Dog training aids involve more than just a simple collar and leash and over the years have seen good improvements in the range and availability of these training tools. If you are taking on the task of training your own dog then there are several advantages you can benefit from by using good dog training [...]

If you’re an outdoors kind of person, and a dog owner, you may have considered bringing your dog along with you on a hike this summer. Humans have been hiking and trailing the various landscapes of the Earth with dogs as companions and guides for thousands and thousands of years. This symbiotic relationship between man [...]

When first bringing a new puppy home it is an exciting feeling, I know because I have experienced this myself. However you will soon learn that their is much responsibility that is needed to have this puppy and that the puppy must learn a few things him or herself.Your new puppy will be quite dependant [...]

You have a pet dog and would love it to be disciplined, obedient and well-behaved. It may not be easy but with patience, and understanding, it can be. Just remember to treat your dog as a member of your family and it shall learn its lessons well. Dogs are a lot like humans in behavior [...]

Many traffic accidents involving dogs, both minor and severe, could have been prevented with proper obedience training. Be sure that your dog is well trained and always under the control of a reasonable person when he is being walked outside, especially when being walked near a busy road.
If for some reason an accident does occur [...]

This time of year, we all like to spend more time outdoors. Those of us with dogs, know they love the outdoors. Whether we go camping in the mountains or swimming at the beach, there is so much to see and smell and explore. Just as we are prone to certain health problems or injuries from outdoor activities, so [...]

As almost any pet owner can attest to, training that adorable little puppy, or that stubborn older adult dog is no simple job. Although a lot of dogs are exceedingly happy to satisfy their owners, the sad fact is that they often don’t always understand just exactly what you are saying and have relatively short [...]

It is our job as dog owners to make sure that our pets are happy and healthy. However, it is not always an easy job given that our dogs are curious and intelligent creatures with a tendency to get themselves into all kinds of trouble. And when they do get in sick or hurt, it [...]

 Struvite Crystals, FLUTD, Canine Struvite Urolithiasis, Bladder StonesUnderstanding the causes.Struvite crystals, bladder stones and urinary disease syndromes are examples of nutritionally influenced disease conditions. As is the case with many domestic animal diseases, it is important to note that canines and felines in the wild that consume a natural raw diet do not experience struvite [...]

From herding to guarding, dogs have been assisting humans ever since they were domesticated. Dogs are highly trainable and bond very closely to the humans that they associate with, and it was a natural leap to bring into assisting the disabled. What many people do not know is that canine assistants come in wide variety [...]