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Clicker Method Dog Training -
Amy Wells (19)   Using a clicker to shape your dog’s behavior is a relatively new and effective training method. Clicker training uses a small plastic box that has a metal button on top of it, which makes a clicking sound when pressed. The clicking noise provide positive reinforcement, and ‘marks’ good behavior.... ( added 1 year 116 days ago.) |
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How To Teach Your Cat To Do Simple Tricks -
Mike Adley (15) Most cats require little training-they prefer to train themselves. Will they do tricks? Some will and some won’t. But if they won’t, it’s not because they’re not smart enough-it’s because they simply don’t want to! And if you’re determined to have a stunt cat, you’ve got to make your cat want to.... ( added 1 year 145 days ago.) |
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Health Benefits of Cat Ownership -
Jennifer Heineman (0) You love your cats for the companionship that they provide. A sympathetic ear, great listening skills, and boundless affection are all great side benefits of cat ownership, but your cat may actually be doing more for you than you think. Recent studies have shown that keeping pets has a... ( added 1 year 147 days ago.) |
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Skin Problems With Dogs -
John Burns (24)   John Burns An adverse reaction to food most frequently affects the skin or digestive system. This is why skin and intestinal disease in their various forms are probably the commonest problems seen by veterinary surgeons. In the dog this can vary from a low-grade itchiness, which many owners accept as... ( added 1 year 175 days ago.) |
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Cat Litterbox Training – How To Encourage Faithful Litterbox Use -
Liz Barton (81)  Liz Barton Cats don't necessarily need to be trained to use the litter box the same way a dog needs to be housetrained or a child potty trained. It's actually a natural born instinct for them to want to bury their waste in a soft, diggable material such as litter. So most of the litter training is... ( added 1 year 188 days ago.) |
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Cat Health Insurance: the Facts Few People Know. -
Liz Barton (81) Liz Barton Few people know this, but pet insurance has actually been around for about 15-20 years . The number of pet owners who have Pet Insurance is growing rapidly every year - especially since the plans have been getting better over the years. Until pet insurance came along, preventative and... ( added 1 year 188 days ago.) |
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Cat Biting Behavior - This cat MUST be happy, right? -
Liz Barton (81) Liz Barton Let me give you some advice that can potentially stop your cat from ever biting you again. Picture this : You're relaxing on the couch, deeply involved in your favorite book or TV show, when your cat strolls across the top of the couch and rubs against you, wanting attention. You... ( added 1 year 188 days ago.) |
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Basic Training of a Young Horse -- How To Know If Your Horse Is Ready for Training -
Laurie Kristensen (8)  Laurie Kristensen When it comes to understanding your horse, some simple common sense can take you quite a long distance when it comes to knowing if he or she is ready to work with you on some basic horse training. Actually, understanding whether your horse is in a receptive mood to easily learn what you want to... ( added 1 year 198 days ago.) |
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After a Pet Dies – Dealing with Guilt and Filling the Void -
Danny Davids (10,523)     Danny Davids   Several months ago I wrote an article about our dog Cinder. The Malamute/Retriever mix changed my life; her death in August of 2005 affected me profoundly (and still does). But the story doesn’t end there. Let me continue…. By Labor Day 2005 we were moved (but definitely not settled) into our... ( added 1 year 205 days ago.) |
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My Cat's Late Night Visitors -
 - Bob Alexander (1,349)   Bob Alexander My cat Spike is very laid back . He’s a lover, not a fighter, so it was with surprise that one morning as I was feeding him his daily ration of cat food, I saw two scratches on his nose. He ate the food like he was famished, instead of taking a few bites then going somewhere to think the... ( added 1 year 229 days ago.) |
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Sporting Dog Breeds: The Top Ten Dogs In This Group -
Mike Mathews (879) The Sporting Group includes pointers, setters, retrievers and many spaniels. This group of fairly active dogs is composed of a wide variety of breeds, which were developed to aid hunters by finding, flushing out and retrieving game. Members of this group all need a fair amount of exercise but... ( added 1 year 241 days ago.) |
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Working Dog Breeds: The Top Ten Dogs Of This Group -
Mike Mathews (879) The Working Dog group includes most of the guard dog breeds such as the Rottweiler and Doberman Pinscher as well as the northern sled dogs such as the Alaskan Malamute and the Siberian Husky. Most of these dogs need lots of exercise and a fair amount of living space. Many of these dogs have thick... ( added 1 year 241 days ago.) |
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The Dogs in my Life -
