For the second consecutive year, Suzuki is throwing its ad/marketing hat into the ring during the Super Bowl with "Sled." This year, the stars of Suzuki's commercial (in addition to its Kizashi sports … [Read more...]
Working Terriers
May 26, 2008 by 1 Comment
Terriers were bred from their very beginnings to perform services. In Great Britain that often took the form of breeding programs to produce a dog that would hunt fox, chase badgers or kill rats. … [Read more...]
Puppies Behind Bars and The Dog Tags Program
May 19, 2008 by 1 Comment
Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to training prison inmates to raise puppies to be guide dogs for the blind. The puppies live in prison for sixteen months, after … [Read more...]
Specialized Dog Training Needed For Service Dogs
February 4, 2008 by 7 Comments
And you thought normal dog training was difficult. Sit, stay, down, come, heel... all require weeks or more of dedicated trainer and dog effort to master. Now, consider the months or years needed to … [Read more...]
Specialized Training: Working and Assistance Dogs
January 21, 2008 by 4 Comments
Once upon a time, seeing-eye (guide) dogs were almost the only type of assistance dog around. Over the last few decades, the field has widened considerably. Today, dogs help the hearing impaired, the … [Read more...]
Jilli Dog and the Magic Card Trick
August 25, 2007 by 2 Comments
According to the YouTube description: http://www.jillidog.com Tiny Yorkshire Terrier Jilli Dog does a cool magic card trick with her trainer Rick Caran. Jilli is the only poker playing dog in the … [Read more...]
What Is Animal Assisted Therapy?
July 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
By Echo Wang Having a pet is something that many take for granted. However there are people that need to have a pet in order to work through something that have happened in their life. Therapy pets … [Read more...]
How To Feed A Guard Dog
March 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
How To Feed A Guard Dog By Kelly Marshall Guard dogs have extremely important jobs and they can end up serving on patrol duty, in riot control, shore watch, sentry duty and warehouse duty to name but … [Read more...]
Training the Reliable Watch Dog – How to Get Started Today – Part I
November 14, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Training the Reliable Watch Dog - How to Get Started Today - Part I By Aidan Bindoff If Home Security is important to you, then you may want to train your dog to be a reliable watch dog. Some dogs … [Read more...]
Peculiar Pets
November 8, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Peculiar Pets By Jonathon Hardcastle People have found shelter and comfort in pets since the beginning of time. Animals have been man's best friend, protector and a source of great pleasure. Dogs, … [Read more...]
Protection Dog Training – Vicious Animal or Family Pet?
September 18, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Protection Dog Training - Vicious Animal or Family Pet? By Tyler Brown I was recently in a social setting where I was asked about my dog, Rocco. Rocco is my Rottweiler who has undergone extensive … [Read more...]
Animals Are Not Just Pets Anymore
September 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Animals Are Not Just Pets Anymore By Linda Meckler Do you know what a Seeing Eye Dog Is? Do you know what a Service Dog is? Have you ever owned one or know someone that has owned one of these very … [Read more...]
Field vs. Show – What’s the Difference?
August 31, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Field vs. Show – What’s the Difference? By Geoffrey English This past winter I attended a number of Sportsman Shows throughout the northeast where I performed numerous waterdog retrieving … [Read more...]
Sniffing dogs used for endangered species research
August 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Poodle (and Dog) Blog posted an article about working dogs involving endangered species and plants... .... Besides sniffing out illegal drugs, bombs, money, and bad guys, dogs are being trained … [Read more...]
Pets Help Heal
August 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Pets Help Heal By Paul W Wilson Therapy dogs are dogs that are canine good citizens and are well trained and of a nature that is suitable for interaction with humans who are unwell. Studies have … [Read more...]
Brinkley For Governor!
July 12, 2006 by 2 Comments
Dog Running For Governor In Alaska Some might say the world is going to the dogs. Others are hoping! One Alaskan gubernatorial candidate is an extreme long shot to win. But he'll keep barking up … [Read more...]
Hayfever cabbie in bid to ban guide dogs
July 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment
A CABBIE who suffers from hayfever has asked councillors to exempt him from a licensing condition that obliges taxi drivers to carry guide or hearing dogs. In a submission to the city council, Keith … [Read more...]
