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How to Train a Healthy Dog
If you raise a dog from a puppy and plan on living with that dog for the long haul, there’s a good chance that you care about that dog enough to want to give it a long, healthy life. This is a great thing, but it will require some investment of both time and [...]
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3 Different Types of Dog Breeds To Remember
If you’ve recently brought a new puppy or adopted dog into your home, you’re probably looking into training techniques. Let’s face it – while dogs can be fun to have around, they also can cause a little bit of mischief, such as using the bathroom in the wrong places or developing bad habits like [...]
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Stop That Puppy: Why Training Starts Early On
Raising a dog from a puppy is an interesting experience – you get to see your dog grow up, develop, and eventually age as a hopefully healthy and happy part of the family. But how do you know when to start training? Aren’t most puppies too young to begin socializing and interacting with [...]
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Does Your Dog Need a Trainer?
If you’ve been trying to raise a puppy or have received a dog well into that dog’s adulthood, there’s a good chance that you’ve at least made some attempts to raise your dog in a specific way as part of your household. Even if you aren’t interested in dog training, some essentials like requiring [...]
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3 Tips for New Dog Owners
So you’ve got a dog – that’s great! But, suddenly, it hits you: you’ve got a lot of responsibility here: not only for your dog, but to yourself. You have to take care of a dog and be consistent in your own habits so that your puppy can be raised in [...]
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Common Dog Behavior Problems to Watch For
If you’ve recently acquired a new puppy or even adopted a dog, you’ll probably enter into a transition period with that dog. A little separation anxiety is normal, especially considering that you’ve essentially relocated the dog in a potentially permanent change of residence. But if after a while your dog continues to exhibit [...]
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When is a Dog Bite Malicious?
For many families or couples, getting a new dog isn’t always just fun – it can also be a learning experience. This is particularly true if you find a new dog or puppy that exhibits some behavior problems. It’s not fun to have to explain to your children that the new dog you [...]
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Are you a Dog Whisperer?
You’ve probably heard of the phrase “Horse whisperer,” which refers to someone so adept at training horses that they can practically “whisper” to the horses in what seems like their own little languages. Sometimes, this is even taken literally when a trainer uses whispering to comfort a horse! But what does it mean [...]
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How to Get Your Dog to Sleep In Its Crate
When you’re first raising your puppy or dog and want to teach it to sleep in its crate, it cane be frustrating to try to “force” the dog in. Instead, we’d like to know how exactly we can get a dog to sleep in a crate without putting up so much resistance – and [...]
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Five Crucial Lessons Every Puppy Should Learn
If you’ve recently brought a puppy into your home, you’re already looking forward to enjoying your dog’s companionship for years to come. This is especially true if you have children, who will get to experience what it’s like seeing a dog grow up in front of their very eyes. But in order to [...]