Mike Fak (3,164)  Mike Fak My first dog was a mutt. Actually all my dogs were mutts, but since I am Croatian and Irish with a smidgeon of Polish ancestry in me, I suppose I also am a mutt. I don’t find any necessity in having purebred dogs as pets. I’m not against that practice. I just don’t see any requirement for a dog... ( added 1 year 252 days ago.) |
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Choosing the Right Breed of Dog for You -
Siri McGuire (16) You've made the desicion that you want to buy a puppy. But what breed of puppy? The breed of puppy you choose should depend on your living conditions,personality,and family. *Consider your living space. If you live in a smaller space, it is probably best you do not get a dog that requires a... ( added 1 year 255 days ago.) |
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Can Cats and Dogs Live Together As Friends? -
Larry Chamberlain (1,346) Can cats and dogs live together without constantly being at war? It seems that they very often can. We often hear people declare themselves to be a "cat person" or a "dog person", but browsing through the various pet forums it appears that there are many of us who equally like both cats... ( added 1 year 255 days ago.) |
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Your Dog's Anal Sacs (Glands) -
Sandra Riordan (440) My Personal Experience with Anal Sacs! Well, I know from an up close and personal experience that anal sacs are smelly when expelled! My sister-in-law and I had the unpleasant experience of having them expel, or should I say explode all over us! One Christmas, we decided to go look at... ( added 1 year 257 days ago.) |
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How To Train Your Puppy Not To Bite -
Rebecca Welch (201) One of the most important socialization skills for a puppy to learn is that he should never bite his human companion. You must train your puppy not to bite because a puppy who bites may grow into a dog that bites. An adult dog who bites humans faces the terrible possibility of being destroyed... ( added 1 year 260 days ago.) |
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The Design of Good Saddlebags -
Russ Barnett (251)  As a saddle repairman, I have been asked to repair all kinds of saddle accessories as well, including saddlebags. I saw a lot of saddlebags in my shop. I also saw a lot of saddlebags on the trail. And I heard a lot of saddlebag complaints. Worse yet, I had to use these same saddlebags and... ( added 1 year 268 days ago.) |
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Adopting A Pet is Harder than Adopting A Person -
Deirdre Reilly (408)  Deirdre Reilly There are some things you just have to have in this life, and for me, it’s a dog. I’m a dog person. My husband, however, is a sanity-person. So naturally, our two personas are at odds with one another. Also, he feels he has done his time – we had a dog for thirteen years, so he knows... ( added 1 year 271 days ago.) |
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Bathing Tips For Dogs -
Sharon Stajda (644) Is your dog's skin overly dry or flaky? Is its coat dull, and lack luster? Are there any problems that should be taken into consideration, such as lesions or rashes? Does the dog scratch, and bit areas of its body? Is the dogs coat matted, hard to groom after bathing or perhaps you are one of the... ( added 1 year 278 days ago.) |
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What To Feed Your Cat -
Ric Wiley (33) Well what can I say about feeding your cat. If your cat will eat it then generally let them eat it but there are some foods that you should keep away from your cat, chocolate being one of them but more of that later. What does my cat like, well most things especially if I have spent my money... ( added 1 year 278 days ago.) |
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How Siberian Huskies Took Over My Life -
Ken Haggett (52) It all began six years ago when I made a visit to a local dog sled race and was intrigued with the skijoring event. I had one mix breed from the shelter and had convinced myself that she really looked like she had some Alaskan in her. Other people seemed to think she was a Shepard... ( added 1 year 278 days ago.) |
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How The Jack Russell Terrier Came Into Being -
RichardC (2,371) How it all began for the Jack Russell Terrier. In the mid-1800's Parson Jack Russell, whose love of fox hunting was unmatched, declared the terriers of the time unsuited for their work -- the red-bodied terriers were too similar to the quarry, he claimed, making it more difficult to know which... ( added 1 year 280 days ago.) |
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The Protective Giant Schnauzer -
Mike Mathews (879) There are three distinct Schnauzer dog breeds . The oldest and progenitor of the other two Schnauzer breeds is the mid-sized Standard Schnauzer or Mittelschnauzer. While this breed probably originated in the Middle Ages, it is the least popular of the Schnauzer breeds with an American Kennel... ( added 1 year 289 days ago.) |
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What Good Is Bird Poop? -
Mitch Rezman (17) First what good is bird poop? Birds are masters at disguising illness. Budgies are notorious for keeling over out of the clear blue. Why? Parrots are "Prey" birds. Nature implanted the thought "lookout for animals that want to make me dinner." Everything from a parasitic bird called the... ( added 1 year 289 days ago.) |
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