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A Dog Does Indeed Show Empathy And Will Yawn When You Do!
I have often wondered if my dogs pick up on my moods, they have often been more attentive when I have been feeling a little down. A study in Portugal has just confirmed that a dog will yawn if you do, something that I have noticed from a couple of mine and something I [...]
A Bored Puppy is A Destructive Puppy!
The single most important thing to do when introducing the new puppy into the home is to be very disciplined in your intentions to train your dog. A bored puppy is a destructive puppy, they need mind games as much as we do. You must start as you mean to go on. Ten [...]
Make Sure You Choose A Safe Dog Groomer!
I read the article about little Rita the English Bulldog Puppy who died at the dog groomers and it prompted me to write about my concerns. Being a dog groomer myself I think I can get an idea of what may have happened, for the sake of not being in trouble here I want [...]
Anti Bark Dog Collars Reviewed
As a dog owner who happens to have a group of 8 dogs I found it extremely important to maintain good relationships with my neighbours by ensuring I keep my dogs as quiet as possible. I first heard of the anti bark dog collars from a friend who was having great success. The collar I [...]
The widesspread Mutilation Of Dogs Vocal Chords
At long last the mutilation of dogs vocal chords is under review and legislation will be passed to ban this abhorent procedure. I discovered an article and was shocked to find that the procedure is more common than I thought. Apparentely it is popular amoungst the organisors of dog fights, dog breeders who try and [...]
Animal Abusers Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Hide
Fortunately there are many animal lovers in this world of ours and unfortunately there are many animal abusers. There are several organizations in place that do a great deal of work in helping animals in many countries that have no animal protection laws in place. This is a service that is much needed. [...]
Tips on Building a Dog House
The first consideration on building a dog house must be the insulation. It has to be well insulated to keep the heat out in the summer and the cold out in the winter months. The accommodation should be large enough to allow the animal(s) to lie down and enable them to stretch out, but [...]
What Is a Service Dog?
Service dogs are a breed of their own, and a service dog usually are those that most people commonly relate to helping the blind. However there are many other types of service dogs, such as the psychiatric service dogs, and the seizure alert dogs. These dogs that qualify for this job must have [...]
What is a Therapy Dog
Many years ago a nurse working in England by the name Of Smith happened to notice how well that those that were ill would respond to dogs. She was so taken back by this that she eventually started a training school for dogs to serve this purpose. It has been widely reported that these [...]
What Does a Companion Dog Really Mean?
What Does a Companion Dog Really Mean? Most often when we look at the canines we consider them simply as a dog , but it must be remembered that there are two different categories of dogs, such as the companion dog and a working dog. The companion dog is one that is considered as [...]
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