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This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. I'm thinking it's India? MORE
This group is made up of rescues that are trained with American Sign Language and hand commands. They are then trained to become registered therapy dogs. Did you know that it is Deaf Dog Awareness Week? MORE
LA-Based Zoom Room CEO and Dog Training Expert Explores the Breeds He Chose. In addition to her expert dog training advice, her own pet dog is a Komondor: Clyde Orange, the mascot of the Zoom Room. Due to the history of the breed, a Komondor can be a challenge to train. MORE
and are great for training your dog, or just rewarding your dog for being awesome! KONG Premium Treats are made in the USA (hurray!) They are shaped like the popular KONG toy, and also will fit inside of a KONG to provide your pooch with a fun challenge! MORE
Have you ever wondered what goes into the training of hero dogs? Alpha Dogs goes behind the scenes of Vohne Liche Kennels (VLK), one of the premiere K-9 training facilities in the world. Alpha Dogs , which premiers tomorrow on NatGeo WILD, will show you! MORE
The website is new to us, but it looks like they offer good tips on training your dog. You can even sign up for a free training course through their mailing list. Anyone who has ever loved a dog knows how important good training can be to keeping your pet (and your possessions) safe. TrainPetDog.com is hosting at Dog Blog Award contest in the quest to find the top 20 blogs about dogs. MORE
The prize includes samples of the puppy formulations, the book and DVD “My Smart Puppy: Fun, Effective, and Easy Puppy Training” and a $25 gift card to Wag.com, an online retailers who carries Taste of the Wild puppy formulas. MORE
Training. One of the best ways to pet proof your home is by training your pet to be his own enforcer. Hey, animals are animals , and trying to train every instinct out of them is a futile endeavor, if not cruel. MORE
The Top Techniques For At Home Pet Door Training, guest article from PetDoors.com. The following list outlines the top techniques for introducing and training your pet to use cat and dog doors. Also, try not letting your pet use the real door for further training enforcement. MORE
The way greyhounds, for instance, have been bred and trained takes advantage of their natural talent and instinct, but you could say the same thing about the border collie (number one on the list). One has just been bred and trained to be around people (socially), while the other hasn't. MORE
The Coast Guard is defending its practice of using live animals in its combat medical training after an activist group released a video on Wednesday of a goat’s legs being removed with tree trimmers during what it said was training for agency personnel. Live anesthetized goats have been used in Coast Guard training to treat combat wounds, but the agency could not verify if the video involved its personnel. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt. MORE
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! Aside from the great information and stories, there are color photos included that show dogs working and training in all kinds of situations. MORE
You could easily argue," he added, that the resources necessary to buy and train a new monkey would be a net minus for animal welfare. For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper? I addressed this one last week. MORE
Of course, you're supposed to hop onto the following train of thought: These are good people. I'm not one of those people who thinks family is composed of only humans or humans who are biologically related. That's one of the reasons adopting wasn't a stretch for me at all mentally. MORE
Train, Train, Train. Train your pet for as long as possible and familiarize it with the venue beforehand if you want to include it as a ring bearer or flower-pet. MORE
Like almost every one of our other 105 LGUs in the 50 states and other territories, the University of Puerto Rico, along with its immensely valuable services, unfortunately gives the meat industry inestimable millions of dollars' worth of training, research, and promotions. Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! MORE
It's the best way to train medical personnel. They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. The Marines also claim that using live pigs and inflicting wounds on them is the only way to approximate real-life situations in combat. Read and decide for yourself. MORE
Introducing Zuke’s® Puppy Naturals™ & Zuke’s® Tiny Naturals™ for Training New Moist Treat Varieties Designed for Puppies’ Nutritional Needs and Small Breed Dogs! We have a variety pack to giveaway to TWO winners, so be sure to enter below. Zuke’s. The post Giveaway: Zuke’s Puppy and Tiny Naturals appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. dogs giveaways MORE
They are so in-bred and over-trained that many of them suffer from broken bones, viral diseases and devastatingly painful conditions such as bleeding lungs and gastric ulcers. The much-hyped Kentucky Derby will be taking place this Saturday, May 1st. MORE
