4/5/2014

We asked Mike Mandell, Animal Obedience and Behavior Trainer, of Alpha K-9 Obedience  in Denver, CO to make a list for us of things for you to look for when looking for a Dog Trainer and red flags which will tell you to look elsewhere. Mike writes, “First, we strongly recommend that you look for a trainer who will give individual attention to your pu...

3/2/2014

Candle Hill Shepherd Medical Therapy Dog How Dogs Read Our Moods: Emotion Detector Found In Fido’s Brain Anyone who’s had an MRI knows how hard it is to lie motionless. But the dogs that participated in this brain-scanning experiment aced the test. Maybe the treats did it. [Sorry, the link for this article (on npr.org) is no longer valid.]...

1/8/2014

Piper, Chinook, Wessa, Max, and Tag LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible vers...

1/3/2014

Tag training her puppies Some irrefutable rules of puppy socialization by Helen Dorrance   One doesn’t have to be in the sport of dogs for very long before one’s canine population starts to multiply. Almost everyone starts out with just one dog that frequently gets relegated to “beloved pet” status in the endless quest for super performer, fabulo...

1/1/2014

International Champion Jake vom Kanas CD, BH, RN, JJ-N, Top Obedience Dog 2007 The German Shepherd Dog of today continues to be a superlative companion dog and is the working dog of choice by many agencies. In North America the German Shepherd Dog is, by litter and individual dog registrations, one of the most popular and numerous breeds. They are sui...

1/1/2014

Piper, Chinook, Wessa, Max, and Tag LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible versati...

12/31/2013

Tag training her puppies Some irrefutable rules of puppy socialization by Helen Dorrance   One doesn’t have to be in the sport of dogs for very long before one’s canine population starts to multiply. Almost everyone starts out with just one dog that frequently gets relegated to “beloved pet” status in the endless quest for super performer, fabulo...

8/23/2013

Hannah and Jake, First Place Novice A, 2008 Are You Ready to Compete? Now there’s a question all of us have asked ourselves at one time or another.  When do you start competing?  How do you know if you are ready?  One place to start is to determine what you want to accomplish by competing.  If your sole purpose is to win you m...

8/23/2013

Understanding Drive by Elizabeth Kohl DRIVE.  What is it? Drive is the I-wantsies.  It is motivation.  You will hear talk of Toy Drive, Play Drive, Fight Drive, Pack Drive.  These terms are used to simply say that a dog who has them is motivated to play with toys, motivated to play, motivated when pressed to fight, motivated to want to be with his p...

8/23/2013

Pets can Enhance the Quality of Life in Many Ways By Dore Frances, IEC Coeur d’Alene Coeur d’Alene Press Letters to the Editor January 14, 2004 Pets can teach valuable lessons to children. Animals inside classrooms can help a child gain emotional independence. Pets can also help build a child’s self-esteem. Pets can teach adults lessons as well...