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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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 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 7th, 2009 |
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How Dogs Teach Our Children Responsibility, Sharing and Communication (Part 3)
By using your dog to teach a child, positive life lessons can formed and crafted that will last forever in your son or daughter. This works by getting your kids involved in activities that not only take care of the dog, but teaches your child at the same time.
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July 5th, 2009 |
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How Dogs Teach Our Children Responsibility, Sharing and Communication (Part 2)
Every person who buys a puppy, or adopts a new dog, does so with the intention of teaching the new member of the family dog tricks, training plans, and such – but it is also common to use them to help teach the children.
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July 5th, 2009 |
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How Dogs Teach Our Children Responsibility, Sharing and Communication (Part 1)
I’ll never forget the time when I was just a six-year-old child, some 30 years ago, and my pet dog, Buddy, was laying limp all day under the living room chair – her eyes moving only occasionally. But I could care less, as I played with my toys all day.
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July 4th, 2009 |
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Dogs & Kids How Dogs Can Help Teach Your Children Responsibility
I feel bad for those parents out there who do not believe in having a dog as a family pet. Some people just do not understand how beneficial it is to have an adorable and loyal companion as a member of the family. Puppies and dogs bring an atmosphere of love into the house and in many cases, promote emotional well-being and even physical healing to people who may be experiencing an ailment.
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