A little style of Clothes for your Dogs

 Clothes for Dogs: A Fun Way to Play



If you have small dog that shivers when it gets cold or if you feel like your dog should just look a little trendier, then clothes for dogs is a fun option for you and your furry friend. Pet dog clothes have been around for years and come in a variety of styles and cuts for both small and large dogs.

A collar is often considered to be one of the most basic items of dog clothing. Collars can be found in all shapes, sizes, and colors. You should shop carefully when considering a fashionable collar for your dog, and you should keep its practical uses in mind as well. A collar should fit properly so that it is not too tight or too loose.


A collar should also include some sort of identification tag for your dog. Nonetheless you can still have a lot of fun choosing a collar that best expresses you and your dog’s personality.



In addition to the more traditional collar, many different types of dog clothing exist, such as shirts, coats, hats, shoes, bandanas and otheraccessories. Shirts and coats are very popular, especially for smaller dogs that need the extra warmth when they go outside during the winter months. Even large dogs can benefit from the extra insulation during the winter, and there are many coats for them as well.

Rain jackets protect your pet from the elements on those days that you have to walk outside in the rain. Boots or shoes are another unique touch when it comes to dressing your canine, and they are practical as well because they protect your puppy’s feet from sharp objects.

In addition to more practical clothes, there some items that are made just for fun. Costumes, such as the classic hot dog for your dachshund, are a very popular option. There are many different types of costumes for you to choose from so that your dog can have a very unique look.


If you have a female dog there are many colorful skirts and dresses available for them too. Smaller articles of clothing such as jewelry, caps, and bandannas are useful if you are looking for a splash of color and style during the hotter months.

Whether you choose clothing to protect your dog from the elements or just for fun, they are an entertaining way to play with your puppy. If you like making a bold statement with your own clothes then shouldn’t your dog have the same option? With clothes for dogs, you can both be proud of your stylish looks.

make a clothing for your dog

make a clothing for your dog :))

take your dog measures 

1.cut fabric in this form . this part is for back 

2.than cut fabric in this form . this part is for chest

saw the first part and second part by lines that are shown thicker 

3. and than cut fabric in this form . this part is for neck (this part is optional ) 

4. put velcro on spots A , B, C , D , EF .

you will get something like this.

AND YOUR DOG HAS CLOTHING NOW ....I hope you understand all steps (english is not my first language). :)) 

knowledge about Rabies in Dogs

Rabies in Dogs: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Vaccination 

Facts

Rabies is one of the most well known of all the viruses. Fortunately, through active vaccination and eradication programs, there were only 3 reported cases of human rabies in the United States in 2006, although 45,000 people were exposed and required post-exposure vaccination and antibody injections. In other parts of the world, however, human cases and deaths from rabies are much higher. Around the world 1 person dies from rabies every 10 minutes.

Who is at risk?

People that work closely with wildlife, veterinarians, and travelers are at the highest risk of exposure. Fortunately, there is a vaccine that is available to protect high-risk people. Animals that come into contact with wildlife and are not vaccinated are at a higher risk of infection. While the risk of coming into contact with the virus is very low, it nevertheless does exist. Because of the movement of carriers, there is always the risk of exposure.

Transmission of the disease

The transmission of the disease almost always occurs as a result of an infected animal biting a non-infected animal. Skunks, raccoons, foxes, coyotes and bats are the animals most likely to transmit the virus. There have been a few reported cases of infection resulting from aerosolization occurring in caves where large quantities of infected bats reside. Rabies virus does not live very long outside the host and remains viable in the carcass of an infected animal for less than 24 hours. The rabies virus is shed at high levels in saliva. However, being bitten by a rabid animal does not necessarily mean that the bitten animal (or human) will become infected. It has been speculated, that only around 15% of exposed people will contract the disease. Humans, cats, and dogs are only mildly susceptible to the disease.

Symptoms

After coming in contact with the virus, the bitten animal may go through one or all of several stages. With most animals, the virus will spread through the nerves of the bitten animal towards the brain. The virus is relatively slow moving and the average time of incubation from exposure to brain involvement is between 3 to 8 weeks in dogs, 2 to 6 weeks in cats, and 3 to 6 weeks in people. However, incubation periods as long as 6 months in dogs and 12 months in people have been reported. After the virus reaches the brain it then will move to the salivary glands where it can be spread through a bite. After the virus reaches the brain the animal will show one, two, or all of the three different phases.

