How to Correct Your Dog's Stay on the Agility Starting Line

Does your Agility Dog Stay everywhere but on the starting line? My over the edge Border Collie", started breaking her start line stays after about one year of trialing. I had to go back and examine the cause and what lead to the deterioration of her start line stay. As I pull pieces of the past, I realize that at first I asked my dog, Rip, to Sit-stay at the start line. But she began to lean and...

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Defend Your Dog And Stop That Hurting Paw!

Of course, we humans use shoes to protect our feet. We insist on it! But dogs usually don't have that luxury, and routinely walk over ice, rock, grass, cement and soil on their bare paws. Their paws thick pads give them protection we don't have, and that's why they're less susceptible to cuts and grazes. But this doesn't mean a dog's paws are indestructible. In fact, the areas between the pads are...

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Christmas Gifts for Dog Lovers & their Dogs

If you have dog lovers in your family, it's time to think of some unique gifts you can give them this Christmas. They will remember this gift for a long time if you not only give them a gift form themselves, but include something for their dog or puppy. To get your ideas flowing, here are some gifts you can get for the dog lover: of course, if you can take some pictures of their dog in advance, many of the following ideas will be even more special. -a T-shirt sweatshirt that says My Dog Loves Me - they'll be proud to wear it. -a picture of their dog framed in a paw picture frame - there is...

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Naming Your Pedigreed Dog

Unlike some aspects of dog ownership, naming your dog is just plain fun! The pets themselves don't require much; they just need a pleasing dog name they can identify with when you give them commands. But if you plan to show a purebred dog in competitions, there's a lot to consider when it's time to choose a dog name for your dog's American Kennel Club certificate. Let's start at the beginning. The name of the kennel your dog came from is part of his show name. Usually, it's the first part of his name as it appears on the certificate. If you purchased your dog from a show kennel, then the kennel's...

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