Small Dog Spring Social and Fundraiser (Rochester, NY)
The Rochester Small Dog Playgroup presents the 3rd annual Small Dog Social Event in Rochester, NY. There will be a talent contest and a Spring Costume contest. So, if your dog has a special talent or a sharp spring outfit to show off-come join us and enter the contest.
Fur Person Dog Beds Opens Informational Blog for Customers
www.FurPersonDogBeds.com has opened a new blog to provide their customers with information about their site, their products, and pets in general.
Mom Loves the Dog Best? Fight Back! 10% Off DoodleSport.com Sale
This Mother's Day, DoodleSport.com, the online personalized dog breed gift store, helps humans win back their mothers' love because "Dog's can't buy gifts!"
Tips & Guide To Looking For A Good Dog Trainer
Dog training is definitely not rocket science and is easier than you would expect particularly if you can get help from a good dog training book or guide. It's also certainly possible for almost any dog owners to train their dogs themselves provided they put in adequate amount of effort.
Dog Aggressive Training: Understand & Eliminate Your Dogs Aggressive Behavior
Aggression behavior in a dog is a normal form of canine communication similar to human frustration or anger. Like human, aggressive behavior occurs in every dog.
Best Ingredients for All Natural Dog Foods Using This Simple Homemade Dog Food Recipe
Making your own homemade dog food with this recipe is easy and will give your dog the best all natural dog foods available. Just remember that in the wild your dog would catch small prey and eat the whole thing. This consisted of the meat, bones, organs, even the heart, brain and eyes (which are high in taurine). The vegetables they would get were in the stomach and digestive tract of the animals already partially digested. If you make your all natural dog foods to imitate your dogs prey hey will enjoy optimum health and love you for it.
Dog Training: Teaching Your Dog Self-Control
Is your dog one of those that pulls at his leash constantly whenever there is a distraction? A child walks by, or he sees another dog? If a cat or small animal scoots by, or if a car wooshes in front of him, does he tug to get closer? Is he hard to manage while visiting the vet, or when you have visitors?If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then your dog training needs to include self-control measures. A child is taught similar things when they are growing up (don't put your hand on the stove, or you can't have a cookie unless you ask, first), a dog requires the same kind of love and attention, too.
Dog Aggression Part 1: The Importance of Socialization
While your puppy is growing up it learns many things, but did you know that your puppy learns to be friendly and affectionate too? Well, they do. Socializing your puppy to new experiences and people, keeps them from being aggressive later in life, and an aggressive dog is one of the most difficult challenges a dog owner can ever go through. If a dog is not trained not to be aggressive many are put to sleep. When all they needed was to be better socialized with the rest of the world.
Dog Flatulence - does your dog fart.
You love your dog - who doesn't. But if you dog does have a spot of flatulence you'll know it can be embarrasing as well as rather smelly! Read on for information and tips that can help to reduce your dog's flatulence.
Choosing The Right Dog
Choosing The Right Dog For Your Family
Effective Dog Training For Obedience
Dog training for obedience is a continuous process. Dog obedience training for obedience is basically a program that requires active involvement of both the owner and the dog. The whole dog training teaches them how to communicate with each other effectively. In case you do not know, dog training for obedience is vital to building a strong and close relationship with your dog. To achieve that, house training your dog is the most effective and quickest way to accelerate the dog training for obedience of your dog.
The Do's And Dont's Of Dog Training
There are different advances to dog training and these techniques are proved to be effective in training your dog to become the well-mannered, refined dog you always desired her to be There are some do?s and dont?s of dog training that you must be aware of before training your dog
5 Tips For Choosing the Best Vet For Your Dog
Find a vet, if possible, who specializes in small animals (as opposed to one who treats large and small – like horses, cows, cats and dogs.) Your community may only have vets that do a little bit of everything – and there's nothing wrong with that, if that's all that's available, but I'll remind you – you usually go to a specialist for your health issues, don't you?If you're new in the community, or haven't needed a vet before – word of mouth is a great way to start looking for a new vet.
Advantages and Factors in Choosing a Dog Kennel
One clear advantage in choosing a dog kennel to board your pet at whilst you are on holiday is that the staff are trained to find signs of illness that friends and neighbors are not. Some signs of illness are quite difficult to spot to the untrained eye. These include:
6 Important Safety Lessons For Children On How to Avoid Dog Bites
6 Important Safety Lessons For Children On How to Avoid Dog Bites
Allowing your female dog to have puppies can be a great experience, but you need to understand the responsibility requirements. Overpopulation is a major problem. There many of both purebred and mixed dogs in shelters and pounds all over the world that must be euthanized every year. Unless your sure you can find every puppy a loving owner, you should have your dog spayed before she reaches sexual maturity.
Breeding dogs can be very expensive. Before you can breed your stud or bitch, they should be checked (x-rayed) for hip dysplasia problems, checked for vision problems, examined for thyroid problems and checked for several other congenital conditions that could be pass on to the puppies. If you have a bitch, the stud fee can be hundreds of dollars. Even if elect to give pick of the litter in lieu of a stud fee, that means you will lose the best puppy and any money you could of received for the sale.
Breeding dogs can have emotional costs as well. Can you handle the pain when your bitch has to go through a C-section or even dies while giving birth? How about when all the puppies are still born? Death is a large part of breeding your dogs and it's rare when every puppy in a litter survives. If something happens to the mother, you may have to hand raise a whole litter yourself and this is not an easy task.
If you do decide on breeding your dog, then they should have all of the necessary certifications. It's best to wait until the dog is at least 2 years old before breeding. For males this is not a real problem. However, for females it is. Since a bitch can come into heat starting as early as 6 months, you'll have to keep a constant eye on her all the time. Frequency of breeding is not really a problem with most dogs, but a male dog can be less effective if used a stud constantly. All purebred dogs need the very best food and care regardless of how often you plan on breeding your dog.
A typical bitch will come into season every six months. It is highly recommended that you not her during the first cycle. many times the dog has not completely matured and dog breeding too soon can cause physical development problems. Her growth will stop and needed calcium may be transferred to pups instead.
If you do have a bitch that you want to breed, you must watch her like a hawk when she's in heat. That's because a single female can be impregnated by as many as a dozen different males during the same cycle resulting in puppies who all have a different father other than the intended stud. She shouldn't be allowed out of site when outdoors, even in a fenced in yard. The urge to mate is strong and there many be dozens of male dogs in the neighborhood who would balk at digging under or climbing over a fence to take care of business.
The last thing you should do before you make a decision to breed your dog is visit the local dog pound in a large city nearest you. Question them on how many "purebred" dogs they kill every week. I think the information you discover there might be surprising.
Garry Neale is and avid dog enthusiast and creator of the popular e-book, "The Dog Lovers Guide", a FREE dog owners handbook you can download at no cost from his Dog Lover Website.