Prodromal phase

The first is the prodromal phase and usually lasts for 2-3 days in dogs. Apprehension, nervousness, anxiety, solitude, and a fever may be noted. Friendly animals may become shy or irritable and may snap, whereas, aggressive animals may become affectionate and docile. Most animals will constantly lick the site of the bite. In cats, the prodromal phase lasts for only 1-2 days and they usually develop more fever spikes and erratic behavior than dogs.

Furious phase

From the prodromal phase, animals may enter the furious stage; cats are particularly prone to developing this phase. The furious stage of the disease in dogs usually lasts for 1 to 7 days. Animals become restless and irritable and are hyperresponsive to auditory and visual stimuli. As they become more restless, they begin to roam and become more irritable and vicious. When caged, dogs may bite and attack their enclosures. Animals progress to become disoriented and then have seizures and eventually die.

Paralytic (dumb) phase

Animals may develop the paralytic phase either after the prodromal or furious stage. The paralytic phase usually develops within 2 to 4 days after the first signs are noted. Nerves affecting the head and throat are the first to be involved and animals may begin to salivate as a result of their inability to swallow. Deep labored breathing and a dropped jaw may result as the diaphragm and facial muscles become increasingly paralyzed. Animals may make a choking sound and many owners think that there is something lodged in the dog’s throat. The animal will get weaker and eventually go into respiratory failure and die.

Diagnosis

The current way to diagnose rabies in animals is to submit the brain for microscopic examination. Some new testing techniques utilizing skin and or blood samples are being studied and used in a few research settings and show promise as a way of testing potentially exposed humans and animals. They are not routinely being used at this time.

Treatment

There is no treatment. Once the disease develops in humans, death is almost certain. Only a handful of people have survived rabies after extremely intensive medical care. There have been several reported cases of dogs surviving the infection, but they are very rare.

Vaccination and prevention

Vaccination is the best way to prevent infection and properly vaccinated animals stand very little chance of contracting the disease. While rabies vaccination for dogs is mandatory for all states, it is estimated that up to half of all dogs are not vaccinated. Some communities are also requiring cats to be vaccinated, which is very important because there are currently more cases of cat rabies than dog rabies. Some people estimate that less than ten percent of the cat population is vaccinated thus leading to the high incidence of rabies in cats. The standard vaccination protocol is to vaccinate cats and dogs at three or four months and then again at one year of age. A year later, a three-year rabies vaccination is recommended. The three-year vaccine has been tested and shown to be very effective. A few counties, states, or individual veterinarians require yearly or once every two-year vaccination for a variety of reasons that need to be explored more closely.

There is a series of vaccines that can be used to vaccinate people at high risk. There are some vaccines available for large animals also. The question of vaccinating exotic animals is a common one. There are no approved products for most exotics (withthe exception of ferrets), however, canine vaccine is used on some species to offer some protection. Vaccinating exotics or wolf hybrids should be dealt with individually in cooperation with your local veterinarian and public health officials. Keeping a wild animal that is at high risk of being a carrier such as a skunk or raccoon is never recommended.

Pet exposure

Any pet who is bitten or scratched by either a wild, carnivorous mammal or a bat that is not available for testing should be considered as having been exposed to rabies. Public health officials recommend that unvaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to a rabid animal should be euthanized immediately. If the owner is unwilling to have this done, the animal should be placed in strict isolation for 6 months and vaccinated 1 month before being released. Animals with expired vaccinations need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Dogs and cats that are currently vaccinated are kept under observation for 45 days.

Human exposure

If an animal bites a human, the animal will be either quarantined or observed for a period of at least ten days to ensure that it does not have rabies. Whether or not the animal was currently vaccinated and the community that you live in will dictate the requirements of the quarantine. People that do become exposed to a rabid animal can be given post exposure vaccinations and a globulin (antibody) injuection to protect them against becoming infected. Any person bitten by an animal should wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention immediately.

