December 2017

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What Should I feed My Dog?

What did you learn from the 2016 pet food contaminations? I was lucky; I did not have to learn what it was like to have my pets poisoned. However, I did learn that I did not know enough about animal nutrition to keep my pets safe. The saga continues with constant events of product contamination …

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Four Easy Ways to Ruin a Dog

I talk to dog owners every day yet I have never met one that brought a cute loving puppy into their home with the intention of surrendering the dog 9 to 12 months later because they could not stand him. But, it remains a fact that more dogs are put to death because of behavior …

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Is Your Dog Dominant?

Is your dog dominant? Or, has he just learned behaviors that annoy you? Dominance is one of the most misunderstood and misused terms. Dog owners need to understand how much harm can be caused by perpetuating the outdated use of dominance training. The AVSAB (American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior) uses the following definition for …

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Can Dog Training Cause Dog Aggression?

Dog owners beware! There is evidence to show that some dog training methods can actually make your dog aggressive.   A study (Survey of the use and outcome of confrontational and non-confrontational training methods in client-owned dogs) showing undesired behaviors was conducted by the Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University …

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