

Death is the number one commodity in a business where the demand for feed ingredients far exceeds the supply of raw product. But this elaborate system of food production through waste management has evolved into a recycling nightmare. Rendering plants are unavoidably processing toxic waste. The dead animals (the “raw”) are accompanied by a whole …

Puppy Socialization

Starting one week after you get your puppy (age 8 or 9 weeks), get him out one day a week to a new situation he has never seen before. This takes some planning, but is worth the effort. 8 Weeks: A walk (off leash) in a meadow or pasture with medium tall grass. Keep him …