Dog breeding

going to be fatal within a year. After doing more research and finding out everything that the rescue knew about the dog, it was the beginning of understanding what the term, “puppy mill” meant. I had never heard of this before and soon realized that they were large scale, torturous dog breeding systems. A puppy mills only goal is profit and greed at the expense of the health of the dogs and their eventual unsuspecting owners. After discovering all the appalling ways that these animals are…

may come from a long line of professionals, but excellent breeding can only go so far. Dogs need ongoing training in order to really hone their craft. It’s also a myth that you’ll have a proper retriever as a puppy. Just because you’ve bought a purebred Gold retriever puppy doesn’t mean he is going to be able to retrieve right off the get go. Training your retriever begins at…

“How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves”. Yin covers everything from the domestication of dogs to different techniques that can be used to teach dogs various tricks like sit- and down- stay. Dogs, it is learned as one reads the book, are much more complicated then we might realize. Research has shown that dogs have the same brainpower and level of understanding as a 2 year old human does (Smarter Than You’d Think, 2009). This might lead a person to think that if they treat a dog like…

million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters annually” (The Humane Society). The only one hundred percent effective birth control for your pets is to spay and neuter him/her. A USA Today…

Predation * 5.5 Diet * 5.5.1 Foods toxic to dogs * 5.6 Reproduction * 5.7 Neutering * 5.8 Communication * 6 Intelligence and behavior * 6.1 Intelligence * 6.2 Behavior * 6.3 Dog growl * 7 Differences from wolves * 7.1 Physical characteristics * 7.2 Behavioral differences * 7.3 Trainability * 8 Mythology * 9 Gallery of dogs in art * 10 See also * 11 References …

challenges the traditional way of thinking about dogs’ place in the world asserting that through extensive contact with the dogs, one would start thinking as if they were a dog. Paulson illustrates the toughness of the Iditarod as well as the vile treatment of dogs by some people in response to these conditions; research indicates that the instances of animal cruelty have plummeted in sled-dog races, resulting in a greater connection between man and dog. Throughout the preparation and…

mills. As a result, more people will turn to adopting their four legged friends from the local animals shelters and rescues. Reason 1: The term “Puppy Mill” has become synonymous with the public image of deplorable living conditions for cats and dogs. Puppy and kitten mills are more concerned with profits than they are the humane conditions or treatment of animals. Evidence 1: Images of animals in cramped tiny cages, filled with feces. In addition to, the animals receiving no human contact or…

should know if you are considering breeding Labradors, especially for a dog show. The goal of breeding Labradors, or any dog, is for the resulting Labrador to posses the ideal characteristics of the Labrador breed. You won't know which dogs to breed if you do not know which characteristics are most favorable in Labradors. Learning these traits will help you to successfully breed your Labradors. It could make the difference in winning that first place ribbon at the dog show. General…

Cats and dogs are susceptible to various types of illnesses and diseases. Although, Otodectes cynotis ear mites in dogs is not uncommon, it is not the most common. Ear mites are small eight- legged spider like creatures with the potential of causing harm to the ear canals, and loss of hearing. Ear mites can live on other parts of a pet’s body; although, the ear canals are the most obvious. Ear mites are the most common cause of ear infections in both cats and dogs, under the age of six- months…

EUTHANASIA – IS IT NECESSARY? Introduction In recent years, euthanasia of pets such as cats and dogs have become more prominent in the lives of the general public. We are now seeing posts on social media that cry out for our help to end the euthanizing of dogs and cats in shelters in the nation. A specific post may come to mind; the one where euthanizing dogs are lined up in the hallway of a shelter, those dogs being the ones euthanized only that day. Earlier this month, a lady by the name of…