Originally posted as New Puppy? 4 Must Do Training Areas to Consider at .

If you just brought your new puppy home, or are about to, you are probably letting her get away with many things… you're to busy playing with her and showing her off to family and friends. This can be a big mistake! Training a new puppy needs to start at day one.

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Originally posted as House training your new puppy – start early at .

When you bring that new puppy home, it is hard to think of anything but cuddling her and making her feel at home. That is an important thing to do, but only goes so far in ensuring a great relationship between you and your dog. House training should be started almost immediately.

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Originally posted as Dog Carved Pumpkins at .

Tommorow, many of us will be celebrating Halloween, a night for tricks, treats, costumes, and carved pumpkins! I just got an email from my older brother which contained about 15 different pictures of dogs standing or sitting near pumpkins that had been carved in their image. Just thought I would share some that I thought [...]

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Originally posted as Dog rescue: good for both the dog and you at .

  Image by bossco via Flickr I came upon this blog post/article today, and it really hits home. I think most of us agree that if we want a new dog the first place to look is at the local animal shelter. There are so many previously unwanted, yet adorable, dogs wasting away at an [...]

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Originally posted as That paper shredder is a danger to your dog! at .

I was just reading one of the newsletters I subscribe to and saw a safety tip that I just had to share. It warned about the potential for your dog to get its tongue or hair stuck in your paper shredder, with potentially dangerous results. This newsletter referenced two articles about one situation where the [...]

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Originally posted as A Pet Only Airline…Will It Fly? at .

I was watching Good Morning America this morning when they ran an interesting spot about an airline that only carries pets…no humans other than the crew are allowed! So I did a little research and found Pet Airways. Sure enough what I heard was true. Here is their commercial: Tweet This Post

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Originally posted as Meat Industry and NRA Oppose North Carolina Puppy Mill Bill at .

The North Carolina Meat Industry has joined the fight against a bill the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and its vegan president say is meant to protect puppies. They are not alone, joining another unlikely opponent to the bill, the National Rifle Association. Could it be that these organizations are against cleaning up [...]

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Originally posted as New Dog Behavior Book by Dr. Dodman at .

This morning, on Good Morning America, they had an interview with Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman, a renowned animal behaviorist with several books to his name. The purpose of the interview? Of course, to promote his newest book on dog behavior, “The Well-Adjusted Dog: Dr. Dodman’s Seven Steps to Lifelong Health and Happiness for Your Best [...]

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Originally posted as My Dachshund is Meaner than Your Pit Bull? at .

A recent study on dog behavior was conducted by Deborah Duffy and James Serpell of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society, and Yuying Hsu of the National Taiwan Normal University. This study consisted of surveys both on recognized breed clubs and an online survey. Surprisingly, the results from both sources [...]

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Originally posted as Clicker Training Video Explains Why It Works! at .

Zak George is a 29 year old dog trainer from Georgia, who also spends some time going out and showing off his trained dogs and how he does the training. While going through some of his videos, I found the one below which I really wanted to share. The video starts out with an introduction [...]

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