| Home | My Account | Directories |
Teach your dog “Give Me a Hug” trick
Published on 2011-07-05 20:00:24
Teach your dog “Give Me a Hug” trick “Give me a hug” is a breed-selective exercise. If your dog is injured, has dysplasia, or is skeletally challenged (like a Basset, a Bulldog, or a giant breed), avoid this trick. And don’t forget, if y > read more
Teach your dog “Beg” Trick
Published on 2011-07-04 20:00:46
Teach your dog "Beg" Trick “Beg,” “Ask nicely,” “Put up your paws” — take your pick of a verbal command — they all mean the same thing! Getting your dog to sit up on her back legs (also called haunches) is a real charmer. Some dogs > read more
Teach your dog a treasure hunt game
Published on 2011-07-03 20:00:10
Teach your dog a treasure hunt game Have you considered hiring your dog out to the local excavating company? The prerequisite, of course, is to teach him to dig on command. Equip yourself with a clicker, garden gloves, and treats, and then follow > read more
Steadiness to shot for a gun dog
Published on 2011-07-02 20:00:39
Steadiness to Shot for a hunting dog Steadiness to shot is taught in order to ensure that a dog will not run riot looking for a retrieve each time it hears a gun being discharged whether that shot has been fired by its owner at a bird it has just > read more
Special considerations of housebreaking your puppy
Published on 2011-07-01 20:00:35
Special considerations of housebreaking your puppy Should people with jobs own dogs? Sure, but remember that housebreaking a young puppy without a midday elimination break is more difficult on the both the puppy and owner alike. The owner must all > read more
Setbacks and Accidents in Puppy Housebreaking
Published on 2011-06-30 20:00:42
Setbacks and Accidents in Puppy Housebreaking Be prepared for setbacks! Puppies at the age of eight to ten weeks will void themselves completely when they eliminate. As they age to between eleven and thirteen weeks, muscle control of the bladder b > read more
Retrieving Birds Training For Gun Dog
Published on 2011-06-29 20:00:13
Retrieving Birds Training For Hunting Dog The object in delaying actual bird retrieving was to avoid creating in the dog a desire to pick up and carry birds before he learned to point staunchly and to be steady to wing and shot. To have done this > read more
Quartering Training for a gun dog
Published on 2011-06-28 20:00:29
Quartering Training for a hunting dog The purpose of hunting any gun dog is so that it will use its nose in order to locate, point, and subsequently retrieve game that is shot. In doing so it should quarter ahead of and to each side of its handle > read more
Puppy training to preventing food aggression
Published on 2011-06-27 20:00:42
Puppy training to preventing food aggression Feeding your puppy in a quiet, peaceful area will remove the chances of her becoming stressed out and defensive about mealtimes.Too much activity and commotion near her feeding area may cause her to st > read more
Picking a Hunting Dog Puppy
Published on 2011-06-26 20:00:32
Picking a Gun Dog Puppy We will presume that choice of breed has been decided upon and that you have located a breeder who produces the type of dog you require. The best age to take home a puppy is around seven to eight weeks. By then it will hav > read more
Observations on Steadiness for a gun dog
Published on 2011-06-25 20:00:47
Observations on Steadiness for a hunting dog The question of whether a gun dog needs to steady to wing and shot is a matter often discussed when sportsmen get together. And the decision on whether to train a dog oneself or have the dog trained by > read more
Making or Buying a Dog Run
Published on 2011-06-24 20:00:55
Making or Buying a Dog Run To house one dog, a run should be of a minimum size of, say, six feet wide by six feet high by twelve feet long. If you wish to make it yourself, it can be constructed by using treated four-by-fours. These should be made > read more
Leash and collar training for your dog
Published on 2011-06-23 20:00:35
Leash and collar training for your dog What Kind of Collar and Leash should I Buy? Since your puppy will outgrow his collar a number of times before reaching adulthood, I recommend you to buy a simple, inexpensive, nylon buckle collar. If you s > read more
Introduction your hunting dog to water
Published on 2011-06-22 20:00:15
