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Saturday, June 1, 2024

DOG CARE - Dog massage device

Paw Wave

Introduction

Much like humans, dogs appreciate a good massage, as it is relaxing and beneficial for their well-being. Petting your dog or giving your dog a massage creates a deep bond of trust between you and your dog.

Consider regular therapeutic dog massages using a hand held device known as a pet massager.

Watch the video below where veterinarians talk about the wonders of the Paw Wave pet massager.

1. Paw Wave pet massager (video):

2. Purchase the Paw Wave pet massager below:

Paw Wave pet massager

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

DOG TRAINING - Puppy biting

Introduction

Puppies first learn to bite in the litter with other puppies, as biting is a form of playing and socializing with their siblings. Once a puppy leaves its birth mother and moves into a new home, they may continue their habit of biting as a way to play with their new human friends.

In this 2-minute video, dog trainer Debbie, from the Karen Pryor Academy (the founder of the dog clicking training method), does a quick demo to show dog owners how to stop a puppy from biting people. She shares the following tips with dog owners:

1. When the puppy starts biting you, distract your puppy by giving it a treat.

2. Give your puppy a toy to move their attention away from wanting to bite you.

3. If your puppy jumps up on you (to get more treats), turn side ways as a signal to let the puppy know that jumping (on people) is not approved.

4. Move away with the toy to reinforce this good behavior (of not jumping on people).

5. Once your dog responds well to this command, use the clicker sound to reinforce positive behaviors.

Dog training video - Puppy biting:

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

DOG CARE - Nail trimming sessions

Introduction

Both dog owners and their dogs dread the “nail trimming” sessions, as this grooming process can make dogs feel extremely nervous. Once a dog has experienced any pain or trauma related to nail trimming (i.e., nails bleeding because they were cut too short), the dog will remember these painful events for life.

In this 9-minute video, Dr. Karen Becker goes into great details about the best way for you to trim your dog’s nails to minimize the trauma for your dog, and to make nail trimming a pleasant experience for both you and your dog. She shares the following tips with dog owners:

1. Avoid cutting your dog’s nails too far back, as this can cause extreme pain and unnecessary stress for your dog.

2. Get your dog treats ready, which will ensure that your dog connects the nail trimming experience with a positive reward (food).

3. Make sure that you get into the habit of touching and petting your dog on a regular basis because if you only touch your dog during nail trimming (by holding their paws), this will make your dog associate the paw holding with the dreaded nail trim.

4. When it comes down to cutting the nail, it is always best to cut very little at a time to avoid cutting too much of the nail.

5. There are 2 types of nail cutting devices: one device that vibrates, as it trims away your dog’s nails. The other nail trimming device looks like a human nail clipper (but is much larger). Try both devices.

6. Dogs have white nails and black nails. Be careful with your dog’s black nails because you won’t be able to see the nail’s quick as clearly. (The quick is a blood vessel located inside your dog’s nails that nourishes the nails. Stay away from this blood vessel, as it is a very sensitive area).

7. Trim the extra white part of your dog’s nails (that have grown since the last nail trim). Only cut tiny bits of your dog’s nails at a time.

8. Reward your dog with treats (and petting) during every nail trim session.

Dog care - Nails trimming video:

Dog nails trimming session (9 minutes)

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DOG CARE - Dog grooming videos

Introduction

Dogs require regular grooming (i.e., baths, nail trimming) to maintain a healthy appearance, especially after a visit to the park or the beach where a dog can quickly get their paws and their fur dirty. Taking your dog to a dog groomer can become costly in the long term.

What if you could groom your dog in the comfort of your own home? There is an online collection of videos where you can learn how to bathe your dog, trim your dog’s nails, and even learn how to do a full dog grooming (yes, with scissors and shavers). This online collection of dog grooming videos is organized as follows:

1 1. You can search using skill Categories:

o Core grooming skills/techniques

o Creative styling

o Grooming/styling

o Products/equipment/supplies

o Techniques

2 2. Search using dog groomer Skill level:

o Advanced stylist

o Beginner

o Core skills

o Stylist

3. 3. Search using dog grooming Techniques:

o Airbrushing

o Bathing

o Blending

o Body contour

o Clipping

o Combing

o Drying

o Hand-scissoring

o Nail trimming

o Pet handling

o Striping

o Trimming

4. 4. Search using dog Breeding groups:

o Herding group

o Hound group

o Non-sporting group

o Sporting group

o Terrier group

o Toy group

o Working group

Cost:

Their monthly membership starts at $39.95 US per month, which gives you unlimited access to over 900+ dog grooming videos that you can watch at your own pace.

Payment types:

They accept PayPal and credit cards.