Training a "Seeing-Eye" Dog for the Blind
June 27, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Training a "Seeing-Eye" Dog for the Blind By Zahid Sindhu Dogs that provide mobility and independence for a blind person come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These dogs provide more than simply … [Read more...]
9/11 Search and Rescue Dogs Complete Year 4 MRI Scans with Iams
June 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
- 9/11 Search and Rescue Dogs Complete Year 4 MRI Scans with Iams Search and rescue dogs are trained and relied upon to find survivors of devastating events, such as Hurricane Katrina and the … [Read more...]
Guide dog schools badly needed in Taiwan
May 18, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 The Taiwan Guide Dog Association recently called on the public to support its plan to set up a guide dog training school for the benefit of the visually impaired. The call … [Read more...]
Shooting Dogs and The Close Season
May 5, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Shooting Dogs and The Close Season By Stan Rawlinson Breeding Specialisation Todays working dogs are the product of countless years of specialised breeding, which has resulted in dogs with an … [Read more...]
Pets Help Heal
April 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Pets Help Heal By Paul Wilson Therapy dogs are dogs that are canine good citizens and are well trained and of a nature that is suitable for interaction with humans who are unwell. Studies have shown … [Read more...]
Dog Dancing Show – Slovenska Cernobila Babeta
March 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment
I found this free video on GOOGLE VIDEO ... Dog Dancing Show TT 3 min 49 sec - Feb 27, 2006 Slovenska cernobila Babeta … [Read more...]
Therapy Dog Training – Video – Getting Used To Equipment
March 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment
I found this free video on GOOGLE VIDEO .. Therapy Dog Training http://www.clickertrainusa.com 1 min 29 sec - Dec 31, 2005 Caption: Therapy dogs need to learn to accept various types of equipment and … [Read more...]
Police Training a Dog – The Ultimate Service
February 16, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Police Training a Dog - The Ultimate Service by Marc Lindsay Good police dog training is important for any dog that is potentially going to become a member of any police force. Selecting the right … [Read more...]
How To Find a Search and Rescue Dog Training School
January 15, 2006 by Leave a Comment
How To Find a Search and Rescue Dog Training School by Melissa Buhmeyer There are many things dogs can be trained to do but, of all the tasks a working dog can perform, search and rescue ranks the … [Read more...]
Dogs bring health dose of affection to hospital
December 17, 2005 by Leave a Comment
The Advocate - Dogs bring health dose of affection to hospital Duplicate Post from PapillonLvr.com - Blog Andrew Duddie gets a lick Monday from "Daisy Mae," a black and white papillon breed dog, as … [Read more...]
SPCA program takes trained dogs to schools to listen to young readers
December 12, 2005 by Leave a Comment
The Post and Courier | Charleston.net | News | Charleston, SC - SPCA program takes trained dogs to schools to listen to young readers Sure, he can roll over and speak, but has he read 'War and … [Read more...]
Families raise pups for a cause
November 22, 2005 by Leave a Comment
Families raise pups for a cause | http://www.azstarnet.com Photos by Dean Knuth / Arizona Daily Star Michelle Mueller, 16, attends to Drama, a 9-month-old black labrador puppy being trained as a … [Read more...]
The Naples Dog Club papillons gave a free performance
November 14, 2005 by Leave a Comment
I posted this article on my other site .. http://PapillonLvr.com/blog/ .. Check it out! PapillonLvr.com - Blog ? The Naples Dog Club papillons gave a free performance … [Read more...]
Lovesick Animals Blind to Road Dangers
November 10, 2005 by Leave a Comment
Animal Planet :: News :: Animals Disregard Traffic Picture(s): AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty | A Moose in the Mood? A bull moose crosses a road, possibly on the trail of a fertile doe. Moose and other … [Read more...]
Want to Start with Dog Shows? Show Small Dogs!
November 4, 2005 by 1 Comment
Want to Start with Dog Shows? Show Small Dogs! By Blake Kritzberg The lights, the ring, the glamor! Ever think you might like to become involved with showing dogs? If so, then starting with "toy" or … [Read more...]
Governor declares October 29 as Military Working Dog Teams Day
November 3, 2005 by Leave a Comment
Governor declares October 29 as Military Working Dog Teams Day BUCK Contributed by Johnny Mayo Johnny Mayo and Buck have been busy traveling in 2005 promoting their book, Buck’s Heroes , and … [Read more...]
