Dog spaying and neutering – should I consider it?
Should I spay my dog? It is one of most asked questions to veterinaries. Many owners feel huge responsibility when taking this step and they want to be sure if it won’t harm dog’s health and self-esteem.
To make this answer short – yes, you should consider spaying and it won’t harm your dog’s health or self-esteem. In most cases.
We’ll talk more about this last sentence – “In most Cases!” And let’s take a closer look to advantages and disadvantages of spaying and neutering a dog. Both male and female. Read the rest of this entry »
My Dog Is Not Okay
A call to a vet’s office:
- Hello, I think my dog is not okay?
- Hmmm… and what makes you come to this conclusion?
- He is lying under my bed and doesn’t come out for the third day. He doesn’t eat, does not drink and that smell, you know, is real bad.
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Why Not To Get a Dog
When movie Beethoven hit the big screen back in 1992 it was a massive buzz about previously “undiscovered” dog breed. Every kid begged their parents to get a cute “little” St. Bernard and most of them did get a puppy on birthday. By surprise it grew up and became a dog that needs special care for its coat, a training because of its massive size and loads of food because of its massive size again. Read the rest of this entry »
Does it speak?
A guy walks in a pet store:
“Do you have a parrot that can speak?” he asks.
“Nope, we sold last one earlier this morning” shop-man replied and continued “but I can offer to you an Owl! Are you interested?”
“Oh? Does it speak?” man asked after a short surprise.
“No, it does not. But it is a very, very good listener.”
Photo by: Zest-pk.
Training your dog to sit
A “sit” command is one of the easiest in dog training. Sitting is very natural and comfortable state of any dog. However, if your dog sits when he comes to you does not mean that he understands relation between command and action. Here’s a step by step instructions what you might try if you experience problems with “sit” command or you think that it is not working quite right: Read the rest of this entry »
How to stop dog jumping on you
Does your dog jumps on you and tries to lick your face when you come back home? Congratulations! You dog loves you very much and is happy to see you. However, sometimes most times jumping on you (or other people) is very annoying, isn’t it? Dirty footprints, scratches and even an embarrassment if you could not hold the balance and fell on your bottom.
It is okay if you don’t like all that and want to train your dog to act “normally” and NOT to jump on you. But how to achieve that? When seeing his owner returning home dog’s heart starts to beat faster and excitement is so huge that he won’t even listen to you shouting “No!… No!… Stop! …. Noooo!”. And the more you shout, the more excited your dog gets. Familiar with that kind of situation? I am. Read the rest of this entry »
Please buy a puppy
A boy asks his mother:
“Mom, mom, please buy a puppy!”
“No! I don’t think it is a good idea” goes the answer.
“But please, pleaaaaase…” kid kepps on insisting
It goes for some more time untill mother decides to end this conversation and says strictly:
“I said No! No means no! Go and try to sell your puppy to someone else!”
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When you want to train your indoor cat to become an outdoor cat
Have you decided that your formerly indoor cat should start to live fuller life and you want him to train to become outdoor cat? Or maybe you have come to conclusion that you new kitten is now old enough to go outside? Congratulations! My opinion is that most cats should enjoy life that awaits outside. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s the plumber
A lady was expecting the plumber; he was supposed to come at ten o’clock. Ten o’clock came and went; no plumber; eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock, one o’clock; no plumber.
She concluded he wasn’t coming, and went out to do some errands. While she was out, the plumber arrived.
He knocked on the door; the lady’s parrot, who was at home in a cage by the door, said, “Who is it?”
He replied, “It’s the plumber.”
He thought it was the lady who’d said, “Who is it?” and waited for her to come and let him in. When this didn’t happen he knocked again, and again the parrot said, “Who is it?”
He said, “It’s the plumber!”
He waited, and again the lady didn’t come to let him in. He knocked again, and again the parrot said, “Who is it?”
He said, “It’s the plumber!!!!!!!!”
Again he waited; again she didn’t come; again he knocked; again the parrot said, “Who is it?”; “Aarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!!” he said, flying into a rage; he pushed the door in and ripped it off its hinges. He suffered a heart attack and he fell dead in the doorway.
The lady came home from her errands, only to see the door ripped off its hinges and a corpse lying in the doorway, “A dead body!” she exclaimed, “Who is it?!”
The parrot said, “It’s the plumber.”
Dog training tips to achieve better results
In my own experience success in dog training is not dependent on dog itself, but on person who trains the dog. I’ve seen several times in training lessons how dog owners fail to teach something, but when trainer comes for help dog obeys the same command even without training. Actually, I have come to conclusion – dogs do not to be trained. Key is to tell them what to do in the right way.
Of course, this conclusion is not 100% true. Not even close, but most of professional trainers would agree that dog training lessons is more like training for owners to communicate with their dog.
This article discusses tips that would help to achieve the best results in dog training.
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