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How to Teach Your Dog to Heel on a Leash (Video)
Training your dog to walk at your left side gives both you and your dog a measure of comfort and security. This video shows you how to teach your dog to follow your lead through starts, stops, turns, and changes in direction. [more…]
Dogs
How to Train Your Dog to Shake Hands (Video)
Training your dog to shake hands on command requires repetition and reward. This video takes you through the steps to get your pet to respond to the "Shake" command by placing his paw in your palm. [more…]
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Breeds
The Long and the Short of Coat Styles for Your Yorkshire Terrier
Just because many standard photos of Yorkies show the long hair and top knot (tied with a bow) doesn't mean that that's the only acceptable coat style. It's not. In fact, any clean, brushed Yorkie is a [more…]
Care
Dealing with Your Dog's Digestive Dilemmas
Your dog's digestive system is an amazing mechanism that takes in food, grinds it up, and converts it to nutrients that can be absorbed and used by your dog's body. The digestive tract converts food into [more…]
Breeds
Knowing What an Ideal Yorkshire Terrier Looks Like
The first Yorkshire terriers were brought to the United States in the early 1870s, and they came as parlor dogs — companions to the wealthy families that were so keen on them. Their popularity slowly grew [more…]
Assorted Pets
Identifying Horse Parts and Markings
If you hang around a stable for any length of time, you'll notice that horse people have a language all their own. This language — which sounds like a foreign tongue to the uninitiated — is what horse [more…]
Grooming
Grooming Your Dog's Hair with a Clipping
Before you cut your first dog hair, make sure you treat your dog safely and plan how you're going to clip her. Your dog needs to be clean and have all mats and tangles brushed out of her coat before you [more…]
