Month: August 2016

Hiking with Dogs

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Hiking with Dogs
I love hiking and especially enjoy bringing my dogs along. My hikes usually last between four and twelve hours and include significant elevation changes over distance in remote locations. During my excursions into the wild, I learned much about hikin ...
Hiking

Taking Your Dog to the Vet

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Taking Your Dog to the Vet
Taking your dog to the vet can be scary for your furry family member. Its an unfamiliar place with many different animal smells. Your dog can sense the discomfort of other dogs already there. It can make your buddy tense before you even set foot insi ...
Vet Visit

How to Train a Dog

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How to Train a Dog
There is no limit to the number of training methods trainers advocate for. Common names are clicker training, treat-based training, positive-only training, force-free training, reward-based training, dominance training, relationship-based training, p ...
How to Train

Potty Training aka Housebreaking

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Potty Training aka Housebreaking
Potty training your dog teaches it not to soil the home. It is often the first challenge dog owners face. Depending on your approach, you either have a good time with your dog during this phase or live through a peeing and pooping nightmare.
Housebreaking

The Dog – A Brief History

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The Dog - A Brief History
The earliest known domesticated dog was found at a German burial site dated 14,000 B.C. Dogs were thought to have worked cooperativelywith humans to locate and announce the position of prey wounded by hunters. However, a recent study in the journal S ...
Dog History

Hiring a Dog Trainer

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Hiring a Dog Trainer
Hiring a dog trainer can be a daunting task. You are confronted with many certifications you have never heard of and have no idea what they mean. You can search online but are those ratings meaningful? Are their reviews genuine? It can be hard to kno ...
Hire Trainer