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Category: Dogs
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The Difference between Natural Selection and Selective Breeding in Dogs
Selective breeding is used by dog breeders, as well as breeders of horses, cows and other livestock. As its name implies, breeders who are looking for a particular characteristic in an animal will select only those animals with that characteristic for breeding. Racehorses and Greyhounds are selectively bred for speed. An American male horse that...
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Why Cooked Bones are Unsafe for Dogs
Don't even attempt a raw food diet until you have educated yourself thoroughly
or you will have disastrous results!
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Decisions to Make when Buying a Dog
There are many articles on-line giving advice on the do’s and don’ts of buying a puppy. I wonder how many people actually read these articles before buying a dog. Some of them can be found here, here, here and here. Buying a dog is the beginning of an investment in time, money, commitment, and relationship....
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At a Dog Show: What does Conformation Mean and How is it Judged?
Going to a dog show can be fun. It can also be confusing. Just what is going on in the ring? Why does the judge make the dogs run around the ring? Why does the judge make the dog run back and forth to and from the judge? Why does the judge run his hands...
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What to Expect at a Dog Show: A Beginners Guide
Dog shows are a good place to go on the weekend. It’s an inexpensive family outing without violence or nudity. It has all the hustle and bustle of a circus; and like a circus there is a lot going on all at the same time. Also, like a circus, each day is a completely new...
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A Tribute to my Friend, Doris Rossini
A tribute to a kind and generous woman. Doris Rossini. May she rest in peace.
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The Difference between Punishment and Correction in Dog Training
Dogs learn in much the same way humans learn. They respond to praise and encouragement much more readily than they do to punishment. Punishing a dog The basic idea of punishment is to inflict pain to try to get a dog to do what you want it to do. Punishing a dog, like punishing a...
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How to teach your dog to walk backward
Teaching a dog to walk backward is important for competing in the Rally Excellent obedience trials. One station requires the pair to walk three steps backward with the dog off-leash in the heel position. Since Rally Excellent exercises are based upon all the exercises learned in Rally Novice and Rally Advanced, the handler and dog...
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What do these Ribbons Mean?
I was passing around some pictures of my dogs and me as a possible illustration for my newest book coming out from Archway Publications that I titled “My Love Affair with German Shepherd Dogs” when one of the members of the group asked me about this picture, “what do the ribbons mean?” So I explained....
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