Your Dog’s Body Language
Dogs use their bodies and paws to express a variety of different things. Below are some examples and what they mean.
The Leave It Command in Dog Training : Waiting After Commanding a Dog to Leave It
Hold for about three to five seconds to allow a dog to retain the leave it command. Learn how to teach your dog to stop chewing, eating, or digging by waiting after giving the leave it command in this free pet training video.
Essential Items to Bring Along For Your Dog While on Your Hiking Trips
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 and canine can be observed in a very popular children’s movie that came out a few years ago known as Ice Age. In the movie, the early humans carried supplies with them to keep their dogs well-fed and occupied on the long journeys.
Natural Treatments For Canine Body Discharges
Sometimes when a dog is suffering from a disease or illness he can also have a discharge from eyes, ears nose or anus. Often the sick dog is miserable and suffers all the more due to accumulation of a discharge that they can not reach to clean and that can build up and serve as a source of further irritation to underlying tissues.
How to Prevent Dog Biting
If your dog is less than 16 weeks old and nips and bites non-stop, this is normal behavior – young dogs mouth a lot. Puppies mouth while playing and they mouth when communicating their wants. If your dog begins mouthing, he may be hungry or thirsty. Ask yourself: Does he need to remove waste? Is he tired? Does he want to play? Dogs nip when they feel a sense of neediness – like when a baby cries. If your dog does not stop, he may want to go outside, exercise, or drink water. The following tips can assist you when trying to control your dog’s mouthing and nipping: