Category: Pet Tips

Wande and cardboard box

Playing Outside The Box

Do you keep trying to find the perfect toy for your dogs to play with and they either ignore what you’ve purchased, or they immediately tear it to shreds? Here’s an alternative way to let your dogs have fun without costing you a penny – and maybe even helping you recycle in the process! You
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Dog Training

Praise Not Punish – The Basic Winning Philosophy for Dog Training

Accentuate the Positive Training a dog is really pretty simple, once you grasp the basic concepts and are consistent in applying them. What scientists, trainers and teachers have discovered is that all creatures – including humans, dolphins or dogs – learn from positive reinforcement, not from punishment or negative feedback. Be Calm, Cheerful and Consistent
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Maisie with homemade toy - the towel burrito

Training Your Dog With A New Homemade Toy

Dog toys can cost big bucks, reason enough to make your own. In my house, the favorite toy for chasing, tugging, gnawing—and even to cart around as a security blanket—is the Towel Burrito. These are my own invention, and I got the idea when I was reading about working dogs who sniff out bombs and
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Brandon McMillan

How Smart is Your Mutt?

Brandon McMillan, star of the television show Lucky Dog, and author of the book Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days, recently contributed to an article about the smartest top 10 breeds of dogs. But have you ever wondered whether mutts are smarter than purebred dogs? Though the notion that “hybrid vigor,” or
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