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Advice offered on toilet training puppies - Swell Pets

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:15:07 GMT

Advice offered on toilet training puppies
Swell Pets
Pet owners must take a different approach to toilet training puppies than they would older dogs. Tamara Dormer, CPDT-KA, AKC-CGC and dog trainer at Best Friends Animal Society, explained younger dogs are unable to control their bowel and bladder ...

Finding poachers a dog's life for Jack - Independent Online

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:24:03 GMT

Independent Online

Finding poachers a dog's life for Jack
Independent Online
DOGGED: Jack the anti-poaching dog with Elise Daffue, left, from StopRhinoPoaching.com and Yvette Mybergh, owner of a children s art school which raised money for training Jack. IT'S no longer “Jock of the Bushveld” – but “Jack of the Bushveld”.

Select the Ideal Puppy: When and When Not to Get Emotional - Gun Dog Magazine

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:24:21 GMT

Gun Dog Magazine

Select the Ideal Puppy: When and When Not to Get Emotional
Gun Dog Magazine
by James Spencer • February 14, 2012 • No comments The prospect of buying a puppy can make you dream dreams. Dreams of a dog with unprecedented potential. A dog that trains easily and retains his training for life. A dog that never hits a baffling ...

Debate continues on how to handle dog attacks - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:46:47 GMT

Debate continues on how to handle dog attacks
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Jason Getz, jgetz@ajc.com Gail LaBerge, the president of the Georgia Canine Coalition, visits with her three dogs after obedience training at the Lawrenceville Kennel Club Training Building Tuesday morning in Lawrenceville, Ga., February 14, 2012.

Training day - Shore News Today

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:06 GMT

Training day
Shore News Today
Sheriffs Officer Jose Gomez trains with Bama, an 11-month-old puppy training with the Atlantic County K-9 academy. After the initial 16-week course, Bama will work as a patrol/narcotic dog, then begin work on scent training.

It's a Dog's Life, but Professional Handlers Aren't Chopped Liver - New York Times

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:34:21 GMT

It's a Dog's Life, but Professional Handlers Aren't Chopped Liver
New York Times
An aggressively campaigned dog and handler may be on the road three or four days a week. Backstage, handlers can find themselves wrestling with large animals, grooming, primping and training, all while in formal wear. In the ring, they and the dog must ...

Meet Your Merchant: Taking a walk with Truckee's top dog - Sierra Sun

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:11:13 GMT

Meet Your Merchant: Taking a walk with Truckee's top dog
Sierra Sun
Brown had been volunteering at Bay Area shelters and at the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe, where her appetite for dog training grew. Upon relocating from San Francisco to Tahoe in 1997, she became increasingly drawn to the profession.

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Find puppy love (cats too) through Meet Your Match - USA TODAY

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:22:30 GMT

USA TODAY

Find puppy love (cats too) through Meet Your Match
USA TODAY
Potential adopters answer 19 questions on subjects such as whether they want a playful or laid-back pet, how their animal will spend its days and how they will spend together time with their new dog or cat. For the pet evaluation, animals are put in a ...

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Puppy Benchmarks: Critical Periods in Puppy Development - Gun Dog Magazine

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:28:47 GMT

Gun Dog Magazine

Puppy Benchmarks: Critical Periods in Puppy Development
Gun Dog Magazine
These are the behavioral traits rooted in the genetics of the dog. Behavior Genetics is a whole field of study unto itself, based primarily on probabilities and not on absolutes. A breeder and potential buyers can do little more to control the genetics ...

Petco Store Sued for Cutting off Dog's Ear, Gluing it Back On - KSEE

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:32:56 GMT

KSEE

Petco Store Sued for Cutting off Dog's Ear, Gluing it Back On
KSEE
"My dog, they offered another free grooming," Green also told HawaiiNewsNow. "I guess they wanted to take off other body parts." Kapuwai hopes the lawsuit will lead to more training for the pet stylists. She says the staff should have come clean about ...

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