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Tips For Training Dogs Successfully

Training dogs is not a hard. You just need patience, dedication and some simple tactics and you will teach them successfully. Here are five top tips on how to train your dogs successfully: 1. To avoid your dog getting confused and so that they can learn to recognize commands easily only one person should be responsible for training the dog initially. If too many people are trying to train the dog at the same time this can stop progress in its tracks. 2. You should use positive reinforcements. If the dog does something good, you should reward this behavior so that he ...

Could A Homemade Diet Be Best for Your Dog?

A good formula for a homemade diet is one half cereal, rice, or kibbles, and one half meat, including its natural fat, with green or yellow vegetables added from time to time. Since they can be made to measure for each individual dog, these combinations would be ideal if they weren't to much bother. Aside from taking more time and trouble than the other methods, a homemade diet requires a sound knowledge of canine nutrition. Table scraps are definitely insufficient for modern pets who we want to thrive, not merely survive. They are often the direct cause of obesity and various ...

Train Your Buddy To Walk & Dance

Standing and walking on the hind legs are tricks that put an abnormal strain upon the muscles of the back and hind legs and most dogs require considerable practice before they gain sufficient control of those muscles to balance themselves in this unnatural position. Before you rush into teaching this trick, bear in mind that not all dogs can do this trick, especially the big dogs such as St. Bernard or Great Dane as it is almost physically impossible for them to perform such trick. Sorry. This trick is not for you - Big dog owners! A dog should first be taught ...

Your Dog’s Health: The Basics

The first rule in taking care of your dog is: When your dog is sick, take him to a veterinarian! Use with caution advice of friends or people who are supposed to be "old, experienced dog breeders." Only a veterinarian is qualified to diagnose trouble and prescribe treatment. However, it is your job to keep your dog from getting sick. Let us assume you start with a puppy. You should know something about "shots", worm medications, flea powders, and poisons. While a puppy is nursing, it may receive protective antibodies in its mother's milk. ...

Common Dog Diseases, Illnesses and Conditions

Like all pet animals, dogs too are prone to lots of diseases. To keep the dogs free from the diseases, they should be understood first and accordingly treated well with the assistance of the veterinarian. Some of the common dog diseases are discussed below: Rabies: Rabies is a very common dog disease caused by a virus affecting the central nervous system of the dog. Rabies is known to be spread through saliva. There are several stages observed in the dogs. In the first stage the dogs are seen with a behavior change, in the second stage the dogs become very ...

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Brew Monday

What is it about Mondays that we humans dread? Is it because we have five full days of work a head of us? Maybe it’s the stigma that clouds the proverbial weekday?  Why can’t we be more like our dogs who cannot distinguish between Monday or Saturday? Their routines as predictable as morning to night. For whatever the reason, why can’t we be more like our beloved friend? Maybe we humans should take a... [Read more of this article]

Brew To You – Santa Brew

This weekend the Christmas fever came over me. I decorated with a relish of a Christmas elf. The holidays wouldn’t be complete without pictures of Brew dolled in a sparkly Santa hat and next to his very own Christmas tree mom decorated for him. Convincing Brew to play along and not eat the hat was a different story.  As you can see from Brew’s expression, he’s not sure what to make of all the fuss. We did... [Read more of this article]

Brew To You – Baby Brew

                                A picture is said to be worth a thousand words and they couldn’t be more right. Beyond the many pixels creating an image a cherished event or moment in time is captured forever. There’s nothing more special than the pictures of our beloved best friends when they are puppies. This is a picture of baby... [Read more of this article]

Brew To You – The Throw Rug Killer

Evidence A - Poor defenseless throw rug I stepped out of the bedroom stretching lethargic muscles happy to be staying in on a shopaholic-traffic grinding-stroller dodging day. As I looked out the back slider soft, blue darkness hinted with a misty layer, greeted me. I stepped over to the warmth of the cast iron stove to only be welcomed by our newly purchased throw rug, chewed beyond recognition. No, the destruction fairies... [Read more of this article]

Brew To You – The Dreaded Barking Spider

Okay, if you own a dog of any breed at one time or another, the dreaded barking spider has reared its smelly head. One minute you are sitting snuggled on the couch watching your favorite TV show or maybe reading a great book and ….WHAM…a whiff of something very unpleasant makes your nose curl up and eyes water. You look over at your beloved pet with a sloe-eyed glare. This is just life with your pet. What really... [Read more of this article]

Brew To You – Couch Hugger

In an earlier blog, I talked about how Brew will hang over the back of the couch wanting attention while I am working on the net. The back of the couch faces the dining room where I work daily. This happens most days after Brew has eaten breakfast and is not ready for his morning snooze. Not only does he hang over the back of the couch, this action is usually accompanied by a series of whines and deep barks if I do not acknowledge... [Read more of this article]

Fearful Dogs

Fearful Dogs One of the saddest things is the number of people that misunderstand fearful dogs and in trying to make things better for their dogs they actually make it worse. Fearful dogs are nearly always lacking strong pack leaders, and their owners are often the kindest and gentlest people! They want nothing more than to see their dog live the kind of life that all the other dogs are living, happy, fun and free. What they... [Read more of this article]

Dog Training Tips

There are a few real keys to dog training, whether you are trying to train your dog to come when called, sit, stop barking or any other behavior. Understanding their importance is critical to achieving rapid results that are long lasting and help develop the bond between you and your dog. The first is simple; you must win your dogs mind. If you don’t achieve this first then you will be struggling the all the way. When I... [Read more of this article]

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