Should Your Dog Be Trained To Be Your Protector? (Part 2)
Level Two: ADVANCED CLASS At this stage, the dog does the exact same routine as the basic training class. The difference is the dog is more disciplined, and he follows all the master’s basic commands–but without a leash. He will also be able to do the entire routine without verbal commands–just by the hand signals [...]
Should Your Dog Be Trained To Be Your Protector? (Part 1)
Dog obedience and protection is not something you can do on your own, but it may be something that you think that you would like your dog to be able to do. If you were to enroll your dog in dog obedience and protection, he would go through two levels. Here is a description of [...]
Dog Products To Groom Your Dog’s Hair
Grooming a dog’s hair is useful not just for their beauty but for their health as well. With this in mind, here are some dog hair products by Espree (which can be purchased at pet shops) that can be useful in grooming your dog without having to pay a dog groomer to do it: Espree [...]
Grooming Your Dog’s Nails
Are your dog’s nails getting snagged on the carpet? Then that means it is time to groom your dog’s nails. Long nails can cause traction problems or become ingrown. Here are some tips on how to groom a dog’s nails. Gather together all your tools. You will need sharp trimmers that are relatively new, styptic [...]
How To Make Your Puppy Love His Crate
Humans tend to have a negative association with cages. They think of them as space limiters, jails, prisons for birds that are meant to fly free. A dog crate resembles a cage, so an uninitiated human would consider it cruel to keep a dog in a cage. But puppies see it differently. Puppies like small, [...]
Basic Dog Hair Grooming With A No. 10 Blade
We may not all be geniuses in designing dog hair to make them look like Beverly Hills dogs, but it is not difficult to do basic dog grooming with a No. 10 blade. We refer here to grooming the parts of the dog that can be done by us, and will help the dog be [...]
Grinding Your Dog’s Nails
If you have a puppy that you know will eventually grow up to be a very large dog, it may be wise to use an electric grinder from the beginning so that they will get used to it. Nail grinders work well with dogs that have large thick nails, such as Labrador retrievers. This is [...]
What Dog Food Promotes Dog Health Best?
Every month dog lovers set aside a specific budget from their earnings for their dog’s food. But how do they know they are getting value for money? Perhaps they are drawn by packaging, price, or a friend’s recommendation. Or maybe they simply change their dog’s food every now and then. Not all dog foods are [...]
Fashion Forward Dog Dressing Tips
Not everyone likes to dress up their dogs, but for those who do, here are some fashion forward tips on dressing your dog by body shape and size. There is no fashion bible for dogs yet, but there should be. At any rate, here are some ideas you may want to consider in dressing up [...]
Using Reinforcement In Training Your Dog To Walk
Walking your dog can either be sweet or stressful. If you have a small dog you don’t mind if they walk ahead of you or pull at their leash, because it hardly affects you. But if you have a large and very strong dog, the pulling can drag you forward and just going around the [...]
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