Animals at Summer Camp? Say Yes to Letting your kids play with animals this summer as a part of the fun they can have at camp. Find a science camp, or a more broadly defined summer camp that includes animals as a part of their program offerings.
For many children making a connection with animals is [...]
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Summer Camp For Animal Loves
Beyond Basic Dog Obedience
Finally your little bundle of furry sweetness has plumped the numbers in your family. You have dreams of a well-behaved pup that is a joy to spend time with and never, ever does those classic doggy behaviors such as jumping on strangers, humping your mother-in-law?s leg, or running into traffic. You know the best way [...]
Spring Training For Your Dog
For our four-legged friends, winter means sleeping by the fire, short walks, and a slower pace to the day-to-day happenings of life. Often it means gaining a few extra pounds and losing a little muscle tone. It can also mean less time using their basic obedience commands around the off-lead park or during on-leash street [...]
How and Why to Crate Train a Puppy
For many new dog owners, housetraining is one of the most challenging parts of introducing a new canine into the family. Until that puppy learns how to go outside, chances are that you?ll be spending quite a bit of time cleaning up messes and dreading the smell when you open your front door.
But many people [...]
Getting to Know the Akita
The Japanese Akita is thought to be descended from the dogs of a Japanese nobleman who was banished to the Akita prefecture during the 1600s. Once there, the noblemen challenged the local landowners to a contest to see whose dogs could be the most successful hunting companions, and with his new breed of strong hunting [...]
Caring For a Wheaten Terrier
There’s a good reason why dogs are referred to as man’s best friend, because the truth is, dogs are more likely to take care of us than we are of them. Think about it. They do their best to cheer us up when we are down, bring us our slippers in the morning (if they [...]
Dog Breeds: Various Types of Terriers
If you like dogs, and most especially you like small energetic dogs, you may find that a terrier is among the best you can get. They can be “best buddies” with you, and they need very little grooming, but have “sense of humor” besides.
Terriers were originally bred to hunt and kill vermin, but their pet [...]
A Champion Akita is Born
So, you think your Akita may have what it takes to be a ?champ?, and you are interested in possibly entering them into a professional dog show competition. However, perhaps being new to the dog show circuit, you?re not quite sure what to expect. This is not a problem, as I will be more than [...]
Caring For Dogs
Anybody who decides to buy a dog has a responsibility to look after it. A healthy, well looked after animal doesn?t need a huge amount of work. But as a dog owner, you need to be aware of your responsibilities, because quite simply, dogs can?t do it themselves.
Think about how you care for yourself or [...]
The Origin and Domestication of Dogs
Dogs have been on earth for millions of years, and according to prehistoric studies, were probably first domesticated between 10 000 and 15 000 years ago. Based on archaeological findings of bones and skeletons in prehistoric middens, it seems that the dog was first domesticated in the warmer parts of Europe and Asia. But ancient [...]