It will follow the journey of one puppy as she is trained to become a Leader Dog (more often referred to as a guide dog). “We MORE
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company announced it is voluntarily withdrawing its Waggin’ Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats sold in the United States until further notice. Waggin’ Train has served millions of pets and their owners very well. MORE
Purina Waggin’ Train dog treats are sure to be a hit with your dog! Waggin’ Train Chicken Jerky Tenders - Made with real white meat chicken sourced exclusively from a single, trusted chicken supplier with operations in China which is part of a USA company. MORE
Created by Pet365 – an online stockist of dog beds , collars and accessories. Click here to view the full post. just for fun pet care MORE
Today, the man who trained Flipper for the popular 1960s TV series is crusading against the slaughter of dolphins in Japan, captured by hidden cameras in a chilling documentary called “The Cove” that’s being shown at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. I just read this story today. The moment Flipper died in his arms, Richard O’Barry was transformed from a dolphin trainer into an activist determined to free captive dolphins around the world. That was 39 years ago. MORE
Crates make potty training quicker and easier for your dog. If you prefer to spend your vacation in a holiday house or a motel, your dog is more likely to be welcomed indoors if they are crate trained. The Benefits of Crate Training originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 6, 2010. When you are buying supplies for your new dog, don’t forget to include a crate on your shopping list. Crates have so many uses that make life with your dog easier. MORE
I read an article last week about a series of cat killings and mutilations (20 total) in south Florida. Just awful. Now they've arrested an 18-year-old suspect named Tyler Hayes Weinman. He's charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary. MORE
The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. Hunters say the exercise popular in the state's hilly northwestern corner helps them train their dogs on what to do when they come across a bear during a hunt. Statutes banning animal fighting have a specific exemption for dog training. Ugh, this is barbaric and right out of the dark ages. From the AP. MORE
That’s right, you can train a goldfish!! Thanks to the folks at Think Geek, we are training ours too. The awesome R2 Fish Training School makes it easy and fun to train your goldfish (or any fish actually, as long as it’s about an inch long). MORE
The fact that if puppies don't get enough love when they are young means they aren't likely to grow into dogs like Benjy explains a lot about greyhounds who are bred, trained and forced to race. Charles, however, who was also bred and trained to race, did so exactly twice. MORE
Source: puppy-training-at-home.com via Aimee on Pinterest. Source: daisypies.tumblr.com via Aimee on Pinterest. Source: browse.deviantart.com via Aimee on Pinterest. woof wednesday wordless wednesday MORE
Press Release Governors: Stop Ecodestructive University Training! Finding that decades of consumer education hasn’t slowed meat-industry growth or ecodestruction and that universities powerfully influence what people eat, RPA has been demanding that the colleges of agriculture at our LGUs stop forking over billions of dollars worth of training, research, and public relations to the meat industry. Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! MORE
Adkins will judge the semi-finalist entries using the following criteria: jingle describes the good times enjoyed by the entrant and his/her dog (50%); musical performance reinforces the Waggin’ Train brand’s wholesome fun personality (25%); and overall creativity/originality (25%). MORE
“Keeping an animal like that as a pet and force-training it goes against all of its natural instincts. Earlier this week a Connecticut woman was attacked by a 200 pound chimpanzee named Travis who had been kept as a pet for 14 years. MORE
I wasn't there and my husband isn't great in a crisis--he stands, mouth agape, completely frozen, and watches whatever train wreck is occurring rather than jumping in to try to help. This, dear readers, is my new obsession. MORE
Best Friends Pet Care offers boarding, grooming and training as well as doggy day camp at more than 40 locations in 18 states. It’s prom season for teens everywhere — and that includes the canine kind! MORE
When these kinds of dogs are kept indoors, are well-trained, and treated as part of the family, they are excellent companions, and rarely aggressive. … Owners should properly care for pit bulls - love, train and keep them humanely enclosed. MORE
The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. PETA was trying to get the information to find out why the university is buying cats and dogs from a West Texas animal shelter for university training or research. MORE
