Doggy Dogs Life - All About The Dogs

When shopping for your new poodle (and if you’re not planning on dog showing) explain to the breeder that you are looking for a “pet quality” Poodle. This doesn’t mean there will be anything  wrong with the puppy; it means that, in the breeder’s opinion, the puppy will  not achieve a championship in the show ring.

The word pet means something different to a breeder than it does to you. For a breeder,  pet means “non-show quality.” To you, it probably means a dog you are going to take home  and love. If you are thinking about showing your Poodle as a hobby, tell the breeder you are looking for a “show-quality” dog. Don’t use the word pet—even though he will be one.

Have you ever stooped to touch your dog and seen a spark fly or felt a jolt as your fingers made contact with his hair? Although the charge is enough to give you and your dog a shock, it’s not enough to cause damage to you or your animal companion. If static electricity is giving you static, you can eliminate it with some of these ideas.

1. You can help eliminate static buildup on your dog by using cleansing wipes that add moisture to his coat.

2. To help control static when you touch your dog, use an anti-static product in the clothes dryer when you dry your clothes.

Buy a loose-fill bed: As far as comfort is concerned, it doesn’t matter all that much what kind of bed you buy. To give the most pawing satisfaction, however, you may want to get a bed that’s made from loose fill - from cedar chips, for example - rather than a solid mattress. This gives dogs the opportunity to move the filling around when they paw, which is closer to what they’d experience naturally.

The following is a list of 6 hand signals that are commonly used in dog obedience training.

1. “Come”: A movement across the body from the side toward the opposite shoulder.

2. “Down”: Can be done in two ways. The first way is with the arm raised to shoulder height in a striking motion if the owner is facing the dog. The second way to carry out the “Down” signal is to with the left arm down with elbow straight, wrist bent, and palm and fingers parallel to the floor if the dog is at heel position.

If we want our dogs to do things for us, we need to know how to make them feel good. Below are two positive inducements that can win the heart of any dog.

Get A Ball: Preferably, use a tennis ball because it bounces and is easily controlled by the owner. In training a dog with a ball, the more powerful the dog’s attraction to it, the faster he can learn how to obey his owner and the more irrelevant distractions he can exclude from his attention.

All Breed Club: This club may be a member club of the American Kennel Club (represented by a delegate), or it may be licensed by the American Kennel Club.  Either a member club or a licensed club may hold an all-breed show at which championship points are awarded.  Its main interest is in purebred dogs in general, all breeds.  Most of the large shows you read about are run by all-breed clubs.

Specialty Club: A club formed for the improvement of any one breed of purebred dogs.  It may hold specialty shows and trials at which championship points are awarded, sanctioned matches, social functions, etc.

Chances are that you have noticed lately that your dog’s new favorite hobby is scratching himself in at least three places at once.  When you part his coat to examine what is causing the itch and excessive scratching, you notice tiny white dust-like particles that are attached to the hair shafts.  What are these tiny particles and why are they causing your dog to itch?

Tip 1: Uneaten food should not be left around for more than 30 minutes.  lf you feed only one or two dogs, removing the uneaten food within 30 minutes should offer no problem.  You should begin to pick up the food containers just as soon as you have completed feeding the last dog.  Pick up the feeding containers in the same order that they were put down.  Don’t get in such a hurry to get them, however, that you forget to record each dog’s food intake.

1. Lessens male aggressive and territorial behaviors, but doesn’t affect the dog’s personality.  Behaviors are often owner-induced, so neutering is not the only answer, but it is a good start.

2. Prevents the need to roam in search of females in season.

3. Decreased incidences of urogenital diseases.

This means of controlling breeding stock (neutering) improves the chances that knowledgeable breeding will take place, with dogs that will carry the breed forward because of their positive traits and absence of undesirable ones.

1. Use it sparingly. When you overuse “Come”, puppies stop paying attention. When your puppy understands the command, avoid using it all the time. Say it infrequently and make it extremely rewarding.

2. Do not chase your puppy if he does not respond. Practice on-lead for now.

3. Never call for negatives. If you have to groom, bathe, or isolate your puppy, do not use “Come.” Also avoid using it when you are angry. You will only scare your puppy out.

4. If your puppy runs away from you, do not repeatedly call or correct him.