Contact information:

Learn2groomdogs.com

Telephone: 1-888-344-8658 (based in the USA)

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm EST

(New York time zone)

Location: Jenison, Michigan (USA)

Take a look at these dog grooming videos:

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

DOG TRAINING - "Stay"

Introduction

There are times when you need your dog to stay in place (i.e., when you’re retrieving an object from a different room than where your dog is located at that moment). The dog training command, “Stay” is useful for those situations when you want your dog to remain in the same position without being tempted to follow you around.

In this 10-minute video, dog trainer Zak George trains a dog to stay in place using the dog training command, “Stay”. He shares the following tips with dog owners:

*There are 3 elements to Zak’s dog training method:

1. Duration

2. Distance

3. Distraction

1. Start with the command, “Stay” using a short duration of time. Use your hand as a cue for your dog to stay in place. If your dog stays in place, reward your dog with a treat.

2. While using the command, “Stay”, increase the distance between you and your dog by moving away from your dog. If your dog stays in place, reward your dog with a treat.

3. The final step is to use the dog training command, “Stay” in various distractions around your dog. In this video, Zak uses a squeaky toy to distract his dog while teaching him to respond to the command, “Stay”.

Watch a demo of "Stay" dog training:

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

DOG TRAINING - "Sit"

Introduction

Teaching your dog to sit is a basic dog training command that most dog owners are familiar with, as this simple technique teaches your dog to have good manners in various situations.

In this 3-minute video, dog trainer Nancy, from the American Kennel Club, demonstrates the “Sit” dog training command. She provides the following tips to dog owners:

1. Fill up your pockets with dog treats.

2. Place a treat in front of your dog’s nose to ensure that your dog is motivated to receive this treat.

3. Lift your hand up. Your dog’s head will follow your hand (as it contains the treat).

4. Your dog’s rear will naturally move towards the floor, as your dog lifts its head up (to follow the treat in your hand).

5. When your dog sits down, reward your dog with a treat.

6. If your dog jumps up, wait for your dog to sit down again (and then reward your dog with the treat in your hand).

7. When your dog starts to sit down easily without the treat, you can then use a hand signal or the command, “Sit”.

Dog training video - The "Sit" command:

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

DOG TRAINING - "Lie down"

Introduction

There are times when you want your dog to simply lie down and relax, so that you can have peace & quiet at home while watching TV, talking on the phone with loved ones or even outside the home while visiting friends or enjoying other activities.

In this 4-minute video, dog trainer Nancy, from the American Kennel Club, demonstrates the “Lie down” dog training command. In her video, she provides the following tips to dog owners:

1. Fill up your pocket with dog treats.

2. Place the dog treat under your dog’s nose.

3. Lower the dog treat towards the ground.

4. When your dog lowers its head to grab the treat, reward your dog immediately with the dog treat in your hand.

5. Each time you lower the dog treat towards the ground, your dog will follow until it lies down.

6. You can then use a hand signal or use the command, “Lie down”.

Dog training video - The "Lie down" command:

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DOG TRAINING - "Leave it"

Introduction

Dogs are playful by nature, and they sometimes put things in their mouths that are not good for their health (i.e., branches, leaves or food found in a park). Your dog will often resist your commands to drop whatever they’re holding in their mouth.

In this 3-minute video, dog trainer Jennifer, from the American Kennel Club, demonstrates the “Leave it” dog training command. She provides the following tips to dog owners:

1. Place a low value dog treat in one hand (something your dog is not too interested in).

2. Hold your low value treat at your dog’s nose level with your hand open.

3. If your dog tries to eat the treat, close your hand into a fist.

4. Let your dog lick your hand even though your hand is closed.

5. Wait for your dog to ignore the treat in your closed hand, and reward your dog with the high value treat (placed in your other hand).

6. When your dog ignores the treat even with your hand open, you’re ready to add the cue words, “Leave it”. (If your dog is tempted to eat the treat, close your hand right away).

Dog training video - The "Leave it" command:

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DOG TRAINING - Calling your dog

Introduction

When interacting with your dog, it is important to have your dog respond to your call whether your dog is sitting in your living room or playing with other dogs at the local park.

In this 7-minute video, dog trainer Zak George trains a Corgi puppy to come when called by his owners. Zak shares the following tips for a successful dog recall:

1. Practice the dog recall at home first before using this technique outdoors.

2. Always use an enthusiastic or calm voice when calling your dog. (Using a pleasant voice will ensure that your dog associates good feelings to dog training).

3. Look for those opportunities when your dog is ready to listen to you, and seize the moment to call your dog.

4. Reward your dog with a treat.

5. The next step is to call your dog using various postures (i.e., turn your back to your dog) to get your dog to respond to different situations.

6. Once your dog responds well at home, you can then try name recall while outdoors with your dog.

Dog training video - Dog calling demo:

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

DOG CARE - Dog breeds (7 categories)

Introduction

The first task in adopting a new dog is to decide what dog breed best fits your lifestyle, and determine the amount of care that you are able to provide your dog including nutrition, grooming, walking, and general care.