Introduction your gun dog to water There are those owners, though, who will have no intention of using their hunting dog for water work, and what follows will be of little or no interest to them. For those who are interested, however, I shall de > read more
Introduction your hunting dog to the gun
Published on 2011-06-21 20:00:47
Introduction your gun dog to the gun It is probably correct to say that the two most common problems caused by owners of young potential gun dogs are retrieving faults and gun nervousness. Introduction of a puppy to the sound of gunfire is a ma > read more
Hunting Dog Humanizing
Published on 2011-06-20 20:00:17
Gun Dog Humanizing All puppies benefit by going to their new home at around seven or eight weeks of age, as they can at this very early age become more easily accustomed to the sights and sounds of everyday life. Since three to four weeks of age > read more
How to trim your dog’s nails
Published on 2011-06-19 20:00:31
How to trim your dog's nails If nails grow too long, they can crack, break, or become ingrown. Ouch! Unfortunately, dogs don’t relate to the whole manicure thing the way some people do. Using treats or peanut butter can calm the most savage beas > read more
How to choose quality dog food
Published on 2011-06-18 20:00:24
How to choose quality dog food Aren't all dog foods basically the same? No, Virginia, they’re not. The only true similarity is in the percentage of components required to meet a dog’s daily allowance, which is governed by the AAFCO (Associatio > read more
Housebreaking your puppy
Published on 2011-06-17 20:00:48
Housebreaking your dog Establish a schedule: The very first step to housebreaking your puppy is to establish a schedule. It is critical to stay as close to the same times every day until your puppy has fully understood the concept you are teaching > read more
Choosing Between Home or a Kennel For Your Dog
Published on 2011-06-16 20:00:19
Raising your hunting in your home or a kennel Opinions vary in relation to whether a potential gun dog should live in a kennel or in the home. My recommendation is always to compromise. Have a doghouse and dog run for him out in the yard, but also > read more
Hard Mouth problem in hunting dog
Published on 2011-06-15 20:00:56
Hard Mouth problem in gun dog "Hard mouth" is a serious problem which is generally accepted as being hereditary but which can also to a certain extent be man-made. Defined, the term simply means the crushing of a bird when retrieving it by breakin > read more
House training your hunting dog
Published on 2011-06-14 20:00:35
Hunting Dog House Training For people who have to keep their puppy in the home or who regularly bring it into the home from the kennel during the day or evening, house training is essential, and the amount of effort that you, the owner, > read more
Gun dog feeding
Published on 2011-06-13 20:00:00
Feeding hunting dog Selection of the proper food is perhaps the easiest aspect of keeping a clog and a far cry from the choices available thirty years ago. Many brands of good dog meal can be bought from pet stores and supermarkets everywhere. Tod > read more
Gundog dummies retrieving training
Published on 2011-06-12 20:00:43
Hunting dog dummies retrieving training It is fair to say that if a weakness is going to exist in any pointing dog including those in the category of versatile pointing breeds, i.e., which hunt, point, and retrieve then as likely as not retrieving > read more
First Points gun dog training
Published on 2011-06-11 20:00:12
First Points hunting dog training Naturally you will want to know whether your new puppy points. In order to determine this, there is no reason why you should not check things out even if he is only two or three months old. Some pups will exhibi > read more
Feeding time for your puppy
Published on 2011-06-10 20:00:28
Feeding time for your puppy When feeding your puppy, allow only ten to fifteen minutes for eating. If your puppy does not eat the full meal, remove it and do not feed again until the next scheduled feeding. This will encourage a timely and efficie > read more
Fear of the gun in hunting dog
Published on 2011-06-09 20:00:17
Fear of the gun in gun dog I have found that there is a tendency for people to speak of gun shyness too readily, any sign of fear on the part of a potential gun dog being attributed to this. More often than not, their diagnosis is quite incorrect > read more