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Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Your new pet: Adopt from a shelter or go through a breeder?

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Once you decide your family is ready for a dog, you need to then sit back and decide what qualities you are wanting your new dog to posses before you can decide where to obtain him from.What is your lifestyle like? Are you active and constantly involved in the outdoors? Are you moderately active, like to get out once and a wh... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Training Solutions to aggressive dog behavior

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Everyone has seen one form or another of dog aggression. It is not all that uncommon. It is however very misunderstood. Most times it's simply fear or frustration, not real aggression. It can be embarrassing and frustrating to take your dog out places. In many cases after excruciating thinking or pressure from family people o... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Training How to help a timid rescue dog

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Being in the animal industry as both a trainer and rescue worker I have dealt with many timid dogs. If you do not understand how to deal with this type of behavior, it can be very frustrating.When working with a timid dog you will have many problems to overcome. Some timid dogs submissive pee every time you reach out to touch... More..

Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Breeders or dog owners: Who is more responsible for the excess of abandoned or sheltered dogs?

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Abandoned dogs are the product of both irresponsible breeder and owner. In such cases there is no 'one' person to blame.There are many types of 'Breeders' out there.You have your backyard breeders which are usually people that love their dogs whom others envy. They decide because their dog is so loved that it will have perfec... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health Should dogs be indoor or outdoor pets?

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Humans and Dogs go thousands of years back. We needed the dog, and they needed us. This is how we started. Gradually man got smarter and built ways in which to live a lazier laid back life without so much work. The dog/wolf in turn was still needed but now for different purposes; enter selective breeding.We started experiment... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Training The truth about choke chains, pinch collars and electronic collars

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It is human nature to want a quick fix, and that is exactly what chock chains, pinch collars and electronic collars are in the market for. What most people do not know is using these devices without the help of a professional trainer could do their dog more harm then good.The choke chain is usually the first fix people to tur... More..

Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Introducing a new pet to your baby

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Your expecting your first baby and as your due date approaches you may find that friends and family start hinting at you that it's time to get rid of your beloved dog. All to often this is a reality that happens. There is no reason you have to re-home your dog because you are having a baby. With a little bit of preparation th... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Training Is crating your dog cruel?

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You just came home from the hospital after giving birth to you new bundle of joy. He is only 5 days old. You want to take a shower and get the hospital smell off yourself. You take your infant and place him in the laundry room on a rug and close the door. Your husband comes home and ask you what you where thinking? Why in you... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Training Essential tips for better dog training

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Everyone out there has an opinion on the best way to train a dog, but everyone out there has a dog that is a very unique individual from yours. No one dog can be trained using the same methods. Any training method you use has to be specially tailored to fit to your dog and his individual personality. That does not mean there ... More..

Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Tips for buying pets from backyard purebred breeders

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Even with all the preparation and investigation, I some how still ended up buying from a backyard breeder.I did the research on the dog I wanted, then I started my hunt. It took me 3 months, I was in no means in any rush. We had decided we wanted an Akita as they seemed perfect for our lifestyle. We like to do alot of outdoor... More..

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1. How to help a timid rescue dog
2. Your new pet: Adopt from a shelter or go through a breeder?
3. Introducing a new pet to your baby
4. Is crating your dog cruel?
5. The truth about choke chains, pinch collars and electronic collars
6. Tips for buying pets from backyard purebred breeders
7. Should dogs be indoor or outdoor pets?
8. Essential tips for better dog training
9. Solutions to aggressive dog behavior
10. Breeders or dog owners: Who is more responsible for the excess of abandoned or sheltered dogs?

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