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Dog Parks

On paper, dog parks are ideal canine playgrounds; lots of safe, fenced-in area to roam, plenty of new friends to meet, both canine and human, and a finale that inevitably involves a very tired dog. However … There are drawbacks, the most potentially damaging being the canine clientele. You never know who is going to show up! [...]

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‘Watch’ Dog

I took a field trip with my little friend Barby today. Seems that she’s doing great with her basic training, but she tends to get very distracted during leash walks when people pass by her. She’s one of those pups who thinks that everyone needs to stop and say hello. We took her to an outdoor shopping [...]

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20 facts you might not know about dogs

1. All dogs, from the German Shepherd to the Poodle, are direct descendants of wolves. They can all breed together and produce fertile offspring. Technically they are of the same species. 2. The oldest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years, 5 months for a Queensland Blue Heeler called Bluey in Victoria, Australia. The [...]

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Bad Dog Behavior

Dogs belong to the Canidae family which includes wolves, foxes and cayotes. Since dogs came from ancestors with wild behaviors, it is not surprising for dogs to demonstrate a wild or aggressive behavior. Although dogs are now domesticated, there are still tendencies for dogs to exhibit their natural behavior. Humans take this behavior as bad [...]

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