According to the Canadian Kennel Club, there are 187 dog breeds, which can be classified into 7 categories:

1. Herding dogs

Herding dogs were initially bred to oversee livestock like herds of sheep, cows, and other livestock. These agile dogs are high energy dogs and need plenty of activity to keep them happy. They are obedient by nature.

Herding dogs include:

1.	Appenzeller Sennenhunde	17.	German Shepherd
2.	Australian Cattle Dog	18.	Iceland Sheepdog
3.	Australian Kelpie	19.	Miniature American Shepherd
4.	Australian Shepherd	20.	Mudi
5.	Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	21.	Norwegian Buhund
6.	Bearded Collie	22.	Old English Sheepdog
7.	Beauceron	23.	Pembroke Welsh Corgi
8.	Belgian Shepherd	24.	Polish Lowland Sheepdog
9.	Bergamasco Shepherd	25.	Portuguese Sheepdog
10.	Berger des Pyrenees	26.	Puli
11.	Berger Picard	27.	Rough Collie
12.	Border Collie	28.	Schapendoes
13.	Bouvier des Flandres	29.	Shetland Sheepdog
14.	Briard	30.	Smooth Collie
15.	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	31.	Spanish Water Dog
16.	Finnish Lapphund	32.	Swedish Vallhund

2. Hound dogs

Hound dogs are divided into two groups: the long-limbed dogs that can hunt based on their visual skills, and the scent dogs who hunt based on the scent of the preys that they are hunting in the wild (i.e., rabbits). These dogs will sometimes put aside all their training commands if involved in an exciting chase (i.e., chasing squirrels). Training hound dogs thus requires persistence for best results.

Hound dogs include:

1.	Afghan Hound	18.	Miniature Long-haired Dachshund
2.	American Foxhound	19.	Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund
3.	Azawakh	20.	Miniature Wire-haired Dachshund
4.	Basenji	21.	Norrbottenspets
5.	Basset Hound	22.	Norwegian Elkhound
6.	Beagle	23.	Norwegian Lundehund
7.	Black & Tan Coonhound	24.	Otterhound
8.	Bloodhound	25.	Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
9.	Borzoi	26.	Pharaoh Hound
10.	Drever	27.	Rhodesian Ridgeback
11.	English Foxhound	28.	Saluki
12.	Finnish Spitz	29.	Scottish Deerhound
13.	Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen	30.	Shikoku
14.	Greyhound	31.	Standard Long-haired Dachshund
15.	Harrier	32.	Standard Smooth Dachshund
16.	Ibizan Hound	33.	Standard Wire-haired Dachshund
17.	Irish Wolfhound	34.	Whippet

3. Non-sporting dogs

Non-sporting dogs include a wide variety of dogs who do not fit into the other groups listed here.

Non-sporting dogs include:

1.	Bichon Frise	13.	Lowchen
2.	Boston Terrier	14.	Miniature American Eskimo Dog
3.	Bulldog	15.	Miniature Poodle
4.	Chinese Shar-Pei	16.	Miniature Xoloitzcuintli
5.	Chow Chow	17.	Schipperke
6.	Dalmatian	18.	Shiba Inu
7.	French Bulldog	19.	Shih Tzu
8.	German Pinscher	20.	Standard American Eskimo Dog
9.	Japanese Akita	21.	Standard Poodle
10.	Japanese Spitz	22.	Standard Xoloitzcuintli
11.	Keeshond	23.	Tibetan Spaniel
12.	Lhasa Apso	24.	Tibetan Terrier

4. Sporting dogs

Sporting dogs have been used for many centuries to hunt game birds. This group includes retrievers, pointers, setters and spaniels. These breeds respond well to training.

Sporting dogs include:

1.	American Cocker Spaniel	20.	Golden Retriever
2.	American Water Spaniel	21.	Gordon Setter
3.	Barbet	22.	Irish Red and White Setter
4.	Blue Picardy Spaniel	23.	Irish Setter
5.	Braque d’Auvergne	24.	Irish Water Spaniel
6.	Brittany Spaniel	25.	Labrador Retriever
7.	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	26.	Lagotto Romagnolo
8.	Clumber Spaniel	27.	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
9.	Curly-coated Retriever	28.	Pointer
10.	English Cocker Spaniel	29.	Pudelpointer
11.	English Setter	30.	Pyrénées Braque Français
12.	English Springer Spaniel	31.	Smooth Vizsla
13.	Field Spaniel	32.	Spinone Italiano
14.	Flat-coated Retriever	33.	Sussex Spaniel
15.	French Spaniel	34.	Weimaraner
16.	Gascogne Braque Français	35.	Welsh Springer Spaniel
17.	German Long-haired Pointer	36.	Wire Haired Pointing Griffon
18.	German Short-haired Pointer	37.	Wire-haired Vizsla
19.	German Wire-haired Pointer

5. Terriers

Terrier dogs enjoy digging the earth to find vermin and other small game. Training can be successful if the dog is provided with stimulating challenges.

