Lets Get Clear On Proper Dog Care
Whether you're a new dog owner or have had dogs around you for many years, learning about proper dog care is essential if you're to give your dog the greatest possible chance to enjoy a long and healthy life. The most basic area of dog care is feeding.
Facts You Need To Know About Adopting A Dog
Mum, dad, can we get a puppy? Its a plea that may parents will know only too well. How do you go about adopting a dog to make suure that the dog is happy and there isn't too much upheaval in your home?If you are thinking of adding a dog to your family, consider adopting your new best friend from an animal shelter or humane society.
Housetraining Tips for Your Dog or Puppy
Puppies need to go to the bathroom after they play, chew, drink, eat or sleep. Start by putting them on a leash and tethering them to you.
Is Dog Obedience School for You?
Are you thinking about dog obedience school? Do you know what to expect out of it? Do you know what it costs or where to find a good school?If not, let me help take out some of the mystery of finding one to make sure you and your dog get the best experience you can.If you have searched the web in this topic, you probably found some sites that are basically search engines within search engines, no real information about dog obedience schools.
How to Maintain Your Love Affair ... With Your Dog Part Two - Assemble a Great Team
In part one we talked about forming good behavior traits early. Part two focuses on the types of people you want on your dog's 'team.
Dog Potty Training Tips - Quick and Easy
Potty Training Your Dog is a vital first step in dog management, and is probably the most important step in your relationship with your dog. Nobody wants a dog that stinks up the house, so if your plans include winding up with a dog that can do tricks, or just be your best friend ever, then getting dog potty training tips is the first step, so let?s get started.Potty training your puppy will be different than with older dogs. It is important to remember that puppies to not have full control of their potty urges until they reach about 10 weeks old so training them any earlier will just confuse them and make training harder to accomplish when they are capable of learning. If your dog is younger than 10 weeks, try to keep him confined to a kit...
Web Site Offers Guide for Choosing the Appropriate Pet Stroller for a Dog or Cat
The number of pet stroller options is growing. One online guide gives dog and cat companions the information they need to make the right choice. The Pet Stroller Buying Guide features information on how to select the best dog stroller or cat stroller based on each pet's unique needs.
Got An Active Dog? Start Him On Agility Training
If you have a very active dog, you know first hand just how stressful it can be sometimes to have him in and around the house with his boundless energy Your dog may have had obedience training, but he may need further training, such as agility training, which is actually perfect for active dogs
Dog Training Expert Releases Puppy Love, a Puppy Training Manual
411puppy.com is wagging its tail in pleasure at the release of expert dog trainer and behaviorist Pamela Blaco's new puppy training manual, Puppy Love. The book is designed to help owners raise a confident dogs. Puppy Love will provide important information about caring for and training a puppy from the time you bring him home to the time he becomes a faithful adult companion.
Two Minutes to a Healthier Happier Dog
Happytails, the leader in high end grooming and wellness products, launches an interactive questionnaire to determine if the family pet is happy and healthy or plagued by allergies and fleas.
The Smart Way Of Training Your Dog At Home
Are you well aware that prior to you enroll your dog in a dog training obedience classes it is essential that you first of all train your dog at the comforts of your own household Yes, you might not be informed of how significant dog training in your home is, just it's extremely critical because it will function as the basis of their training
Spaying or Nuetering Your Dog-Get The Facts... Be Responsible
Bringing a new puppy or dog home is a huge commitment
and a three-fold responsibility. You now have a commitment
to your dog, yourself, and to your community.
Dog Breeds for Allergy Sufferers
Allergies to dogs can strike anyone at any age, yet with how attached most owners are to their dogs, they seem to chose living with their allergies rather then giving up their beloved pets.If you find yourself getting congested or suffering a runny nose, itchy nose, sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, coughing, sore throat, skin rashes or hives, headaches, fatigue, difficulties breathing, or asthma symptoms when you're around dogs, then you probably have allergies.
All About Dog Breeds
Dog Breeds:
Proven Dog Training Methods
Training a dog is as important as feeding it The fact that having a dog is a responsibility cannot be overemphasized
If you thought dog noses were just a source of smeary prints on your windows, think again!
========How Nose Prints save dog's lives======
Nose prints are used to identify dogs in the same way finger prints are used to identify human beings. Breeders and trainers keep a dog's nose prints on file as part of its permanent record and insurance companies now require them whenever a dog is to be bonded. At one time paw prints were used as a means of canine identification, but these proved less accurate than noses. And while some owners have had microchips "installed" in their pets, these are more invasive and can be detected and removed. If you dog is ever lost or stolen, having his nose print on record could save his life!
======Why Dog Noses are Wet=======
Why are dog noses wet? Fluid from the lateral glands in a dog's nose lubricates the outsides of his nostrils and makes them moist and shiny. But mostly, the nose stays wet because your dog is always licking it (along with other parts). So, a moist nose has generally been considered as a healthy nose, but this isn't always true. For example, if a dog falls asleep in a hot place, his nose may be dry when he first wakes up. Once he cools down and has a little Gatorade (kidding!) -- I mean, gets rehydrated, his nose will soon look wet again.
Distemper can permanently alter the nasal glands. So, a dog who suffers from distemper early in life may have a perpetually dry nose.
=======Why Dog Noses are Cold=======
Cold normally goes along with wet, which I heard has something to do with convection cooling, or some such law of physics, which I've long forgotten. So, if a dog's nose dries out (see above), it will feel warm to the touch. This is OK, as long as the nose gets wet again. However, a chronically dry nose could be sign of illness and should be seen by a vet.
Note: if you have concerns about your dog's nose and health, be sure to check with your vet!
=======Why Dog Noses are hard to fool========
We know that dogs have traditionally been used for tracking, search and rescue due to their keen sense of smell.
A dog's sense of smell is about 40,000 times better than ours, and that's not all. You can't throw a dog off by "covering up" one smell with another. A study was done in which a number of different objects were sprayed with skunk odor, and trained tracking dogs were still able to distinguish the objects from each other! So forget about trying to fool Fido!
Here's another intriguing story about the dog's famous sense of smell: A yellow lab named Parker wasn't a trained "nose dog", but liked to sniff everything, all the time. Then he began to constantly sniff a blemish on his owner's leg, which had been there for a number of years. The dog was pushing his nose hard into the area, and really concentrating. So, the owner decided to have it looked at. The skin specialist immediately detected the early signs of skin cancer, and ordered the blemish removed immediately. Once the lesion was gone, Parker lost interest in the leg! Similar stories have reportedly led doctors in the US to train dogs to "sniff out" skin cancer. Apparently, dogs can detect skin cancer long before any conventional methods can!! More recently, dogs have been given urine samples from cancer victims to see if they can also smell bladder and prostate cancer. The results have been promising.
======Fun with Dog Noses=======
There are only a few websites that devote themselves entirely to this quirky topic, but they're always worth a visit if you're a fan of "the nose". They're loads of fun--a real nose full!
Try searching for "dog noses" on eBay. I did, and found a cute rubber dog nose mask complete with whiskers for a couple of bucks!
© 2004, Carolyn Schweitzer. Lifelong dog-lover, power-shopper, and former family dentist Carolyn Schweitzer is owner and editor of Great-Dog-Gift.com where she offers a wide range of choices for dog gift shoppers, plus shopping and gift-giving tips. (Also advice on dog care and feeding.)
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