Archive for May, 2009

Library Lines - Livingston Daily »

Library Lines
Livingston Daily, MI
A runway show is scheduled for 5 pm Registration is required. Dog training: Very Positive Dog Training starts at 7 pm Aug. 22. Learn how to use dog-friendly training methods to promote behavior in your dog that you'll be proud of. Do not bring your dog

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Overtime approved for police dog handlers - San Diego Union Tribune »


San Diego Union Tribune
Overtime approved for police dog handlers
San Diego Union Tribune, CA
However, once officers have graduated from a canine academy, Brock said they are required to complete at least 16 hours of training per month with their dogs. And, if that training takes place after their normal work schedule, they are paid at the

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Rick Smith dog training seminar set for July 17-19 - Great Falls Tribune »

Rick Smith dog training seminar set for July 17-19
Great Falls Tribune, MT
The internationally recognized Rick Smith Bird Dog Foundations Seminar comes to Montana on July 17-19, near Bozeman. This is a hands-on, field based instructional weekend to which each student trainer takes his or her own dog(s).

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Puppies train to smell bombs, narcotics and missing people - CNN International »

Puppies train to smell bombs, narcotics and missing people
CNN International
Watch three detection puppies in action » Official records of training puppies to work as detection dogs date back to the early 1900s in the US In more recent years, police departments realized a dog's nose was a valuable asset.

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Events Will Benefit Dog Training, Rescue Groups - Hartford Courant »

Events Will Benefit Dog Training, Rescue Groups
Hartford Courant, United States
Admission is free but participants are encouraged to make a donation or collect sponsor donations for the dog walk, a dog pound lock-up and the race. Proceeds will go to training service dogs, rescue and animal welfare causes and local dog parks.

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Pet events (May 29-June 7) - York Daily Record »


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Pet events (May 29-June 7)
York Daily Record, PA
Attendees can observe and try disc competition, agility courses and good citizenship tests administered by Appalachian Air Canines, York County Dog Training Club and York Kennel Club. Music will be provided by WARM-FM (103.3) afternoon personality Dave
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Young contestant wins Novice title with her Boykin Spaniel - The Daily Dispatch »

Young contestant wins Novice title with her Boykin Spaniel
The Daily Dispatch, NC
As Novice division champions of the 2009 Boykin Spaniel Society's National Field Trial, Sarah and her young dog Tana are the talk of the dog-training community. Sarah describes the win as "exciting." She was also awarded the Chariman's Cup,

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Fountain Police Get New Dog - KRDO »

Fountain Police Get New Dog
KRDO, CO
Aiden's real police training won't start until he is a year old. In the meantime, his training will focus on obedience and agility. Fountain police officers say only one in one hundred male dogs actually have what it takes to be a part of the K-9 unit.
Puppy facing death is saved KXRM
New police recruit just a pup KOAA
Puppy Gets Life Saving Surgery KKTV 11 News
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An unlikely candidate for "world's meanest dog": The English … - Los Angeles Times »

An unlikely candidate for "world's meanest dog": The English
Los Angeles Times, CA
wrote in the 1980s that English cockers were among the breeds most often referred to his clinic for behavior problems. (Mugford founded England's Animal Behaviour Centre and invented a common tool of the dog-training trade: the Halti headcollar).

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Dog days of May - St. Peter Herald »


St. Peter Herald
Dog days of May
St. Peter Herald, MO
All of these people are training with Key City Kennel Club under Connie Timmerman, St Peter, and Davey. Qualifying in the Novice Rally class were Shannon Lloyd and Daisy (Labrador), St Peter; Lori Espeland and Josee (Rat Terrier), Truman;

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