said Wednesday at a Supreme Court argument over the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises off the coast of Southern California. On the other, the chief justice continued, there is “the potential that a North Korean diesel electric submarine will get within range of Pearl Harbor undetected” if Navy personnel are not properly trained in the use of sonar. Not surprising. On the one hand, there is “the potential for harm to marine mammals,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. MORE
But it certainly raised my awareness that animals are used in military trauma-training exercises. Days after President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning torture during military interrogations, PETA wrote to the president calling for the ban of another form of military torture: trauma and chemical-casualty training exercises conducted on animals. Good luck! MORE
receives a cow, goat, sheep or other animal, along with training in its care and training in environmentally friendly agriculture. Did you know that 63 percent of Americans have a pet? MORE
Dogs are such wonderful companions; they are loyal and obedient once they are trained and treated well will make for a great relationship that can last many years. MORE
And they were, before they stopped their train of thought prior to it reaching its most important station. Here's where the train of thinking falls short of the station: "Because of his plant’s small size (it employs 15 laborers), his unwavering conviction that 'the animal needs to be respected,' and his concern for his workers’ welfare, Eggleston’s operation is an expensive and relatively inefficient one." MORE
Plus, only the trained eye would be able to determine that she likes me. I'm constantly asked about the details of Baby Sky's life. Where does she get her protein? How are her bones going to grow without cow's milk? You mean she's never eaten bacon? Are you a communist? MORE
This is more than just a journal, inside you will find places to put photos, to record important likes and dislikes, and a lot of pages full of helpful information about training, behavior, and more. Did you just adopt a dog? MORE
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FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Purina Waggin’ Train dog treats are sure to be a hit with your dog! Waggin’ Train Chicken Jerky Tenders - Made with real white meat chicken sourced exclusively from a single, trusted chicken supplier with operations in China which is part of a USA company.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 11, 2010
That’s right, you can train a goldfish!! Thanks to the folks at Think Geek, we are training ours too. The awesome R2 Fish Training School makes it easy and fun to train your goldfish (or any fish actually, as long as it’s about an inch long).
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JULY 26, 2011
Created by Pet365 – an online stockist of dog beds , collars and accessories. Click here to view the full post. just for fun pet care
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 18, 2013
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company announced it is voluntarily withdrawing its Waggin’ Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats sold in the United States until further notice. Waggin’ Train has served millions of pets and their owners very well.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 27, 2011
Adkins will judge the semi-finalist entries using the following criteria: jingle describes the good times enjoyed by the entrant and his/her dog (50%); musical performance reinforces the Waggin’ Train brand’s wholesome fun personality (25%); and overall creativity/originality (25%).
Critter News
JUNE 15, 2009
I read an article last week about a series of cat killings and mutilations (20 total) in south Florida. Just awful. Now they've arrested an 18-year-old suspect named Tyler Hayes Weinman. He's charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary.
Critter News
AUGUST 13, 2009
It's the best way to train medical personnel. They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. The Marines also claim that using live pigs and inflicting wounds on them is the only way to approximate real-life situations in combat. Read and decide for yourself.
Creature Talk
APRIL 29, 2010
They are so in-bred and over-trained that many of them suffer from broken bones, viral diseases and devastatingly painful conditions such as bleeding lungs and gastric ulcers. The much-hyped Kentucky Derby will be taking place this Saturday, May 1st.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 6, 2010
Crates make potty training quicker and easier for your dog. If you prefer to spend your vacation in a holiday house or a motel, your dog is more likely to be welcomed indoors if they are crate trained. The Benefits of Crate Training originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 6, 2010. When you are buying supplies for your new dog, don’t forget to include a crate on your shopping list. Crates have so many uses that make life with your dog easier.