Terrier dogs include:

1.	Airedale Terrier	16.	Miniature Schnauzer
2.	American Staffordshire Terrier	17.	Norfolk Terrier
3.	Australian Terrier	18.	Norwich Terrier
4.	Bedlington Terrier	19.	Parson Russell Terrier
5.	Border Terrier	20.	Rat Terrier
6.	Bull Terrier	21.	Russell Terrier
7.	Cairn Terrier	22.	Scottish Terrier
8.	Cesky Terrier	23.	Sealyham Terrier
9.	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	24.	Skye Terrier
10.	Glen of Imaal Terrier	25.	Smooth Fox Terrier
11.	Irish Terrier	26.	Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier
12.	Kerry Blue Terrier	27.	Staffordshire Bull Terrier
13.	Lakeland Terrier	28.	Welsh Terrier
14.	Manchester Terrier	29.	West Highland White Terrier
15.	Miniature Bull Terrier	30.	Wire Fox Terrier

6. Toy dogs

Toy dogs were initially bred to go after rodents. Because of their small size, they make great lap dogs. These breeds respond well to training, as they aim to please their owners.

Toy dogs include:

1.	Affenpinscher	14.	Papillon
2.	Brussels Griffon	15.	Pekingese
3.	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	16.	Pomeranian
4.	Chihuahua (Long Coat)	17.	Pug
5.	Chihuahua (Short Coat)	18.	Russkiy Toy
6.	Chinese Crested	19.	Silky Terrier
7.	Coton de Tulear	20.	Toy American Eskimo Dog
8.	English Toy Spaniel	21.	Toy Fox Terrier
9.	Havanese	22.	Toy Manchester Terrier
10.	Italian Greyhound	23.	Toy Poodle
11.	Japanese Chin	24.	Toy Xoloitzcuintli
12.	Maltese	25.	Yorkshire Terrier
13.	Miniature Pinscher

7. Working dogs

Working dogs are employed to perform specific tasks such as guarding homes, businesses or other places. These breeds are loyal by nature and do well in training.

Working dogs include:

1.	Akita	19.	Greenland Dog
2.	Alaskan Malamute	20.	Hovawart
3.	Anatolian Shepherd dog	21.	Karelian Bear Dog
4.	Bernese Mountain Dog	22.	Komondor
5.	Black Russian Terrier	23.	Kuvasz
6.	Boxer	24.	Leonberger
7.	Bullmastiff	25.	Mastiff
8.	Canaan Dog	26.	Neapolitan Mastiff
9.	Canadian Eskimo Dog	27.	Newfoundland
10.	Cane Corso	28.	Portuguese Water Dog
11.	Doberman Pinscher	29.	Rottweiler
12.	Dogue de Bordeaux	30.	Saint Bernard
13.	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	31.	Samoyed
14.	Eurasier	32.	Siberian Husky
15.	Giant Schnauzer	33.	Standard Schnauzer
16.	Great Dane	34.	Tibetan Mastiff
17.	Great Pyrenees	35.	Yakutian Laika
18.	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

For more information on dog breeds:

American Kennel Club

Canadian Kennel Club

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Appenzeller Sennenhunde

German Shepherd

Australian Cattle Dog

Iceland Sheepdog

Australian Kelpie

Miniature American Shepherd

Australian Shepherd

Mudi

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog

Norwegian Buhund

Bearded Collie

Old English Sheepdog

Beauceron

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Belgian Shepherd

Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Bergamasco Shepherd

Portuguese Sheepdog

Berger des Pyrenees

Puli

Berger Picard

Rough Collie

Border Collie

Schapendoes

Bouvier des Flandres

Shetland Sheepdog

Briard

Smooth Collie

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Spanish Water Dog

Finnish Lapphund

Swedish Vallhund

Afghan Hound

Miniature Long-haired Dachshund

American Foxhound

Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund

Azawakh

Miniature Wire-haired Dachshund

Basenji

Norrbottenspets

Basset Hound

Norwegian Elkhound

Beagle

Norwegian Lundehund

Black & Tan Coonhound

Otterhound

Bloodhound

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

Borzoi

Pharaoh Hound

Drever

Rhodesian Ridgeback

English Foxhound

Saluki

Finnish Spitz

Scottish Deerhound

Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen

Shikoku

Greyhound

Standard Long-haired Dachshund

Harrier

Standard Smooth Dachshund

Ibizan Hound

Standard Wire-haired Dachshund

Irish Wolfhound

Whippet

Bichon Frise

Lowchen

Boston Terrier

Miniature American

Eskimo Dog

Bulldog