Summary

All warm-blooded animals are at risk for contracting rabies, however, some species are much more resistant than others. Transmission of the virus is almost always through a bite from a rabid animal. There are a variety of different symptoms and once contracted there is no cure, and death is almost always the outcome. The disease is very preventable through vaccination. While relatively rare in humans, the risk of contracting it, and the outcome of the disease make taking precautions with wild animals and vaccination of domestic ones essential.

Ebook : The Theory of Corrections in Dog Training

The Theory of Corrections

in Dog Training

By Ed Frawley

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One of the most misunderstood areas of dog training, by beginners and so called professionals alike, is how and when to correct a dog. The lack of understanding of corrections is where many people get into trouble when they train their dogs. 

Unfortunately in the past 20 or 25 years we have seen a movement in dog training that promotes 

strictly motivational methods to train dogs. These misguided methods don’t encompass corrections.

The people who promote these programs do a disservice to the art of dog training.

When new pet owners first learn to train, they think corrections are either: a verbal reprimand, a jerk

on the leash, or putting the dog in the bedroom for inappropriate behavior. For some dogs this is

enough, but for those trainers who need to take their dog to a higher level of performance this is not

adequate.

The wrong kind of correction, or a poorly timed correction, or even the lack of correction is what gets

people in trouble. This article will explore the world of corrections in dog training.

My hope is that by explaining the theory behind the various forms of corrections owners will become

better educated and therefore better dog trainers. Through this article you will find that I am not a fan

of forced training. But with this said, you will also learn that to ignore corrections during training or

to use the wrong correction at the wrong time can actually set your training back and possibly destroy

the bond between you and your dog.

To understand corrections we must first explore the goals that different trainers have for training their

dogs.

Some trainers follow the theory that “the end justifies the means.” These people use a lot of force when they train a dog. This is a common approach for many professional dog trainers. These people must accomplish a great deal within a short period of time or they can’t make enough money to justify the time spent in training a customer’s dog. I am not a fan of forced training which is why I am not a fan of sending dogs off to a professional trainer.

My goal in training is to teach my dog to first trust me and then when that’s done, to follow my voice

command. In the “trust phase” of training the dog learns that I am fair but firm. My dog sees that I treat it with respect and expect respect in return. It learns that above all I am consistent and when I ask him to do something he must do it. You can get a better understanding of how I approach dog training if you read the article I wrote on my philosophy of dog training.

Some people confuse the bond with a dog and what I want to call trust. Many interpret a bond as being a relationship of love and that’s not what I look for in my dog. A dog can love you and not respect you. I can’t have a relationship with a dog without having respect from that dog. 

Getting a dog’s respect is not something that happens over night. The trust phase can take months. The DVD I produced titled Building Drive and Focus teaches the foundation for this phase of training.

 

Corrections vs. Forced Training

There is a difference between giving a correction in normal training and forcing a dog to comply. This

article will also explore both areas.

While I am not a fan of forced training I understand it. Unfortunately in my career I have used forced

training and today I regret doing so. Maybe in some small way this article is written as an apology to my past dogs that deserved better than I gave them. 

While this article will explain the various methods used to force a dog to comply, I only include this

information so readers will recognize these methods if they see them in a local obedience class or if they hire a professional trainer to solve a problem and that trainer uses too much force. 

I hope trainers are willing to walk away from these environments because they know there is a better

way.

Formal Obedience Training vs. Pack Behavior 

First let us examine the difference between corrections used in obedience training and corrections used for inappropriate pack behavior. 

If you have my Basic Dog Obedience DVD you will have heard me say that “you never correct a dog in formal obedience training unless you are 100% sure the dog knows the meaning of the command he is refusing to follow.”  There are not a lot of rules in dog training but this is one of them for obedience training.

Ebook : What is Schutzhund?

What is Schutzhund?

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Table of Contents

1. Address & Phone Numbers for Schutzhund USA

2. What is Schutzhund?

3. What is the worst part of Schutzhund?

4. The Three Parts of a Schutzhund Trial

5. Schutzhund Around the World

6. The Schutzhund Titles

7. The Value to the Breed

8. What Is the Judge Looking for in the Dog?

9. The Schutzhund Trained Dog in the Home

10. The Schutzhund Trained Dog for PoliceWork

11. Choosing a Puppy for Schutzhund

12. Raising a Puppy for Schutzhund Work

13. Do Dogs Enjoy Schutzhund Training?

14. For More Information About Schutzhund

15. Learn a little about the all breed Schutzhundorganization called DVG America

16. Scores of the 1996 Schutzhund USANationals

17. Scores on the 1997 World Qualifier

18. Results of the 1997 Bundessiger Prufung in Ludwigshafen, Germany

Schutzhund is a dog sport that was designed for breeders to measure the working ability of their dogs. The information gained from a Schutzhund trial is to be used as a tool in selecting breeding partners.

