Posted on Sep 30, 2008 under Ownership, Senior Dog |
in the future (like 5 years from now) I want to adopt a healthy senior dog. Do I need to do anything special for it? Does it need a senior dog food? I will most likely adopt a senior ex-racing greyhound
First of all I just want to say GOOD FOR YOU! seriously! I have never seen anyone on this site seem to care about adopting an older dog. Everyone wants puppies! Which is really stupid because even if they are adopting them, puppies get adopted 90% of the time. Seniour dogs get put down 90% of the time, so you should be proud of yourself. The main thing that you have to watch out for in a seniour dog (esspecially an ex-racing) is arthritus. It can cause the dog alot of pain and discomfort, so you have to deffinatly watch out for that. Also, dogs get cavities, just like humans, so that can be very costly esspecially as they get older.Other than that greyhounds are very healthy dogs. Just expect to get their shots up to date every year and to buy dog food every month!
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Posted on Sep 29, 2008 under Dog Health, Fur Puppies\' Only, Ownership, Puppy |
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Posted on Sep 23, 2008 under Caring & Living with Your Dog, Dog Training, Ownership, Puppy Training |
I am planning on getting a dog, but I’ve never had one before and I don’t know the first thing about training. I want to train it so it doesn’t end up like my cousin’s dog who jumps all over people and barks at everything. I want my dog to be my buddy so please hook me up with some sort of DVD to give me the basics of training my new dog right.
Cesar Millan has several videos on being the pack leader which is a good place to start. Sign up for obedience classes when you get your puppy, read all you can on your breed of dog so you know what to expect. There are a ton of books on training i.e. “Dog tricks for Dummies” Being your dogs pack leader is the first place to start, dogs don’t respect you if you aren’t their leader. giving your dogs rules, boundaries and limitations, not allowing them to do anything they want, giving the dog structure and a strict schedule helps also. But definitely training classes that way you have hands on experience with a professional trainer who can correct you as you go along is the best place to start. If your cousins dog jumps all over people then he has obviously learned that jumping gets him attention, even negative attention (down, off, go away) is attention. Remember reward the behavior you want (treats or praise) and ignore the behavior you don’t want. Always give affection or attention at the right time will make your dog associate the good behavior with the affection, giving affection at the wrong time can make your dog associate it with bad behavior. Remember whatever behavior gets them attention they will repeat so understand when to give attention and affection and learn when not to. Watch “The Dog Whisperer” on Friday nights on the National Geographic channel and “It’s Me or The dog” on Animal Planet, both excellent trainers will show you how to train and correct problem behavior as it arises. Good luck to you start BEFORE you get the dog that way you are prepared to handle whatever problems come along.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2008 under Caring & Living with Your Dog, Emotional Wellbeing, Ownership, Puppy |
I want to buy a dog, but i don’t know what breed to choose for a first time owner.
There’s no specific dog that is suitable for a first time dog owner. I have been a dog owner for about 8 years and I cannot say how adorable and precious they are. Any dogs match anybody if you are ready to take care of them. For me, my first dog was a Beagle. It was for my sister’s birthday present. He was such an adorable, little puppy. We named him Lu. However, he died a few days later after showing unusual symptoms. This made me depressed for a few months till we got a new dog breed, a Maltese. Honestly, I have to say there aren’t any dog breeds that match a particular type of person. Just show affection towards them. Any dogs react to that, and if you do have one in mind, just choose that. It always doesn’t have to be the smarter, better-looking, or a loyal one. It depends on what dog breed you like.
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Posted on Jul 23, 2008 under Caring & Living with Your Dog, Ownership |
is it expensive to have a dog like a beagle? i ask my mom to get a dog but she says its expensive i dont know if thats rue so is it?…
Any dog is expensive. Unlike people, the insurance you can get for pets is CRAP. You have to worry about the initial visit, shots, and tests. Then there is the spay/neuter. Then you have the monthly maintainence of food, flea medicine, heart worm medicine, and wormer. Don’t forget the toys, dog house/kennel, as well as other accessories. Then you have your time that you invest in training (which also costs money), and taking the dog for walks, etc. On average, for my 2 dogs and 1 cat I spend about $250 every other month on food, medication, and toys. then there are the vet bills, which my last one was $600 for a skin infection on a dog that I adopted who came to me infested with fleas and sick. Your mom is right, they are expensive. People don’t realize this when they are looking at the short term.
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