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The Vegetarian Dog
Many dog owners are looking for a healthy way to feed their dog. One way to do that is with a vegetarian diet. If you are already following a vegetarian diet yourself, feeding your dog in the same way should be simple. If you are not a vegetarian, but wish you dog to be, the following are some simple suggestions on how to do just that.
Dogs have a higher protein requirement than humans. Although no optimum protein level is known, a vegetarian diet can meet the standard with...
Housebreaking Your Dog - The Training.
Housebreaking Training
Dogs are instinctively clean animals. If they can avoid it, they would rather not soil themselves or their usual eating and sleeping areas. Dogs also naturally develop habits of where they would like to eliminate. For example, dogs that have a habit of eliminating in the back yard would prefer not eliminate on concrete or gravel. You can use these natural instincts for speedy and successful house training.
CAUTION: If a dog or especially a puppy is not allowed...
Housebreaking Your Dog - The Schedule
Housebreaking Schedules
Establish a Routine
In the beginning, start walking your dog first thing in the morning, every hour, and last thing at night. Gradually increasing time between walks as the dog becomes more reliable. Your dog will do best if he is taken outside on a regular and frequent schedule. He should have the opportunity to eliminate after waking up from a nap, playing and eating.
HINT: All dogs do best when kept to a routine schedule.
If possible, put your dog on a regular...
Housebreaking Your Dog - The Correction
Housebreaking Correction
If the dog has a mistake, try to understand the reason. Was it too much excitement? Does he go only 15 minutes after eating instead of the normal 30? By correcting the reason for the mistake, training can proceed much faster and you can limit the number of mistakes he makes.
Remember the word is correction not punishment. Be careful with your corrections. If you correct too little, it wont work. If you correct too much, you will create a fearful timid dog instead...
Feeding Your Dog - Choosing A Good Dog Food
A Good Dog Food
Despite what the label may claim, many of the dog foods available are not a good source of nutrition for your dog and some are actually harmful. The dog owner assumes that since the dog food label reads: complete and balanced, premium, Healthy, or high protein that their dog will be healthy and well fed. This is not necessarily the case. Some ingredients are nearly indigestible by dogs, so if the dog is unable to break the food down into amino acids and then absorb...
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