1. Here in America the sport of  Schutzhund is well organized and run by Schutzhund USA

Schutzhund USA 

3810 Paule Ave 

St. Louis, Mo. 63125-1718 

314-638-9686 

Fax 314-638-0609 

The General Manager is Paul Meloy

Schutzhund USA has an excellent magazine that comes out 6 times a year. I recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about the sport. If you wish to learn more about this great sport, we offer a number of training videos and show videos on the sport. Refer to our master list of videos.

2. What Is Schutzhund?

Schutzhund is a German word meaning “protection dog.” It refers to a sport that focuses on developing and evaluating those traits in dogs that make them more useful and happier companions to their owners.

 

Schutzhund work concentrates on three parts. Many familiar with the obedience work of the American Kennel Club’s affiliates will recognize the first two parts, tracking and obedience. The Schutzhund standards for the third part, protection work, are similar to those for dogs in police work. While dogs of other breeds are also admitted to Schutzhund trials, this breed evaluation test was  developed specifically for the German Shepherd Dog. Schutzhund is intended to demonstrate the dog’s intelligence and utility. As a working trial, Schutzhund measures the dog’s mental stability, endurance, structural efficiencies, ability to scent, willingness to work, courage, and trainability.

This working dog sport offers an opportunity for dog owners to train their dog and compete with  each other for recognition of both the handler’s ability to train and the dog’s ability to perform as required. It is a sport enjoyed by persons of varied professions, who join together in a camaraderie born of their common interest in working with their dogs. Persons of all ages and conditions of life--even those with significant disabilities--enjoy Schutzhund as a sport. Often, it is a family sport.

Ebook : Questions and Answers on Raising and Training Puppies

Questions & Answers

on Raising and Training Puppies

By Ed Frawley

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I try and answer every question I receive on dog training. I may often come across as a little on the blunt side (some may call it brash). That is because I consider myself an advocate for dogs and not dog handlers. I am an advocate for common sense dog training and not the latest fad that appears on the horizon. Good dog training is not rocket science. It’s common sense.

Table of Contents 

1. What are the best toys for puppies? 

2. What kind of dog crate do you recommend?

3. What are the concerns in adding a 3rd dog  to a family? 

4. The ears on my 14 week old German Shepherd pup were up. 2 days ago one  went back down. Should I be worried? 

5. I am 64 years old and have a very hard time cutting my 19 week old German Shepherd puppy’s   nails. What should I do?

6. My 8 month old Rottie growls at me when I try and take his toy away. What should I do?

7. I have a 10 week old American Pitbull Terrier. He is very aggressive toward strangers already. Should I be concerned ?

8. My pup seems to want to fight with other dogs, what do I do? 

9. My wife and I have ordered a pup from you and have a few questions on puppy  training. 

10. My son has a 4 month old German Shepherd. It snaps or “bites” quite often to a degree than can be pretty painful. Otherwise, it has a lovable, friendly nature. Should this be acceptable considering his

age or would you recommend an attempt  be made to correct it? 

11. We have a 3 month old pup German Shepherd and a cat who play chase a lot!The problem is when we call the pup to come he acts like he doesn’t hear us. How do we correct this and get his attention? 

12. Our pup is 4 months old. She is almost impossible to walk down the street  because she pulls so hard. She also wants  to chase cars. Are these things she will get  over or do I need to take corrective  

measures to stop them? I am just concerned with not wanting to make a  mistake.


