Caring for Dogs and Puppies

Puppies and dogs are a big responsibility. They require constant care, love, attention, and exercise. They require money to care for them in regards to dog food and vet visits. Dogs are not animals that you can just neglect and throw away.. Well, no animal is, really.

Dogs are supposed to be man's best friend, so make sure that you know how to take care of your best friend. The link below has tons of infor towards raising puppies, dog training, treats, and more.

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Caring for Dogs and Puppies

Information About Dog Breeds

When choosing a dog, whether a mix or a pure bred dog, it's best to do your research and fully understand the basic traits and characteristics of the breed so that you know what you're getting into.

Although, not all dogs within a breed have the same traits, by knowing what to expect, you can better your knowledge of the dog's behaviors and why he does the silly things that he does.

Dog Breeds

Dog Tricks

Dog tricks are fun for you and your dog. There are so many tricks that you can teach your dog. Show them off for friends, too. Try teaching your dog wave and spin. Why stop there? Why not try teaching your dog to put up his toys and to say he's sorry?

Clicker Training

Have any of you heard of Clicker Training? I find that it is one of the better techniques towards training dogs. I have found the quickest results when using a clicker than without. I began training my new puppy without the clicker, and she basically understood what I wanted, but as soon as I picked up my old clicker and began using it when training with her, she began catching on quicker and quicker. It is pretty simple to clicker train. You can use your voice as a sharp 'yes' when the desired behavior was reached; the sharp 'yes' is in place of the clicer as we all have our voice with us at all times, but maybe not a clicker. This is what I started with when training my new puppy, but I was not getting the results I desired in the time frame I had hoped. When picking up my old Karen Pryor I-Click clicker, MIA quickly began responding to simple cues of 'sit,' 'down,' 'sit/stay,' 'down/stay,' and 'speak.' Many more behaviors are added to her 'behavior glossary,' with every click of the small, hand-held clicker.

Digging Doggies

Many people have a problem of holes in their yard caused by their best friend. In some cases, holes are by the fence, in the garden, or just all over the yard. In any and all places, it can be a problem. It looks ugly. It can cause someone to trip, if not looking. Hole just are pleasant to have around the yard... First thing you should do is figure out Why Your Dog Digs. Then try to correct the problem...

Growing Puppies

Everyone who gets a puppy want s the best for it. Yes? Well, I personally want my puppy to grow up into a big and strong adult. Healthy, too... I supplement her dry dog food, which is Nutro Natural Choice large breed puppy, with K9 Puppy Gold. She LOVES it. The other dogs try to eat her food as well, due to the K9 Puppy Gold, so it really does have a dog approved taste.

Animals

I have too many... Ha... Well, it's true.

I have had dogs all my life. My experience with dogs ranges from volunteering weekly for 5 plus years are various dog rescues. Dog training for over a year. And just plain personal experiences.

As for my experience with reptiles; I have been researching reptiles for over 7 years, and have owned them for over 4. I have a small hobby business breeding leopard geckos, african fat tail geckos, and crested geckos. goreptiles.com

My experience with small and furry animals goes so far as 10 years off and on hands on experience and research. I was the certified specialist for a retail petstore, as well.

The list of my zoo inludes:

REPTILES

• 12 leopard geckos
• 5 african fat tail geckos
• 2 crested geckos
• 2 bearded dragons
• 1 ball python

SMALL AND FURRY

• 3 rats
• 2 chinchillas
• 1 hamster
• 1 mouse

DOGS

• 1 yorkie (mine)
• 1 pit bull (mine)
• 1 mutt: hound/heinz 57 dog (partially mine)
• 1 dalmatian (cute dog at the house)
• 1 st bernard/collie mix (my mother's)

Please take everything written in this blog as personal experiences unless otherwise said.