Recent Pets Blog | Training PostsHow to Use a Choke Chain Properlyby Courtney Mroch12 Mar 2008 02:49 PMWhen I wrote about why we never leave home without Murph's choke chain, I mentioned a recent incident where I ran across someone who took exception to my using a choke chain on Murph. It's not the first time it's happened. I wasn't always key on the idea of a choke chain myself. Why We Never Leave Home Without Murph's Choke Chainby Courtney Mroch12 Mar 2008 09:52 AMMurph's leash and choke chain Spring fever is most definitely in the air. Since we've had some spells of excellent walking-in-the-park or on longer-walks-through-the-neighborhood weather recently, Murph and I have been getting out more. So has everyone else. Inevitably we stop to chit chat. Working with a Dog with a High Prey Driveby Aimee Amodio04 Mar 2008 03:39 PMOne of the main obstacles to cats and dogs living together in harmony is the dog's prey drive. Basically, that's the instinctive urge to chase things. Especially moving things. After all, wild dogs need to be good hunters in order to survive. Our domesticated pups still have that instinct. Teaching Cats and Dogs to Live Togetherby Aimee Amodio19 Feb 2008 08:39 PMIt may not be easy to teach your dog and cat to live together peacefully. The difficulty will lie largely in your dog's prey drive. Your pets' personalities can make things go quickly or slowly. Cats tend to be independent -- much more so than dogs. The Dangers of Retractable Leashesby Courtney Mroch12 Jan 2008 03:12 PMAs I wrote about in Deciding to Use a Retractable Leash, I never would have used one with Budly. He would have liked to have more freedom to dash hither and yon, but he was such a wild, bad listening dog I feared nothing but disaster could come of it. But Murph was different. How Do You Get a Deaf Dog's Attention When He's Not Looking at You?by Courtney Mroch11 Jan 2008 04:25 PMWho knew my friend asking me an innocent question the other night about the little deaf puppy she'd adopted would spark so many questions on my end? But it did, because I've never had a dog with a disability and I couldn't help but wonder, "What would you do in X, Y, and Z circumstances? How Do You Train a Deaf Dog?by Courtney Mroch10 Jan 2008 12:43 PMYesterday I wrote about my friend who found out her dog is deaf. She had asked me if I knew anything about training a deaf dog, so I looked into it. I searched online for resources on the topic, and I also posted a request for help in the forums. Teach Your Dog How to Danceby Aimee Amodio23 Dec 2007 10:20 AMIf your dog likes to jump up, you may find it easy to teach your dog how to dance! I'm currently working on this trick with my Lally -- she is a boxer mix who lives up to the "boxer" part of her heritage. When someone comes to the door, she likes to jump up and "box" them in greeting. Teach Your Dog to Fetchby Aimee Amodio01 Dec 2007 03:11 PMMy dog Lally learned to fetch from an ex-boyfriend's dog. She watched him chasing a ball around the yard and soon started chasing it herself! You don't need a dog to lead by example, though, in order to teach your dog to fetch. Stop Chasing!by Aimee Amodio16 Nov 2007 08:13 PMI was out walking the dogs the other day when two young men on bicycles stopped me and asked for directions. As the boys started to ride off, Lally suddenly took interest and wanted to chase them! The chase instinct is one of the strongest instincts in dogs. Recent Blog Comments Michele Cheplic says... "I was wondering when this was going to happen." |
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