13. Why is it so important to work with a ball on a string with young pups?

14. Can you tell us how to housebreak our puppy?

15. I have a 7 month old puppy that walks around the yard at a very fast pace. Is this normal?

16. I only have 30 minutes a day for my dog. How do I train it to be a protection dog?

17. I bought a 6 week old puppy, (the last of 14 in the litter). It screams when we go near it. What should I do?

18. What does the “Stamped Normal” mean on a pedigree?

19. I have a 5 day old litter, should I be concerned over the weight gain on our  small female?

20. Should I imprint my new puppy for police work?

21. When should you neuter your puppy?

22.  I have an Airedale pup who throws a fit if it doesn’t get its own way. What should I do?

23. Almost every day my 6 month old Britany escapes from her crate when we are at  work. What can I do?

24. My husband corrected our 12 week old Border Collie for running to the food bowl. Now he won’t eat. What should I do?

25. When we are gone our 7 month old GSD chews up everything in the house. What should we do?

26. My 3 1/2 month old GSD has a slight overbite. Will he grow out of this?

27. When I work with my puppy on the puppy tug, he goes for the handle and not the tug itself. Why is this?

28. My puppy was attacked in a dog park. How can I recognize when a dog is going to attack my dog?

29. The puppy that we bought from you is terribly afraid of other dogs. Two older  dogs bit it. Our local puppy class instructor  told us to squirt bitter apple in his mouth if he screams when an older dog comes near  him.


30.  We have a 12 year old cocker and just got a puppy. The pup is terrorizing the older dog. What should we do?

31. Is there such a thing as a “fear period” that puppies go through?

32. We found what looks to be a purebred black lab roaming in the ditch in the country. We were thinking of getting a  hunting dog and would like to know if this  dog would work out for that.

33. I have a GSP that doesn’t want to bond  with me. What can I do?

34. I would like to get a German Shepherd, but I am out of the house for about 12 hours a day, five days a week. How long can a dog remain in the crate?

35. I just wanted to let you know of a bad experience that we just had with our  puppy and our garage door opener.

35. My male Jack Russell almost killed our new female puppy. What should we do?

36. Our young Leerburg puppy has developed  a habit of wanting to chase cars when I  walk it. What should I do?

37. Our Rot female puppy is constantly licking or lapping. It bugs me. What can we do to stop it?

38. We recently got a puppy. We have an in-ground pool and want to teach him to  swim. What should we do?

39. We are trying to raise 2 littermates at one time. I have some questions.

40. My puppy has no play drive. What can I do to develop his drive to do protection work?

41. Our 8-week old puppy cries in the crate at night. My husband shakes it and scolds it, but it is not working. What should we do?

42. How long should our 10 week old puppy spend in the dog crate? We get up at 2 AM and let her outside when she cries, should we stop doing this?

43. My puppy has a submissive urination problem. When my husband goes near him he squats and pee, even if he has just come in from outside. What should I do?

44. Can you give me some ideas on how to get my litter off on the right foot so the pups  are not dog aggressive?

45. My 41/2 month old puppy drools when I even walk him near our car, much less try and put him in it for a drive. We travel a lot and would like to take the puppy with us. What can we do?

46. My 15 week old GSD has started barking at people that come into my home. I want her to be a personal protection dog, so I am unsure of how to deal with this barking. Should I scold her and stop her from  barking at strangers?

47. What kind of dog should I buy?

48. I bought a pup from another breeder and it is very shy. What should I do?

49. My 10 week puppy has a lot of drive for a ball on a string, but little interest in going after a towel. How can I get it to go after a towel to work on grip?

50. We have a 10 week old puppy that  continues to bite. I shake it, the breeder tells us to slap the heck out of his nose  when he chews on us. Now he’s shy - what  should we do?

51. Our 11 week old puppy cries all the time at night. I have been hitting her with a roiled up newspaper to get her to be quiet. This only works for awhile. What can we do?

52. I bought an American Bulldog from good bloodlines. It seems to be very shy. I have only corrected it twice and it is very hand sensitive. What can I do?

53. I have had a trainer train my 5 month old puppy. The dog does sit, down, stay and heel. Can you tell me how to do 180 degree about turns?

54. My pup is 6 months old and friendly to everyone. Did I buy the wrong puppy because I want a protection dog?

55. My dog will not allow me to brush him or cut his nails. The vet has to knock him out  to do the nails. What can I do?

56. I have a young pup and have to go away for the weekend. My vet has a boarding kennel that I am able to leave the pup at while I’m gone, but I’m concerned about leaving my pup when it’s so young. Will this affect his training and development?

