From October, 1928, to May, 1929, the State Audubon Society of Michigan conducted a systematic campaign to find their bird of state with the cooperation of the press, libraries, schools and many groups. A total of 184,209 votes were cast, the Robin leading with a vote of 45,541. The chickadee received 37,155 and the bluebird 17,024. There were many other candidates. The choice of Robin was legalized on April 8, 1931. Minnesota was...more
There are many different types of small dog beds available for your pampered pooch, but choosing the correct one can be quite difficult. How do you know if one is the right size, comfortable, machine washable, etc? How do you know if your dog will like it? We discuss some options on choosing the best small dog bed. Choosing the Correct SizeThe first thing you need to do to find the correct sizing for your dog is to find your dogs measurements....more
Dogs bark for a host of reasons. They can bark to express intent to maintain their territory, or just to get your attention. Just the same, when your dog barks too loud, too often, and too much, you have to deal with it. Any responsible dog owner should be taking steps to curb this annoying behavior. Of course, there are various approaches, among them the use of a citronella spray collar. Here's a walk-through of those approaches.Wrong Ways to Deal with Your Dog's BarkingDog owners can actually contribute to the worsening of their dog's barking problem. They yell at the dog or otherwise come to its side and spend some time with it. They also just let the dog bark sometimes, letting the dog know that continuous barking is approved of. Should you give it food or play with it? No. These are short-term answers. Your dog simply has to learn, through experience, that its excessive barking is not something you approve of.Not overreacting to stimulusYou have to stay calm when the stimulus triggering the barking - a door bell, a passing truck - happens. Avoid running to the door, yelling. Staying calm exposes the dog to your reaction - that the trigger is no cause for excitement, for...more
A dog kennel or more especially a chain link dog kennel is a thing that every dog owner who keeps his dog outside needs. The chain link dog kennel not only provides security to the dog itself and to the surrounding people, but also gives the dog the opportunity to run around, be free and enjoy the fresh air thus giving him not only freedom, but...more
Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in Florida and it is located 15 miles northwest of Orlando. It is within the boundaries of Orange County, although the western part of the lake is in Lake County. The lake gets it water from a natural spring, rainfall and Storm water runoff and the water from the lake flows through to the Apopka-Beauclair...more
Dogs for Dummies (2nd ed.) / by Gina Spadafori. (Wiley, 2001) Paperback, 380 p. ISBN 9780764552748This 2nd edition of Dogs for Dummies, Gina Spadafori serves up both an excellent reference work for dog owners and a guidebook for people planning to get their first dog. She is pet care columnist for Universal Press Syndicate and host of AOL's "Gina Spadafori's Pet Connection."Many dog books describe characteristics of particular breeds, so Dogs for Dummies contains relatively little breed-specific information. It does contain material about how to select a breed appropriate for the reader's lifestyle and where to pick one out. For purebred dogs, she shows how to research breeders to weed out both the incompetent and dishonest ones. She warns that too many pet stores come from puppy mills that have little regard for the health, safety, or living conditions of their products.Since so many dogs eventually wind up in shelters, left there by their owners for various reasons, Spadafori strongly recommends adopting a dog. Some shelters are so overcrowded that animals cannot stay there long before facing euthanasia. Beyond selecting a dog, Dogs for Dummies covers how to...more
The basenji is a hunting dog that comes from central Africa. It is known as the "barkless dog" because for centuries no basenji had ever been known to bark. Then, at a dog show in London in 1953, a basenji actually barked, and it was so...more
"The managerial approach CAT is not like any other exam. Qualifying it means a total transformation of a man into a manager and that to a top notch one. An ordinary student wandering here and there on his bike may become a person driving into a limo...more
The desire of some dog owners is to train their dog to be more than just the family pet. They want their dog trained to protect their home and family. Aggressive training could make a dog unstable and unsafe for his owners. Proper attack dog training...more
Barking is part of a dogs natural behavior. You obviously don't want your dog not to bark at all. There are times when his barking is needed. The problem comes when the dog barking becomes a nuisance. Dogs back for different reasons. He backs to get...more
VariationsThere is also a Kibble cube, which is also a string of cubes but has slots on the cubes. There are also many different styles of the cube. It can be made up of wood or plastic. It also varies in colour. Just like the style,...more
Toilet training your puppy will make life much easier and more pleasant for the both of you. It will make you stop having the accidents that make you clean up after him several times in the day. Start potty training immediately the puppy arrives in...more