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What is Crate Training?Crate Training is a form of conditioning in which you condition your puppy to live, with you, in your home. The objectives of crate training are:To provide the dog with a secure space that’s his.To aid the puppy in his potty training.To contain the puppy so he...
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A friend of mine recently returned from the Hunting Retriever Club’s Grand Championship in Georgia. Unfortunately, his dog was unable to complete the series of five tests needed for the Grand Champion Pass. Two of these passes, together with an accumulation of points from earlier tests, are needed to earn...
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One sure way to fail at dog training is to allow yourself to get angry at the dog. Anger tends to cloud our judgement and make us poor, heavy handed trainers. In addition to it’s effect on us, anger also has a profound effect on our student, the dog.
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It’s difficult to find an accurate figure for the number of unwanted dogs that are killed in shelters each year in the USA. A quick search of the internet provides data that varies wildly from source to source. The available numbers are clouded by the agendas of the groups that...
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At what age should you spay or neuter your dog?
Many vets recommend that you spay or neuter as early as 6 month. Breeders who are protecting their “blood lines” spay or neuter before 8 weeks of age…this practice makes me sad and angry.
When you spay or neuter you are...
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What is Crate Training?Crate Training is a form of conditioning in which you condition your puppy to live, with you, in your home. The objectives of crate training are:To provide the dog with a secure space that’s his.To aid the puppy in his potty training.To contain the puppy so he...
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More
A friend of mine recently returned from the Hunting Retriever Club’s Grand Championship in Georgia. Unfortunately, his dog was unable to complete the series of five tests needed for the Grand Champion Pass. Two of these passes, together with an accumulation of points from earlier tests, are needed to earn...
Read
More
One sure way to fail at dog training is to allow yourself to get angry at the dog. Anger tends to cloud our judgement and make us poor, heavy handed trainers. In addition to it’s effect on us, anger also has a profound effect on our student, the dog.
Humans have...
Read
More
It’s difficult to find an accurate figure for the number of unwanted dogs that are killed in shelters each year in the USA. A quick search of the internet provides data that varies wildly from source to source. The available numbers are clouded by the agendas of the groups that...
Read
More
At what age should you spay or neuter your dog?
Many vets recommend that you spay or neuter as early as 6 month. Breeders who are protecting their “blood lines” spay or neuter before 8 weeks of age…this practice makes me sad and angry.
When you spay or neuter you are...
Read
More