57. I just bought 2 GSD puppies. They like being in the same crate. Should I allow  this?

58. Our 12 week old puppy is very nervous when in the crate, whines and cries the whole time, and drools terribly. Will he get dehydrated?

59. We have a 10 month old GSD that we think  is bored during the day while we are at work. Should we buy a second puppy to keep him busy when we are gone?

60. I bought a GSD puppy that is 5 months old. It’s the Alpha dominant pup. It is very protective- it barks very aggressively at any dog it sees when I am out with it. I have a few questions about this.

61. A local trainer recommended that we get a choke collar for our 16 week old Golden Retriever that pulls too hard when we walk him. Should we?

62. My puppy eats ROCKS and STICKS and GRASS every time I take her out. What can
I do?

63. I read your instructions on socialization of dogs. My question is how do you do proper socialization if you never allow your dog to come in contact with strangers or other dogs?

64. I have small children. My 8 week old puppy snapped at food from my hand yesterday. What should I do?

65. My obedience class lets the dogs all run loose together at the end of class. Should I let my 6 month GSD loose as well?

66. My 12 week old pup scratches and bites himself excessively even though nothing is wrong with his skin. Do you have any advice about what to do?

67. My 6 month old female GSD has been showing signs of being weak nerved lately.
What do you think?

68. My Weimaraner pup tends to eat her food too fast. What can we do to slow her down?

69. My 12 week old puppy will not follow us,  and cries and screams when we pull her on walks. Please help!

70. We have an 11 week old Cockapoo that is aggressive. A trainer told us that this is not normal and we should put the pup down or give him back to the breeder. We have young children. What are your thoughts?

71. My 11 month old Schnoodle is terrified of the invisible fence. I have had the fence a week and she refuses to go into the yard. As a result she has had accidents in the house. What can I do?

72. My 4 month old puppy is very dominant over her littermates. She even tried to bite my husband when he tried to stop her. I want to send her to a trainer, but am  worried about corrections at this young of  an age. Do you have any suggestions?

73. I have a comment on the use of a puppy prong collar on my 3 month old GSD.

74. My 14 week old puppy pees when he is excited. He is also moody about his eating habits. Do you have any thoughts?

75. Ever since I corrected my puppy for growling at me, she acts fearful. What should I do now?

76. My dog tears up my bedding when I am gone. Do you have any ideas?

77. I have a 4 1/2 month old GSD from Czech lines. He is afraid of strange people and is dog aggressive to strange dogs. What should I do?

78. My 11 week old Shiloh Shepherd pup  keeps eating rocks and mulch when  outside. What can I do to keep him safe?

79. I am being pushed to join a puppy kindergarten class by the owner. I prefer to train my puppy myself. What do you suggest?

80. I just got a puppy. I can only take it outside once a day. Do you have any advice on training her with potty pads?

81. My puppy is afraid of other dogs? Is this a socialization issue? What should I do?

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Ebook : Putting Your Dog To Sleep

How Do You Decide that Today is the Day to Put 

Your Best Friend 

to Sleep? 

A Tribute to a Friend 

“THE RAINBOW BRIDGE”

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The recent death of a friend’s 13 1/2-year-old German Shepherd, again reminded me of January the 5th, 1998 (the worst day of my life to date). I was forced to make the hardest decision I have ever been faced with, that was to put my best friend (Nickie) to sleep. This was something I had put off for months. 

Going through the process to make this decision for an old or sick dog is a long and painful experience. 

Mine went something like this: 

• Boy he's not looking too good today. 

• The steroids really made him act like he did 3 or 4 months ago; this is great! 

• He is not able to hold his bladder (because of the steroids). This is hard for him. He knows he shouldn't be having accidents in the house. It embarrasses him. He is so proud. 

• The heck with the Steroids. They are fixing one problem but causing him too many other problems. It's not worth it (for him). 

• Now he can't walk up stairs again. 

• God he's getting worse again. I know I am going to have to make the decision. I can't even think about it! 

• I don't mind picking him up and carrying him down the steps to the front yard so he can relieve himself. I have to steady him. His old legs are a little wobbly. 

• "How do I know what day is going to be THE DAY"? Look at the way he looks at me. Do I wake up one morning and decide, "today is the day I am going to be a cold hearted S.O.B. and call the vet?" No. I don't mind carrying him outside. It's not so hard and I really don't mind cleaning up after him in the house, it's not like he meant to do it. 

