I’ve been on a kick about tricks lately, mostly because my dogs are the kind that the only trick they can do is lay on the couch and sleep. You know the type. So, here’s my list of what I wish my dogs would do.
Continue reading Tuesday’s Top Ten: Tricks I Wish My Dogs Could Do
We are getting into storm season here in the Midwest. Have you ever given any thought to what you would do with your dog if you had to evacuate your home due to flooding, a tornado, or some other natural disaster? One of the other hats I wear (besides blogger extraordinaire) is Red Cross volunteer. One of our campaigns for this year is to encourage people to be “Red Cross Ready,” and for those of us with pets, it means having our pets ready, too!
Continue reading Tuesday’s Top Ten: Ways to Prepare Your Dog for a Natural Disaster
The Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County (Tennessee) has started an innovative program to help children age 5 – 14 to avoid dog attacks.
I just wrote an article on dock diving, and I am so psyched about it! Look for it soon in our doggies den article library. In the meantime, take our survey below telling us whether or not you are familiar with the sport.
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Has anyone tried this product? I got an ad in my e-mail about it, and I’m trying to decide what I think of the Potty Patch.
Sometimes I think I have the dogs from hell. And what’s weird is that even when one dog passes on and we get another, the traits continue. I know, that probably means I am a terrible dog trainer – I’m probably risking my credibility here. But, just for fun, here is a list of the top ten things my dogs have gotten into over the years.
Lackland Air Base in Texas recently opened a $13 million building (your tax dollars at work!) which houses a vet hospital for military working dogs. This building replaces the previous home of the hospital which was built in 1968.
The 30,000 square-foot facility houses 7,000 square feet of administrative space and 23,000 square feet dedicated to canine care. The mission of the hospital is not to treat dogs injured in the line of duty, but rather to screen dogs as they enter training.
The Air Force evaluates prospective working dogs as to their abilities, drive, and intelligence. Then the Army’s veterinarians take over, looking for any hip dysplasia, as well as drawing blood to make sure the dogs are basically healthy. Both branches of the service, as well as the Transportation Security Agency, work out of the new building.
“We have a very high-tech facility here,” said Colonel Vogelsang, director of the facility. “When we got our CT, it was actually better than the one at Wilford Hall [ the medical facility at Lackland]. I don’t know if they’ve gotten a better one now, but between the Air Force and the TSA, we have a very nice facility.”
It’s good to see dogs being treated so well. The government seems to have figured out it makes a massive investment in training these dogs, so it’s good that they are spending some money to properly screen them.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Training a new puppy, or even an older dog, may be the most exasperating thing you’ve ever done, but the payoff is huge. Properly trained, your dog will be safer, more lovable, and able to handle visits from friends, and your home will be intact! So, here are our top ten training tips to make your and your dog’s lives more enjoyable! (Incidentally, these tips work equally well with your children, but we can’t vouch for how they will work on your spouse.)
Doggy, a 4-year old mixed breed, is one of 27 sniffer dogs who work at Taiwan‘s International Airports. First trained to assist the elderly, Doggy soon proved to have the high energy and high food drive required for success in the sniffer dog program.
The Chicago Tribune is reporting on a new program at the Shedd Aquarium. Trainers at the aquarium were getting bored after their whales, dolphins, and other sea critters were sent out of town due to the Oceanarium pavilion being closed for refurbishing. The trainers went out to animal rescue centers and brought six dogs back to the aquarium to demonstrate that mammal training techniques can be equally effective in training house pets. Continue reading Training Dogs at the Aquarium????