Obedience Training Dogs Guide

How “smart” is your dog? A lot depends on you - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ian — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:27:05 +0000

How smart is your dog? If you think it’s just a matter of Fido’s natural aptitude, think again. A lot depends on you. How well a dog learns to do what’s expected of her â€” one common way of defining “intelligence” â€” is actually as much a function …

While out walking recently I saw someone walking their dog. It was a lovely border collie, and it was wearing a muzzle.

What possible pleasure could the dog have had in its walk? What untrained misbehaviour had made the muzzle necessary?

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Gregg Flowers: Ancient breed may not be good first pet - The Shreveport Times

Ian — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:27:05 +0000

Question: I’m a single, middle-aged guy and I think at this time in my life, I have time to raise a dog. I’d like to know if a kuvasz would make a good pet for me and what to expect. Answer: Not many people have even heard of a kuvasz and you don’t …

While out walking recently I saw someone walking their dog. It was a lovely border collie, and it was wearing a muzzle.

What possible pleasure could the dog have had in its walk? What untrained misbehaviour had made the muzzle necessary?

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Soldiers build bonds with military police dogs at Polk - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Ian — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:27:05 +0000

FORT POLK — Preparing for combat requires countless hours of training, discipline and, sometimes, a chew toy. Troops from the 519th Military Police Battalion on Tuesday dangled toys and gave orders to their canine comrades, which are going through …

While out walking recently I saw someone walking their dog. It was a lovely border collie, and it was wearing a muzzle.

What possible pleasure could the dog have had in its walk? What untrained misbehaviour had made the muzzle necessary?

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Bulgaria to Have First Certified Guide Dog Instructors - Sofia News Agency

Ian — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:27:05 +0000

A training course for guide dogs instructors is being organized for the first time in Bulgaria and six Bulgarians are going to receive certificates as instructors of guide dogs for the blind. The training course began in July and will end in December …

They say that the first dog you train is the best, and so far that is true for me. However, when I get my next dog I’ll get about ten eBooks about dog training and pick the brains of all the authors for the best ideas. Then we’ll see if that dog isn’t my best trained champion.

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Dogs strut their stuff downtown - Coeur d’Alene Press

Ian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:03:46 +0000

Final installment of Sherman Alive! brings canines to the streets COEUR d’ALENE — Don’t be fooled by the casual purple blouses — Papillon puppies Carlee and Katie have high standards.
It is never too early to start training puppies. Research showed that standing puppies on trays that kept tilting in every direction, and plunging them into water resulted in more alert inteligent puppies as they got older.

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Woodland vet students wrap up classes - Woodland Daily Democrat

Ian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:03:46 +0000

A veterinary technician show students the reproductive organs removed from a dog during a routine spay procedure. (Elizabeth Kalfsbeek/Special to The Democrat) Woodland Veterinary Hospital recently wrapped up their free summer vet class series for …
If puppies never see other dogs or people, they will be timid when they eventually meet strangers. Socialize them early.

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Kanawha Obedience Training Club to host dog training classes - Herald-Dispatch

Ian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:03:46 +0000

DUNBAR â€” The Kanawha obedience training Club, an American Kennel Club licensed dog-training club, will begin classes on Sept. 7 at the Dunbar Recreation Center. KOTC is a non-profit organization that was established in the 1950s. Members are …
Training puppies mostly means house training and teaching them how hard a bite is permissible, and how hard is acceptable play.

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One dog, two lives changed: A prisoner finds how to care; a paralyzed … - Lowell Sun

Ian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:03:46 +0000

A SPECIAL DAY: Inmate Edward Chapman pats Antoine as the dog returns for a visit with his new master, Army veteran Tyler Wilson, at the Northeast Correctional Center in Concord yesterday. Antoine makes daily life easier for Wilson, who was paralyzed …
training puppies mostly means house training and teaching them how hard a bite is permissible, and how hard is acceptable play.

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Civil complaint filed against officer in police dog’s death - Los Angeles Times Blogs

Ian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:09:40 +0000

San Diego City Atty. Michael Aguirre filed a civil complaint Friday in San Diego Superior Court seeking damages from Officer Paul Hubka, whose police dog died of heat stroke after being left in Hubka’s squad car. Aguirre wants Hubka to pay the cost …

Peru’s boxing dog packs a mean punch - Reuters

Ian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:09:40 +0000

LIMA (Reuters Life!) - She can’t float like a butterfly, or sting like a bee, but Chela the boxing dog certainly packs a punch — and a bite too. With her red boxing gloves on, the 3-Â½ year-old German Shorthaired Pointer dodges punches and throws …

Have you checked out the obedience training tab above? The difference between a trained dog and a disobedient dog is the difference between a good companion and one that you would change house to get away from.

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