• God, he fell down the steps again. That really hurt him. He still has the heart but the body is gone. 

• Am I keeping him alive for myself or for him? 

• Shit, he can't even get up this morning. He was forced to lie in a pool of urine all night because he couldn't move. Today is the day. Thank God my vet will come to the house. 

• The vet is here and I don't have the guts to watch this. I give him one last hug. I have to leave the house crying like a baby. Thank God for my ex-wife. She held him until the end. 

• Every now and then when things slow down I find myself thinking of our times together. It almost always brings a lump to my throat and quite often a tear to my eye. 

• We sure had some good times. 

• It's been 11 months and 6 days. As I wrote this I started to cry again. I can't help it. Who cares? Not me!! I still miss him andthink about him every day when I look at his pictures in my bedroom. 

The answer to the question of “When is the right day?” Should always be when you ask “Am I keeping him alive for me and not for him?” 

The following poem (The Rainbow Bridge) is one that was sent to me after Nickie died. I asked a local artist friend here in town to do the artwork. I took this poem along with several very nice photos of Nickie and had them matted and framed. They hang on my bedroom wall. I am thinking about asking her if we can make prints to offer people who lave lost their pet. If you are interested in purchasing a print, please go to http://alldog360.blogspot.com/

Ebook : Puppies

Puppies

By: Ed Frawley

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Pack Structure 

Dogs are pack animals, just like wolves are pack animals. They are predators. Horse and cows on 

the other hand are herd animals and as such they are prey animals. 

Predators live by one set of genetic rules, prey animals live by a different set of genetic rules. Pack animals live in family packs which have a pack leader and lower ranking pack members. 

Dog packs, like wolf packs, are not a democracy. A pack is organized in a hierarchy of rank. Simply 

put this means every member of the pack knows exactly what its rank is within the family pack. Pack animals genetical y understand this concept. This concept is the reason people have dog fights when they add a new dog to a home that already has dogs. Everyone has to re-establish the new pecking order when a new pack member comes on board. 

The Beginning of Pack Structure 

When a puppy is raised with litter mates they begin to establish their family pack at about 4 ½ weeks of age. They start by playing with one another. 

They bite and push each other around. Those pups that bite the hardest and push the most become the higher ranking pack members of the litter. 

With that said there is no question that the mother is the pack leader. A good mother wil exert her leadership by warning puppies to stay away from her food bowl when she is eating. She protects her litter which demonstrates leadership and she also controls the litter in subtle ways that establish her as the pack leader. 

What is a Pack Leader? 

When people get puppies they need to establish themselves as the new pack leader. To do this correctly they should first understand exactly what a pack leader is. 

Pack leaders are aloof, they are calm and they are self confident. A pack leader is fair in how he lives 

with pack members and while he is a dictator, he is a fair dictator who enforces a wel defined set of rules that members know, understand and are expected to live by. 

What a pack leader is not is a dictator who looses his temper, bul ies pack members into compliance, and does not act in a fair manner in regard to the lives of pack members. 

For example, the leader always eats first. Lower ranking members don’t get the choice food. But when the leader is finished and he turns the food over to other pack members, he does not come back and drive them away from the food. 

People who put food down and then take it away or push the dogs away from the food bowl are bul ies. This is how their dogs view them too. This is not practicing fair leadership principles. 

The correct way is to make the dog do something (i.e. sit) before the food is put down. But once its 

down they leave it alone until its time to pick it up. We leave food down for 15 minutes and then pick it up, even if the dog has not eaten it al . 

It’s easy to bul y your way into a leadership position. People (mostly men) do this al the time. The problem is that the bul y destroys their relationship with their dogs. 

I want my pack members to trust me, feel relaxed around me and be comfortable in my presence. 

The only way this can happen is if they know the rules and anticipate our expectations. When that happens they know they wil be treated fairly. They also know that if they ignore the rules they 

wil suffer the consequences. 

This leadership relationship is a learned endeavor. 

It’s learned through the day to day experiences of living with an owner who establishes and enforces rules. It’s also learned through formal obedience training. But with this said I tel people that hundreds of thousands of dogs go through obedience classes in this country every year. The vast majority of 

dominant dogs come out of these classes just as dominant as when they went in. That’s because 

the owners were not trained in pack structure. 

