8 Essential Tips for Camping with Your Dog – Wide Open Pets
Taking your dog on the trail with you? Here are some tips for camping with your dog. Camping with man’s best friend can leave you feeling… well less than friendly! Don’t let misbehavior (yours OR your dog’s) ruin your next family outing. While your pet may not be able to participate in every vacation, camping […]
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Kong Toys Can Solve Many Behavior Problems
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10 Best Family Dogs Who Are Naturally Kid-Friendly – Dogtime
Adopting a dog is like choosing a brand new family member. It’s not a decision to be taken lightly and proper research should be done for any new fur-baby. When there are kids involved, the decision is even more important. The truth is that some breeds are not great for families with children. They may […]
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This Is Probably The Best Working Dog… We recently acquired 2 of these boys on our ranch. They are some of the best dogs I have ever worked with! Even though they can appear docile, even lazy. But when a rustle in the leaves happens they are on point and ready to protect! […]
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How to House Train Your Dog in TWO WEEKS! The inbox is full of mail asking the same question: Rusty, why haven’t you taught us how to house train our dog yet? House training can be very frustrating. The best way to deal with your dog relieving himself in the house is from the first […]
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How To Train Your Dog With A Single Command That Could Save His Life A good command to teach your dogs right after the down command is the come command. It’s important that your dog understands that it has to return to you at your first call under any situation. Around busy roads, or around other dogs which […]
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How to Clip Your Dog’s Nails Clipping your dog’s nails could be a real nightmare. It’s a common problem for a lot of people regardless of the size of the dog; even small dogs can really put up a fuss when you attempt to clip their nails. Sometimes even a big dog will just panic every time he […]
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Dog Obedience Training – How to Teach Down From a Distance So you’ve got your dog responding to a down command on a regular basis, consistently. You may notice that when you try to get the dog to do the down command from a distance the dog always wants to come to you first. He walks across […]
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How To Teach Your Dog The Heel Command One of the most important elements of off leash control is having a good heel command. Any dog training classes you take should thoroughly cover heeling your dog. You need to know that you can trust your dog to remain near you at all times, even when you’re […]
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