Posted on January 25th, 2008 by Herbertvon
Dog People Jumping Prevention
Jumping is a really common problem among dogs – or should I say among dog owners? It’s rarely a problem for the dogs themselves – in fact, jumping seems to act as a reward in itself. It’s a different kettle of fish for the exasperated owner, who’s Click to Read More
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Posted on January 25th, 2008 by Herbertvon
Does your dog chew grass?
My dog crops grass like a cow. He eats it with gusto whenever he encounters it, to the extent that my friends have begun to refer to him, jokingly, as ‘The Ruminant’.
This habit of his doesn’t bother me at all, since it seems to have no ill-effects on him Click to Read More
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Posted on January 7th, 2008 by Herbertvon
There are two extremes of opinion when it comes to dogs and their digging habits:
one, that a dog is a dog, and we should permit him to express his true canine nature by allowing him free reign over the yard and flowerbeds,
and two, that a flowerbed is a flowerbed, and no dog should even think Click to Read More
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Posted on January 7th, 2008 by Herbertvon
Licking: affectionate, disconcerting, or just plain disgusting?
For us humans, it can be a bit difficult to identify with the doggie habit of licking one another in greeting.
We don’t do it, after all, and though our tongues come in handy for things like ice-cream eating and sucking that last Click to Read More
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Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Herbertvon
When I recently took my cat in for an exam, I was told that she needs to have some cat toys. I thought I was good at getting her to be moving around enough, but her weight stated otherwise. She was always trim and active when she was younger, but now that she is twelve years old, she just Click to Read More
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