06th February 2007
This is a short article to help you train your puppy to stop chewing your furniture and to teach him to play-bite appropriately. This training will give your puppy a basic grounding in canine manners which will help prevent him becoming an adult dog that ...
18th November 2006
Separation anxiety is a difficulty that many dogs experience when left alone at home or in a less familiar place. It is natural response for a puppy to be strongly bonded to its mother and litter mates, and when he leaves the litter, this bond will natura...
08th November 2006
Adopting an unwanted dog from an animal shelter can be a good idea for many people who want a dog. Some prospective dog owners are put off the idea because they believe that these canines are difficult animals, that they were only abandoned because of beh...
08th August 2006
Many dogs jump up when greeting their owners, friends and other pets, but in many cases this is not behavior that should be encouraged. You, as the dog's owner, may not mind, but guests may well be annoyed, frightened or simply worried about hygiene issue...
13th July 2006
The importance of socializing a puppy can never be over-emphasised, but what exactly does it mean? And how does one go about it? This article will explain to you what socialization is and how to put it into practice to ensure your dog has few, if any beha...
04th July 2006
If you suffer from a red complexion, flushing or blushing, a red nose and cheeks and dry, flaky skin with pimples, you probably suffer from the chronic skin condition rosacea. Formerly known as acne rosacea, rosacea is more common in women than men, altho...
03rd July 2006
The come command is a very useful and very important skill as it can get your dog quickly out of a difficult or dangerous situation. If your dog will instantly turn away from what it's doing and return to you, then you have a safety mechanism continually ...
22nd June 2006
House training is something that is vital if you want to have a good experience of being a dog owner. It is a training that should stay with your dog for his whole life so it's worth getting it right from the start. A lot of people think that this is a di...
16th June 2006
Getting your dog's attention is one of the most important things you can do to accelerate all other training skills. And if, once you've got it, you can keep that attention, then you're really going to make some fast progress. Keeping your dog's attention...
10th June 2006
Dogs are not people. It may seem like an obvious observation, but so many people make the mistake time and time again of expecting their dog to act and think like a person. They attribute human traits and emotions to these noble animals and thus undermine...
07th June 2006
As dogs are pack animals, it is important to understand that they are always aware of their position in the pack. This pack will encompass you, your family, other pets and of course all the dogs in the household. The Alpha dog or pack leader is seen by yo...
