dogs

There are three basic commands that the dog should have before being off-leash, in a non-enclosed space. Those three commands are:

come - the dog can be recalled to you, no matter what the distraction.
down - the dog will drop to the ground immediately when the verbal command is heard. That means […]

Consider it dog politics. From the very first day that you bring pup home to the last day that your senior citizen canine spends with you, there is an ongoing leadership issue. Pup will want to know three things:

what am I allowed to do
what can I have you do for me
who sets the […]

Let me preface these comments by first saying that it is a terrible idea to bring a puppy into the household at Christmas time. It is not fair to the pup and it is not fair to you. There is simply too much happening to introduce a puppy properly into the household.
That being […]

In the medical literature and through anecdotal reports, some dogs have detected cancers cells and have drawn it to their owners’ attention. The dogs may have sniffed at the spot continually or may have tried to nip at it. Science has confirmed what some dogs already knew:
“…Now chemists have discovered what they call […]

The recent dog incident involving Qantas highlights the perils of air travel with dogs. It is simply a risky venture with so many possibilities for problems. There are some air carriers who will no longer accommodate pets. For those airlines that still will allow pets in the cargo space, here are some […]

There are people who still believe that, in order to train a dog, it is necessary to inflict pain. It is called a “correction”. For an error, the dog is collar corrected with a snap of the leash and given a physical pain reminder that it has done something incorrectly.
A pain focused method […]

It is a sad reminder of how dangerous it is to leave a dog in a car. A police officer is facing criminal charges:
“…Officer Paul Hubka faces one misdemeanor count of leaving a dog in a closed car in a high temperature causing death. If convicted, he could face up to six months in […]

Dogs and kids are a natural combination. Dogs love kids and that affection is returned. Now that bond is used to help children develop an essential skill. The dogs are patient listeners as children develop literacy skills by reading out loud to canine pals:
“…Reading aloud is a critical component of early childhood […]

This is Mayor Calvo description of the home invasion by police. This happened in a small community in the United States:
“…The county police then proceeded to turn our house upside-down. I was moved to the kitchen, where I could see my little dog, Chase, lying in his own pool of blood. My mother-in-law watched […]

It’s sickening. Various media resources are reporting that the police shot one of Mayor Calvo’s dogs while that Labrador Retriever was trying to run away:
“…Chase was shot while running away from sheriff’s deputies, Calvo said.
“He was hunted down and shot in the back while he fled,” he said. “They didn’t deserve to die. They […]