Month: November 2010
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Celebrate Shelter Dogs With The Shelter Pet Project
The Shelter Pet Project -acollaboration between The Ad Council, Maddie's Fund, and The Humane Society of the United States -has designated today"Celebrate Shelter Pets Day"on...
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Fun Way to Contribute to Science: Tell Vet School About Your Dog
Want to share your dog's most intimate secrets? Take a survey and tell UC Davis veterinary school researchers about everything from your dog's yawning habits...
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Just call me “King Moonracer”
Regular readers of this blog may have caught on to the fact that I am a Christmas maniac. It should come as no surprise that...
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Couple Hopes for Bone Marrow Transplant for Dog
What would you do if your dog were diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer that might be helped by a bone marrow transplant? Potter's...
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Are all shelter dogs “bad”?
It's not too much of a stretch of the imagination to think of this place as being similar to many animal shelter and rescue organizations...
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Management: Sometimes Easier Said Than Done
Management is definitely a critical part of any behavior modification or training plan and involves preventing the dog from rehearsing unwanted behaviors. Management can involve,...
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The Ring of Gyges
Dogster is a fabulous, diverse, international community of dog lovers, with a reach of 7 million monthly pet viewers and 3 million pet profiles. Amazing!...
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Product Review: Freedom Harness
Loose leash walking is one of the holy grails of dog training. When reviewing our client application data to plan our training offerings for next...
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Shop Now for Holiday Dog Gifts, Time is Running Out!
As explained beforehere, astrology guru Susan Miller of Astrologyzone warns that we had all better get our holiday shopping done as early as possible this...
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“Inseparable” Goat and Great Dane Find Forever Home With 3-Legged Dog Pal
A goat and a Great Dane who were found wandering around a Dallas-area wedding chapel in late June, and who proved to be utterly inseparable,...
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Jake the Dog Goes to Hollywood
Here's a little peek at our Thanksgiving trip to Los Angeles last week. We all (hubby, daughter, dog, me) drove down to Studio City from...
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Canine Stem Cell Treatment Gives Heroic Military Dog a Fighting Chance
Lex, a German Shepherd, nearly lost his life while trying to save his best friend, Cpl. Dustin Lee, 20, from a rocket attack in 2007...
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What Causes Itching and Vaginal Discharge in Dogs?
The other night i noticed my 15 year old female German Shepherd licking between her legs obsessively. As I looked to see if something was...
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Giving Thanks to Dog on Thanksgiving Day
On Thanksgiving Day, I was already counting my blessings in the form of my beloved pack of dogs. Each one of them makes every day...
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Black Friday Dog Training Deals
Perhaps you enjoy the hustle and bustle of black Friday shopping. Perhaps you, like me, would rather lose a leg to a wood chipper than...
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Possible 1,000 Fine for Poop, Leash Offenses
Fail to scoop your dog's poop in the English borough of Walsall, and you could be fined a whopping 1,000 ($1,573) if the local Council...
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Giving thanks to my dogs
Perhaps Thanksgiving is the holiday most closely related to positive reinforcement training, as both focus on giving thanks for what you have. As primates, we...
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Two-Legged Dog Finds a Home for Thanksgiving
Roo, a Chihuahua who was born with only two legs, has found a forever home just in time for Thanksgiving. It's a big feel-good story...
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13-18-Month-Old Puppy: What to Expect
What are typical behaviors and issues associated with a 13-18-month-old puppy? Let’s take a look:
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Veterinarian Rails Against Cheap Spays and Neuters
It is accepted as sacrosanct in veterinary medicine that spays and neuters save animal lives and reduce pet overpopulation. Veterinarians are indoctrinated to believe that...
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Turkey Day Prep
For our U.S. readers, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Many of you probably have the day off from work today and are busy making preparations for what...
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Thanksgiving Safety Tips
Did you know that some dogs like to drink booze if given the chance? Jake got into some port once, and some Bailey's another time...
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Defining “Dog-Friendly”
We speak a lot about dog-friendly training methods, but everyone has a different mental definition of what exactly this phrase means. There are people that...
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In Memory of Target, Hero Dog From Afghanistan
As you know if you read the dog blog last week, a heroic dog rescued from Afghanistan was accidentally euthanized at an Arizona shelter after...
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7-to-12-Month-Old Puppy: What to Expect
What are typical behaviors and issues associated with a 7-to-12-month-old puppy? Let’s take a look:
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“Doping” Dogs
Pharmaceutical treatment for behavioral problems in dogs is certainly a contentious topic. On one hand, you have people who think any sort of pharmaceutical intervention...
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Lending a Paw to Dogs on the Galapagos Islands
Giving a homeless dog a home is always a win-win proposition for the person and thepet involved, but sometimes it can have positive repercussions on...
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Crazed Otter Has it Out For Dog
An otter in western Boca Raton, Fla., appears to be taking a cue from the creature from the black lagoon, and is striking fear into...
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Locavores Give Thanks for Dog Food that Tastes Homemade
As we count down to Thanksgiving, dog lovers have a lot to be thankful for. Awareness of pet nutrition is at its highest ever, as...
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Thanksgiving Safety Tips for Dog Owners
There's enough for people to worry about at Thanksgiving. "Oh no, not Aunt Edna's greasy gravy." "My brother's bragging is going to drive me to drink." "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." But we can't just think of ourselves over this...
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