Welcoming a Pet into Your Home

Written on April 24, 2012 at 9:49 am, by admin

Having a pet within our home is very heart-melting but for first-time pet buyers it is important that every decision you make in choosing the right pet should be well thought about, do not choose a pet just because it looks cute or because you “think” that it is the right one. Many people base their judgment with their feelings in choosing the pet to take home with them and afterwards they end up feeling frustrated and in the end they find out that they made the wrong decision. Thinking hard about deciding whether to get a pet, what

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Symptoms if Separation Anxiety in Dogs and Why They Occur

Written on April 24, 2012 at 9:48 am, by admin

There are a lot of different kinds of behavior that your dog can exhibit and you need to draw the line between what is normal and what is not. Lately, many people have heard about separation anxiety in dogs. With their minimal knowledge about the condition, most of home would immediately conclude that their dog has it at the first sign of an unusual behavior. These people need to know some of the cardinal symptoms of separation anxiety in dogs before they go to incorrect conclusions about their behavior.

As the name implies, the first thing that you can

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Beagle Training: the Tale of Your Dog’s Tail

Written on April 24, 2012 at 9:46 am, by admin

Living with and training a beagle can be sometimes frustrating if you don’t know how to properly communicate with your dog. As you can see, beagle training is more fun, productive and effective if you know how to respond to your pet, particularly if some behavior problems are trying to ruin your routines. And because canines communicate through their body language, it is important that you understand what your beagle’s tail is trying to tell you.

Your beagle’s tail, its movement or the way it wags, can tell a lot of tales. That is why you need to keep

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Dog Training – Bond of Respect Between You and Your Dog

Written on April 24, 2012 at 9:45 am, by admin

Behaviorists have determined that the basis of dog training is a bond of attachment or respect formed between animals and human beings. They say the bond is best established when a puppy is between six and eight weeks of age because the early formation of a strong social bond makes a dog more eager to please his master and more attentive during training.

Most animal behaviorists recommend separating a puppy from his mother and littermates at about seven to eight weeks of age and placing him in a home with loving people. The puppy will be more inclined to

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