Pet Supplies Review

One of the most important things a dog owner should learn when he gets a new dog is to anticipate what your dog is going to do when you’re not around. You can’t be home all the time and you can’t take him everywhere with you.

If you going to work, don’t leave your dog in the back yard to his own devices unless you are certain what those devices are. Be considerate of your neighbors. Many dog owners will keep their dogs inside in a wire pen or wire dog crate, where they are comfortable in a place they call their own. If the dog is well trained, he often is allowed to be loose in the house.

If your leaving town for an extended period, longer term arrangements need to be made.

For those who decide to use a commercial kennel when they are away should use precaution. Do you homework to determine that the facility where you are taking your dog is safe for him. Make sure all of his shots are up to date. Kennel cough and other deceases are common in places like this. You don’t want to take in a healthy dog and get back a sick one.

Pet sitting offers the best of all worlds – for pets and their owners. Trauma is minimized.  Owners need not go through the ordeal of transporting unhappy pets and worrying that they might be exposed to other animals’ illnesses.  Animals get to stay in their familiar environment, sleep in their own bed, and maintain their diet and exercise routine and are attended to by caring people.

Don’t leave your dog stranded where he has to make choices or decisions on his own. He needs to feel comfortable in his environment. He needs to know you haven’t abandoned him and that you are coming back.

Most people work. Most people who have dogs are not allowed to take their dog’s to work with them. This is the main reason dog are left Home Alone

One of the most important things a dog owner should learn when he gets a new dog is to anticipate what your dog is going to do when you’re not around. You can’t be home all the time and you can’t take him everywhere with you.

Don’t leave your dog in the back yard to his own devices unless you are certain what those devices are. Dogs are very creative. Don’t leave him in a kennel run outside if he is not protected from the elements or if he barks a lot. Be considerate of your neighbors. Many dog owners will keep their dogs inside in a wire pen or wire dog crate, where they are comfortable in a place they call their own. If the dog is well trained, he often is allowed to be loose in the house.

Don’t leave your dog stranded where he has to make choices or decisions on his own. He needs to feel comfortable in his environment. He needs to know you haven’t abandoned him and that you are coming back.

A Suburban Dog has a lifestyle that has some advantages similar to the lifestyle of the Farm Dog. He has a yard to run and play in. His yard is usually fenced; it is not as big as what the Farm Dog Has. But, at least it has grass and sometimes mud puddles to slop around in.

A Suburban Dog has a lifestyle that also has some advantages similar to the lifestyle of the City Dog. They live in the house, eat regular meals, get bathed regularly and sleep in a wire dog crate. They get a lot of exercise playing in their yard, but also get to go for walks to the park

A Suburban Dog does have a healthy lifestyle if he eats properly. But often times he gets too much people food, like pizza, and more treats than he should. This leads to more trips to the vet and a fat dog.

City Dogs, unlike farm dogs, live a life of total leisure. City Dogs unlike Farm Dogs, live in the house or apartment, eat regular meals, get bathed regularly and sleep in a wire dog crate. City dogs get their exercise by going for walks to the park or just around the block.

A City Dog is usually a smaller breed than a farm dog. Their living conditions are more confined and not conducive to a large breed dog. You don’t see too many Great Danes in a high rise. A city dog seldom has a regular job. Their station in life is to pamper their human, who they usually call mommy, sleep the day away, and more often than not get fat.

A City Dog does not have as healthy a lifestyle as other dogs because he gets less exercise, too much people food, like pizza, and more treats than other dogs do.

Do you trust you dog alone? If he is well trained the answer is usually yes. If your Answer is no, you probably have a dog crate set up for when you not at home.

Some dogs are just sneaky and mischievous critters. Some examples of sneaky and mischievous acts committed by dogs include:

Counter surfing for people food is a common problem for dog owners. If you know he is doing It when you’re not looking, start looking. He usually does it when you’ve been cooking, good smells abound, and you’ve just left the room. Have a penny can ready. (a penny can is a soft drink can with eight pennies in it) When you catch him red pawed, toss the penny can at his behind. He’ll get the message.

Does Fido watch you open his food container when you’re getting ready to feed him? If you have a snap lid on the container, he will soon learn to open it and help himself. Get the penny can ready.

We had a dog who could undo zippers and open suitcases. She was really sneaky.

Every household has a boss. The boss is defined as the person or creature that gets his, her or its way most of the time. In most households, this title is held by mom.

Your dog is looking for leadership and his place in the pecking order. If mom is firm and consistent, provides him with the majority of his care and is the one who feeds him, she will be in his mind, the leader of the pack.

Who’s next in the mind of Fido? This would be the person with the firmest hand, not the one who spoils him the most. It could be dad or one of the kids. The one who spoils Fido the most,

who feeds him extra treats, and is always letting him out of his dog crate, is often placed behind Fido in the pecking order in Fido’s mind, Fido is getting his way. So he must be ahead of him. If you have multiple dogs In your household, they will settle on their own order amongst themselves. Dog’s need order in their lives. The pecking order is just one of them.

For Sale – Adult Dog

Any time a dog is advertised for sale in the classified section of a newspaper, caution flags should go up immediately. Why are they trying to sell the dog? What’s wrong with the dog?

Has he been cared for properly? Is the person selling the dog in the business of selling dog?

People’s situations change. Often times when people get a dog they don’t understand how much of a commitment they are making to the dog. When they find out, they want to get rid of the dog. And the dog is stuck in a kennel run or dog crate until they do.

Most quality breeders have a return policy. This policy states if for any reason you no longer want the dog, they will take it back. They won’t buy it back, but they will take it back and find a new home for the dog.

Is the person who is advertising the dog, a caring person? A person who really cares for the dog, but for some reason has to part with it? If this were the case, the ad would read, Adult Dog Free to Good Home.

For Sale– Puppies

You want to get a puppy and you aren’t sure where to start looking. You go to the classified section of the newspaper, and you see an ad, Puppies for sale.

Is this ad from a quality breeder? Probably not. Most quality breeders don’t advertise in the newspaper. Most if not all of their sales come from referrals. Their puppies are sold before the breeding takes place.

If the ad came from a pet shop, care must be taken to be sure the puppy has been cared for. Has it received proper nutrition, exercise regularly and has it’s health tests been completed.

Or has it been locked in its crate since it arrived at the store?

If the ad is from a backyard breeder, all of the above questions need to be answered as well as getting information about the sire and dam. Check references and do your homework. You’ll be glad you did.

Help Wanted – Search and Rescue Dog

Dog want to be active and useful. They don’t want to be stuck in a kennel run or wire dog crate all day. One of the ways many dogs can be useful and use their given instincts is in Search and Rescue.

The use of dogs in search and rescue (SAR) is a valuable component in responding to Law

Enforcement requests for missing people. Dedicated handlers and hard working, well-trained dogs are required in search efforts to be effective in their task.

From their training and experience, search and rescue dogs can be classified broadly as either air scenting dogs or trailing (and tracking) dogs. They also can be classified according to whether they “scent discriminate”, and under what conditions they can work. Scent discriminating dogs have proven their ability to alert only on the scent of an individual person, after being given a sample of that person’s scent. Non-scent discriminating dogs alert on or follow any scent of a given type, such as any human scent or any cadaver scent. SAR dogs can be trained specifically for rubble searches, for water searches, and for avalanche searches.