Dog Training Stories Hitting The News
Posted by Dog Training Manual on February 27th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
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Well I am always scouring the news on TV, in newspapers and on the net for stories relating to dogs. I've come up with a mixed bag this week and unfortunately 3 out of the 4 are not overly cheerful.
My favorite without a doubt is the story of the little girl in Arizona who was missing for 15 hours from her family home when she was rescued she said that she had been kept warm by the fam...
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Barking Dog – Communications – We Need To Understand
Posted by Dog Training Manual on February 24th, 2010 at 10:33 am
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If you have a barking dog it can become very stressful for you, your neighbours and for your dog. That is why it is so important for you to get to know your dog thoroughly right from the start. A barking dog is merely sending us communications that we need to understand.
In my opinion we can minimize our dogs barking episodes by meeting their needs consistently as set out at the start of the relationship. The way that you interact with your dog initia...
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Wow Life Sometimes Takes You by Surprise
Posted by Dog Training Manual on February 4th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
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It seems like forever since I last wrote a post for this blog, you start out with such good intentions and then you get distracted by other things. Life is of course ever changing but I think that I can now hold up my hands and say that I was badly prepared to become a home schooler, move house and change career all in a period of 4 months. With all of that going on it was quite a whirlwind end to 2009 for our entire household including Fig.
I have so much material...
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Dogs in the News
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 23rd, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Well we are back from a short break and as usual the work has piled up whilst I've been away. Lol I am so totally backlogged it is untrue anyway service should resume as usual next week. Thanks for the emails asking what's up : )
Summer is of course upon us and we are venturing to the countryside in a few weeks so I am currently researching about ticks and will post an article on this issue early next week.
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Five Awesome Games to Play with Your Dog
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 17th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
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No matter how bad of a day it was, one thing is for certain – your dog is going to be glad to see you when you come home. Play time with your canine friend is both rewarding and mentally healthy – for both of you.
How can you make your time more enjoyable? Most of us play ball with our dogs, or teach them simple tricks so we can impress our friends and neighbors who visit. These simple ideas can become boring over time. Here are some more creative id...
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