July 13th, 2009 |
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Kids & Puppies Rules To Follow When Bringing Home Your Child’s First Puppy
I can still remember the very first day that my Mom and Dad brought home a new puppy for my brothers and myself. It was probably the most exciting day of my life and the very first time that I fell in love with my pet dog. His name was Laddy and he became my very first best friend. That day happened almost 30 years ago. Laddy is unfortunately not with us anymore, but the memory of my first puppy will live on forever.
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July 12th, 2009 |
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Kids & Puppies: How To Combine Playtime With Obedience Training
Puppies are like children in many ways. They need constant care, supervision, and a lot of affection. Having both together, your kids and your dog, especially during playtime, require extra supervision and patience. The key is to teach your child how to play with the puppy and for the puppy to understand that he needs to listen to the child the same way he listens to you and the other adults in the family.
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July 11th, 2009 |
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Children are amazingly loving and carefree but too much friendliness could get them bitten, and in some cases even killed, when coming across a strange dog while playing outdoors. Teaching your children to approach new dogs in a calm, controlled manner can help prevent these problems.
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July 10th, 2009 |
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How Dogs Teach Our Children Responsibility, Sharing and Communication (Part 6)
In every instance where a dog is used within the family household to teach children important life lessons – lessons of responsibility, lessons of care, and lessons of sharing, it has been the dog’s similarity to us that has done the teaching.
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July 9th, 2009 |
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Selective Breeding & The Resulting Health Problems Is Your Dog At Risk? (4)
With so much bad breeding practices going on around the world today, how can families choose the right puppy for their home that has as limited health problems possible?
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July 9th, 2009 |
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How Dogs Teach Our Children Responsibility, Sharing and Communication (Part 5)
Not only does the new addition of a puppy into the home make children happy, it also creates an unexpected learning center that can teach the kids care, tenderness, responsibility, and ironically sharing.
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July 9th, 2009 |
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Shelter Adoption You Have Chosen A Dog To Bring Home, Now What?
One the most remarkable features about adopting a dog from the animal shelter is the diversity in the types of dogs that are available, their size, as well as the different temperaments. It is truly a fun experience for the family that is intent on going home with a newly adopted dog to choose from hundreds of different mixed breeds, all with interesting characteristics.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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Selective Breeding & The Resulting Health Problems Is Your Dog At Risk? (3)
Most new puppy owners are under the assumption that just because their new companion is registered with the American Kennel Club, it is guaranteed to be a healthy purebred.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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How Dogs Teach Our Children Responsibility, Sharing and Communication (Part 4)
As a parent who brings home a new puppy for the joy that the children will experience, your role is also to use the puppy as a teacher-dog, which simply means using the pet to teach your kids morals and responsibility. Specific situations come up all of the time in the home to take advantage of this opportunity.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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Shelter Adoption Why You Should Choose An Animal Shelter With Strict Adoption Policies
Be aware that some of the dogs that are up for adoption at your local animal shelter are there for reasons that have to do with specific behavior issues. For example, many of these dogs may have had difficulty with housetraining, messy grooming needs, noisiness, not getting along with other pets or children, hyperactivity, biting, or destructiveness.
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