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Chihuahua Dog Breed Information

Chihuahua Dog Breed Information

The Chihuahua, a member of the toy dog group, is a popular favorite among dog enthusiasts. This spicy little character of a dog is extremely devoted and loyal to its owner.

Rottweiler Dog Breed Information

Rottweiler Dog Breed Information

The Rottweiler is a physically imposing and intimidating looking dog that ranks at the top of the charts for being an excellent watchdog and a family protector.

Cocker Spaniel Dog Breed Information

Cocker Spaniel Dog Breed Information

Cocker Spaniels (the American version) were derived from English Cocker Spaniels after they found their way to the United States in the late 1800s. Americans preferred to breed a smaller sized Spaniel that would be ideal to hunt quail in various other small birds.

Declaring War On Ticks – Part 3

01 February 2009

Ticks are amazingly efficient at surviving almost any attack. The rate of propagation and resistance to insecticides is phenomenal to say the least. In heated kennels and homes, ticks breed all year round. When the weather is cold, they’ll withdraw to cracks and crevices to await warmer times. Since it takes twenty to thirty days for [...]

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Declaring War On Ticks – Part 2

30 January 2009

Once on a dog, a female tick buries her head beneath the skin tissues, extends her barbed “tongue” and is then clamped on tight. Once the head and barbed probe are beneath the skin, no amount of shaking or scratching by the dog will cause the tick to dislodge. The tick then feasts upon the dog’s [...]

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Declaring War On Ticks – Part 1

28 January 2009

Each year as the warm weather approaches, dog owners should be increasingly apprehensive about those gluttonous, disease-carrying “Rhipicephalus Sanquineus”. This dangerous creature can infect man with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, cause paralysis, and even kill dogs and puppies. Referred to by most everyone as “ticks”, these parasites are blamed for carrying the micro-organism that caused the [...]

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City Dogs & Their Waste

27 January 2009

Many urban areas are experiencing a new and profound concern with the increasing accumulations of dog litter in the city streets. With the huge concentration of dogs in metropolitan areas, whether as household pets or guard dogs, the city is experiencing a comparable increase in waste materials dotting the already run-down urban landscape. Concern over environmental [...]

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Dog Communication: Are You Listening? – Part 3

25 January 2009

Do you have the ability to understand what it is your dog is saying? Learning how these animals communicate is not only beneficial to proper training, it also helps tighten the bond between man’s best friend and his owner. In addition to using his barking, tail wagging, and body movements, dogs can also relay messages by [...]

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Dog Communication: Are You Listening? – Part 2

23 January 2009

When you verbally ask someone a question you expect an answer, right? A well-mannered, thought-out response is always appreciated and humans talk with their mouths and voice boxes to respond. This is how we interact, mostly with words to let others know how we feel. Dogs, on the other hand, communicate in a very different way. [...]

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Dog Communication: Are You Listening? – Part 1

14 December 2008

You’ve just gotten home after a brutal day at work. The headache from your busy schedule would love nothing more than to be relieved by a warm welcome from your family. As soon as you open the door you hear the high-pitched voice of your wife as she is scolding your ten-year-old son, while his little [...]

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Cats in the Christmas Tree

02 December 2008

It is that time of year again.  Many American’s are bringing home Christmas trees and decorating them with beautiful ornaments and bright lights.  This amazing display of festive spirit is to much for a cat to bare.  They must play in that spectacular tree.  Unfortunately, that means that they must also break a few ornaments. Cat [...]

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Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog – Part 5

15 October 2008

At the first sign that your mature dog is going to eliminate (excessive sniffing of a particular area), the owner should immediately take him outside. The reason is obvious. How can you praise a dog for doing something right if you are not there to see it? The owner should go outside with his dog. Supervision [...]

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Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog – Part 4

14 October 2008

The personality and thought process of the dog is an extremely complex mechanism. Training, whether for toilet training or teaching to sit on command, is simply a matter of communication. That is, communicating your desires to your pet and requiring that he respond in a certain manner, all the time. But when a normally trained canine [...]

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