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The Midwest Life Stages Double-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate (Fri, 05 Mar 2010)
The Midwest Life Stages Double-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate is the bestselling dog crate at Amazon. I recently learned that when you are in any category there, you can look up at a top menu bar and choose Bestsellers. I just did that and as of today, this crate is not just the #1 dog [...] The Midwest Life Stages Double-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate is a post from: Training Dogs Blog
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Dog and Cat Travel — And What I’m Doing with this Blog (Thu, 25 Feb 2010)
The title combines two things that might not be related but are. We are going to be making a long trip with our dogs and cats. My husband and I have been living in Mexico for four years, near Lake Chapala. It’s been really nice in many ways, but now we are selling our house [...] Dog and Cat Travel — And What I’m Doing with this Blog is a post from: Training Dogs Blog
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Dog Trainer Training (Mon, 22 Feb 2010)
What is dog trainer training like? It comes in many forms. Some dog trainers just naturally start training their own dogs, maybe as children or maybe later in life. From there, they might begin training dogs belonging to neighbors, family members, and friends. At some point, they begin learning from other dog trainers. Maybe they simply [...] Dog Trainer Training is a post from: Training Dogs Blog
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Getting Your Puppy Used to the Big Wide World (Mon, 08 Feb 2010)
So many interesting and maybe scary things happen in our everyday world. Wherever you live, you have things going on nearby. Maybe some of these: Cars stop and start. Rock music blares out as a teenager practices drumming. Cats, squirrels, birds, and other animals move around. Greasy papers from a fast-food joint are lying in the gutter. Once your puppy [...] Getting Your Puppy Used to the Big Wide World is a post from: Training Dogs Blog
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Dog Tricks (Mon, 01 Feb 2010)
Do you play with your dog? How many dog tricks can your dog do? Dogs are such playful animals by nature! We humans (adults anyway)  can get too serious and need a reminder from our dogs of how much fun life is meant to be. Dog tricks and games also do serve the purpose of furthering [...] Dog Tricks is a post from: Training Dogs Blog
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Puppy Biting (Mon, 25 Jan 2010)
If you have a puppy, you have to deal with puppy biting. It’s just a natural part of how they explore their world and their interactions with other dogs and with humans. But what to do? The OUCH AND AVOID method works really well. The puppy bites you or mouths you in a way that causes pain. You [...] Puppy Biting is a post from: Training Dogs Blog
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