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I know that this is a touchy topic, and small dogs can bite too (but they are less likely to be reported) but here are some bite statistics: National Statistics in the US indicate that most of the fatal dog bites are related to the following breeds: Pit Bulls and Pit Bull Types Rottweilers and Rottweiler crosses malamutes and Husky’s Wolf Dog Hybrids Chow Chows Akitas German Shepherd Dogs…

Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”

A man is not a good man to me because he will feed me if I should be starving, or warm me if I should be freezing, or pull me out of a ditch if I should ever fall into one. I can find you a Newfoundland dog that will do as much. Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”

Cherry Eye..or hypertrophy and prolapse of the gland of the nictitating (tearing) membrane, is  fairly common in puppies and certain breeds, especially the American Cocker Spaniel, Beagle, Lhasa Apso, Pekingese, and the English Bulldog. When it first presents it will appear as redness and swelling from the inner (near the nose) aspect of the eye.  There is usually also be a discharge that is…

It is well to love even a dog when you have the opportunity, for fear you should finding nothing else worth loving.

  Mordecai Siegal, 20th century American Writer

Did you know….Donny Osmond shot four public service announcements for the American Humane Society. The videos are called “Puppy Love” and focus on compassion  for children and pets.  A worthy endeavor!

Puppy Love and the Osmonds

  Quote by Jerome K Jerome, Three Men In a Boat   Jerome K Jerome, Three Men In a Boat

This little farm dog is now an American breed that’s been assisting with keeping vermin down to a reasonable level for over 150 years, though they have yet to be recognized as an actual show breed by the largest kennel club in their home country. Today, rat terriers are used to herd and guard flocks of chickens, ducks or geese in some areas. In fact, they can be trained to protect just about any…

Esophageal strictures are circular scars that form following injury to the walls of the esophagus. Injury may be the result of foreign bodies, swallowing a caustic liquid, gastric reflux, or tumors. The main sign of an esophageal stricture is regurgitation, and is ultimately diagnoses by esophageal endoscopy or x-rays following administration of a barium solution. In it’s early stages the…

Sometimes referred to as “ghost eye”, the eyes can either be green, hazel, amber, brown, or blue. They may also have bi-colored eyes (each eye is a different color), split eyes (eye is half-green, half-brown), or merled eyes (one color is mixed in and swirled with another); any of these colors are accepted. The eyes should be expressive, almond-shaped, and well-defined. Their eye rim color is…

I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.

The Biewer Terrier has also been called the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom Pon, the Biewer Yorkie and the Biewer. An elegant longhaired, tri-colored toy terrier, the Biewer Terrier’s most luxurious feature is its coat, which is parted down the middle, and hangs straight and evenly on both sides of the dog. Its back is level, with height at its shoulders equal to the height of the rump. The…

Basset Hounds have ……

the longest ears of any breed.

She’s an amazing dog and really inspired everything that’s in this book.

Mexico City’s Natural History Museum has a skeleton of a full grown Chihuahua that measures 7″ long, and probably weighed less than 1 lb.

These blogs are going to address training your dog from a variety of tricks to  “good manners”. Today most trainers work with the concept of positive training, rather than punishment.  Why not punish? To train your dog it is to your advantage to have an understanding of how dogs view the world, so I will be talking about that as we go along. Let’s start with the most common training challenge…

I have a dog and sometime I’ll be the littlest kid with my dog and marvel at his ears and his nose and how he looks at me.  If he died, I’d bawl like a baby.