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Dogs of Courage

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There are also tales of dogs who weren’t specially trained, but who turned out to have skills that helped their humans in unexpected ways! Bilbo, a Newfoundland, who was Britain’s only canine lifeguard in 2005 and named “Pet Hero of the Year” at a ceremony for the U.K. Boomerang Pet Awards in London.

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Bringing Your Baby Home

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For expectant parents who have a pet at home, one of the most common concerns they have is how will their pet cope with the new addition to the family? Your pet thrives on routine, which will be shattered when baby comes home. Your pet is used to being the center of attention but when baby comes home he can kiss that goodbye.

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Socializing Your Canine Companion: How to Properly Socialize Your Dog

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Proper socialization is an intensive training process. Dogs, like most other intelligent animals, are designed to adapt to a variety of circumstances; they can happily live near busy streets, quiet country towns, in large groups or with a single human companion. How Socialization For Your Dog Works. Men and women. Large crowds.

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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

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My human kept me in an enclosed porch because, let’s face it, I was crawling with fleas and pretty filthy. We dogs are wired by nature to be humans’ companions. After all, dogs have the longest history of co-habitation with humans of any animal. But there’s a special bond between a dog and its human rescuer.

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12 Tips for new dog owners.

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April 15, 2009) – As the Obamas prepare to welcome home their first pet dog, Dr. Randy Kidd, holistic veterinarian and herbalist and veterinary adviser of Rainbow Light, a leader in natural nutrition since 1981, provides a few “first” tips to ease the transition and ensure a long and healthy life ahead.

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Teach Your Dog To Go Potty On Command!

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in Mass Communications and Human Psychology helped create her unique training tips for dog owners. Inger has twenty-plus years of training Hollywood’s A list and their pups. Synthetic grass may be the best choice for puppies 8 to 18 weeks old. Pea gravel, synthetic grass or wood chips.

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On Stanley and Family Commitments

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So when we adopted a human baby we knew we'd have to teach that human to avoid Violet. The growing little human in the house was basically taught to stay far away from dogs and respect their space. There were 15 greyhounds in the small pet food store, and Violet and Stanley were equally uninterested in the event.

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