August 2016 archive

The Barking Dog

Excessive  Barking in Dogs Barking is a natural and important means of communication for dogs. But excessive barking can become a problem.  As with all dog training and behavior modification, teaching a puppy or young dog is always easier than changing behavior that has become a bad habit in an older dog.  By starting to …

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Adopting a Feral Cat – Arya’s Story

Adopting a Feral Cat* – The Story of Arya   *A feral cat is a cat that has been born into wildness or has not had human interaction for a significant period of time and is self-sufficient.  Feral cats are usually considered to be distinct from stray cats, which are socialized cats who no longer live in homes, but could potentially be …

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Socializing Your Bully Breed Dog

Canine Breed Discrimination  – IV Socializing Your Bully Breed Dog   If you own a bully breed dog (see my article Bully Breed Dogs, dated Aug 1), or are thinking of adopting one, you are a special soul because you have decided to give a beautiful animal a chance to live a happy healthy life …

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DOGust – A Month to Celebrate Shelter and Rescue Dogs

DOGust – Celebration of Rescued and Adopted Dogs’ Birthdays For all of those wonderful pet parents out there who don’t know their adopted dog’s birthday, August 1 is the perfect time to celebrate. If you’ve ever shared your life with a rescue pup you’ve realized that you don’t know their birth date.  Now, DOGust 1 …

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Bully Breeds

Canine Breed Discrimination – III What Are Bully Breeds? Several breeds of dogs are commonly referred to as pit-bull types or bully breeds.  Primarily, these are the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT, also called a Pit Bull), the American Staffordshire Terrier (AmStaff), the Bull Terrier (BT), the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier and the American Bulldog. …

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