Archive for January, 2010

What’s your experience with a ‘BARK COLLAR’?

What do you think about getting a bark collar for your dog? What’s been your experience. I’m hesitant to get one, and feel it’s on the cruel side. Your opinion . . . please! My dog barks at people who walk behind our back fence. There is a walking path maintained by the city. He [...]

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PLEASE HELP! CR2032 or DL2032 3v Batteries?

I have a PetSafe training collar with a remote for my dog. The batteries on the received (collar) went out so I need to replace them. The current batteries are CR2032′s….but when at Home Depot where I purchased the collar, the Duracell battery packaging in the top left corner was labeled CR2032/DL2032, so I assumed [...]

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Dog Training : How to Teach Your Dog to Fetch

Teaching your dog to fetch should be a fun and engaging experience. Teach your dog to fetch with tips from a dog trainer in this free video about pet behavior. Expert: Nancy Cusick Contact: www.trainmydogs.com Bio: Nancy Cusick is Austin’s premier dog trainer and animal handler with more than 12 years of experience. Filmmaker: Todd [...]

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Dogs With Epilepsy

Larry Volwiler asked: I recently had an email from a former client who has a dog that suffers from seizures. Percy is a 4 year old yellow Lab with epilepsy. He has been on traditional ant-seizure medication, and is not responding very well now. He is suffering from seizures once a month, even on the [...]

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My dog is a barker!?

We just moved to a new apt. and my dog is barking at every sound he hears or anything/person he sees outside the window. giving him a command will make him stop for 10 secs then he goes at it again. I bought the "comfort zone" plug-in that gives pheromones and it’s not working. We [...]

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Are All Dog Competitions Breed Specific

collin walker asked: Do you have to have a Border Collie to run agility? A Jack Russell Terrier for flyball? An Australian Shepherd to compete in disc dog? Is Schutzhund only for German Shepherds? How about dock dogs? Is it just for Labrador Retrievers? Do I need an American Pit Bull Terrier if I want [...]

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