Creature Talk
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
When these kinds of dogs are kept indoors, are well-trained, and treated as part of the family, they are excellent companions, and rarely aggressive. … Owners should properly care for pit bulls - love, train and keep them humanely enclosed.
Creature Talk
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
“Keeping an animal like that as a pet and force-training it goes against all of its natural instincts. Earlier this week a Connecticut woman was attacked by a 200 pound chimpanzee named Travis who had been kept as a pet for 14 years.
Animal Person
OCTOBER 14, 2011
Plus, only the trained eye would be able to determine that she likes me. I'm constantly asked about the details of Baby Sky's life. Where does she get her protein? How are her bones going to grow without cow's milk? You mean she's never eaten bacon? Are you a communist?
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Source: puppy-training-at-home.com via Aimee on Pinterest. Source: daisypies.tumblr.com via Aimee on Pinterest. Source: browse.deviantart.com via Aimee on Pinterest. woof wednesday wordless wednesday
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Have you ever wondered what goes into the training of hero dogs? Alpha Dogs goes behind the scenes of Vohne Liche Kennels (VLK), one of the premiere K-9 training facilities in the world. Alpha Dogs , which premiers tomorrow on NatGeo WILD, will show you!
Animal Person
AUGUST 10, 2010
Of course, you're supposed to hop onto the following train of thought: These are good people. I'm not one of those people who thinks family is composed of only humans or humans who are biologically related. That's one of the reasons adopting wasn't a stretch for me at all mentally.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 14, 2016
Dogs are such wonderful companions; they are loyal and obedient once they are trained and treated well will make for a great relationship that can last many years.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 29, 2016
Introducing Zuke’s® Puppy Naturals™ & Zuke’s® Tiny Naturals™ for Training New Moist Treat Varieties Designed for Puppies’ Nutritional Needs and Small Breed Dogs! We have a variety pack to giveaway to TWO winners, so be sure to enter below. Zuke’s. The post Giveaway: Zuke’s Puppy and Tiny Naturals appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. dogs giveaways
Critter News
APRIL 19, 2012
The Coast Guard is defending its practice of using live animals in its combat medical training after an activist group released a video on Wednesday of a goat’s legs being removed with tree trimmers during what it said was training for agency personnel. Live anesthetized goats have been used in Coast Guard training to treat combat wounds, but the agency could not verify if the video involved its personnel. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
This group is made up of rescues that are trained with American Sign Language and hand commands. They are then trained to become registered therapy dogs. Did you know that it is Deaf Dog Awareness Week?
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
The fact that if puppies don't get enough love when they are young means they aren't likely to grow into dogs like Benjy explains a lot about greyhounds who are bred, trained and forced to race. Charles, however, who was also bred and trained to race, did so exactly twice.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
LA-Based Zoom Room CEO and Dog Training Expert Explores the Breeds He Chose. In addition to her expert dog training advice, her own pet dog is a Komondor: Clyde Orange, the mascot of the Zoom Room. Due to the history of the breed, a Komondor can be a challenge to train.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 2, 2011
receives a cow, goat, sheep or other animal, along with training in its care and training in environmentally friendly agriculture. Did you know that 63 percent of Americans have a pet?
Critter News
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
But it certainly raised my awareness that animals are used in military trauma-training exercises. Days after President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning torture during military interrogations, PETA wrote to the president calling for the ban of another form of military torture: trauma and chemical-casualty training exercises conducted on animals. Good luck!
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 7, 2012
The Top Techniques For At Home Pet Door Training, guest article from PetDoors.com. The following list outlines the top techniques for introducing and training your pet to use cat and dog doors. Also, try not letting your pet use the real door for further training enforcement.
Critter News
JUNE 29, 2009
The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. PETA was trying to get the information to find out why the university is buying cats and dogs from a West Texas animal shelter for university training or research.
Animal Person
AUGUST 9, 2009
The way greyhounds, for instance, have been bred and trained takes advantage of their natural talent and instinct, but you could say the same thing about the border collie (number one on the list). One has just been bred and trained to be around people (socially), while the other hasn't.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 26, 2013
and are great for training your dog, or just rewarding your dog for being awesome! KONG Premium Treats are made in the USA (hurray!) They are shaped like the popular KONG toy, and also will fit inside of a KONG to provide your pooch with a fun challenge!
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Training. One of the best ways to pet proof your home is by training your pet to be his own enforcer. Hey, animals are animals , and trying to train every instinct out of them is a futile endeavor, if not cruel.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 28, 2012
Train, Train, Train. Train your pet for as long as possible and familiarize it with the venue beforehand if you want to include it as a ring bearer or flower-pet.
Animal Person
MAY 3, 2009
I wasn't there and my husband isn't great in a crisis--he stands, mouth agape, completely frozen, and watches whatever train wreck is occurring rather than jumping in to try to help. This, dear readers, is my new obsession.
Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2010
The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. Hunters say the exercise popular in the state's hilly northwestern corner helps them train their dogs on what to do when they come across a bear during a hunt. Statutes banning animal fighting have a specific exemption for dog training. Ugh, this is barbaric and right out of the dark ages. From the AP.
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 25, 2010
The website is new to us, but it looks like they offer good tips on training your dog. You can even sign up for a free training course through their mailing list. Anyone who has ever loved a dog knows how important good training can be to keeping your pet (and your possessions) safe. TrainPetDog.com is hosting at Dog Blog Award contest in the quest to find the top 20 blogs about dogs.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 17, 2013
Best Friends Pet Care offers boarding, grooming and training as well as doggy day camp at more than 40 locations in 18 states. It’s prom season for teens everywhere — and that includes the canine kind!
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 10, 2012
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! Aside from the great information and stories, there are color photos included that show dogs working and training in all kinds of situations.
Animal Person
JUNE 20, 2009
And they were, before they stopped their train of thought prior to it reaching its most important station. Here's where the train of thinking falls short of the station: "Because of his plant’s small size (it employs 15 laborers), his unwavering conviction that 'the animal needs to be respected,' and his concern for his workers’ welfare, Eggleston’s operation is an expensive and relatively inefficient one."
Critter News
OCTOBER 13, 2008
said Wednesday at a Supreme Court argument over the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises off the coast of Southern California. On the other, the chief justice continued, there is “the potential that a North Korean diesel electric submarine will get within range of Pearl Harbor undetected” if Navy personnel are not properly trained in the use of sonar. Not surprising. On the one hand, there is “the potential for harm to marine mammals,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Animal Person
MARCH 17, 2009
Press Release Governors: Stop Ecodestructive University Training! Finding that decades of consumer education hasn’t slowed meat-industry growth or ecodestruction and that universities powerfully influence what people eat, RPA has been demanding that the colleges of agriculture at our LGUs stop forking over billions of dollars worth of training, research, and public relations to the meat industry. Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends!
Critter News
JANUARY 8, 2009
This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. I'm thinking it's India?
Animal Person
MARCH 30, 2009
Like almost every one of our other 105 LGUs in the 50 states and other territories, the University of Puerto Rico, along with its immensely valuable services, unfortunately gives the meat industry inestimable millions of dollars' worth of training, research, and promotions. Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends!
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 9, 2012
This is more than just a journal, inside you will find places to put photos, to record important likes and dislikes, and a lot of pages full of helpful information about training, behavior, and more. Did you just adopt a dog?
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
You could easily argue," he added, that the resources necessary to buy and train a new monkey would be a net minus for animal welfare. For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper? I addressed this one last week.
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 23, 2013
It will follow the journey of one puppy as she is trained to become a Leader Dog (more often referred to as a guide dog). “We
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
The prize includes samples of the puppy formulations, the book and DVD “My Smart Puppy: Fun, Effective, and Easy Puppy Training” and a $25 gift card to Wag.com, an online retailers who carries Taste of the Wild puppy formulas.
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