When puppies grow up and become dominant, aggressive dogs they always live with people who do not establish the correct family pack structure.

Ebook : Preventing Dog Bites in Children

Preventing Dog Bites in Children 

How to Avoid Dog Bites in Children

By: Ed Frawley

 

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How to Avoid Dog Bites in Children 

According to a 994 study by Mathews and Lattal approximately one million dog bites occur every 

year in the United States – according to the study 60-70% of those involve children, boys are bitten 

more often than girls and a third of the dogs that attack children are owned by the family. 

A study by Beck done in 975 indicated that 87% of biting dogs are intact males and most dogs bites occur in or near the victim’s home. Another study by Sacks in 989 indicated that 70% of the children that were killed by dogs were under the age of 0 and % were under the age of one year with 7% being sleeping infants.

A young boy after a dog attack

HINTS for PARENTS to TEACH YOUR CHILD Concerning Dogs 

1. . NEVER disturb any dog who is sleeping, eating, or caring for puppies. 
2. . NEVER pet a dog, even your own, without letting him see and sniff you first. 
3. . Children must always ASK PERMISSION from the owner and their parents BEFORE petting any dog. I never allowed my children near strange dogs much less pet them. 
4. . If the owner cannot control the dog and have it SIT nicely for the child to pet, WALK AWAY. 
5. . NEVER approach a dog who is confined behind a fence, within a car, or on a chain. 
6. . NEVER TEASE any dog by poking at them through fences or car windows or reaching your arm through to pet them. 
7. . NEVER approach a strange dog you don’t know or a dog who is not with his owner. 
8. . NEVER RUN away from a dog that is chasing you. STOP, STAND STILL, REMAIN CALM, ARMS AT YOUR SIDES, be quiet and DO NOT SCREAM. Walk away SLOWLY FACING THE DOG BUT NOT STARING AT its eyes. 
9. . If a dog attacks, “feed” him your jacket, a school book, a bicycle, or anything else that you can get 
10. between you and the dog. 
11. . If you are attacked, STOP, CURL UP IN A BALL LIKE A TURTLE, COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR ARMS AND HANDS. 

If you own any dog, but especially a dog that has had the smallest amount of aggression or protection training it is your moral and legal obligation to make sure that you do everything possible to insure that your dog is never in a situation where it could bite a child. 

The Humane Society estimates that there are 800,000 dog bites that require medical attention every year. Dog bites rank second behind sexually transmitted diseases as the most costly health problem in the country. Over 60% of those bitten are children and 80% of the fatalities are children. 

I am not going to go into the reasons people train dogs to bite. But if you want to have your eyes opened I suggest that you buy the book we sell titled FATAL DOG ATTACKS - The Stories Behind the Statistics, This book will shock you. 

When you start to read it you cannot put it down. 

The STUPIDITY of how people handle their dogs will shock you 

I am the first to admit that problems exist when inexperienced people attempt to protection train a dog with inappropriate temperament. Many often follow this training with inadequate and irresponsible handling or housing. The fact is that most dog bites occur from dogs that have had little to no training, they simply have poor temperament. 

They are either sharp, dominant or territorial animals. 

A perfect example occurred in Kansas a few years ago when Sabine Davidson allowed her Rotts to kill an year old neighbor boy. This case was an example of one mistake compounded upon another. 

• Ms. Davidson had attempted protection training her 4 Rotts. 

• She had tried to join several Schutzhund clubs and had been kicked out of all of them. 

• She had purchased several training videos from me. 

• The dog had an inappropriate temperament. When I testified against her in court, I saw video of one of these dogs. It had weak nerves and was a sharp dog. 

• From all indications the male pack leader was a dominant dog. 

• The dogs were allowed to live together in the back yard and were not kept in separate kennels. (This elevated their pack drive.) 

• The gate to the back yard was in poor repair. The dogs had gotten out of the yard numerous times and roamed the neighborhood chasing children into their homes. As a result of this, the dogs had 

established a large area that they considered "THEIR TERRITORY". 

• The police had warned them on numerous occasions to fix the gate and keep the dogsin. 

• The Davidson's had not made any attempt to repair the gate. 

• The dogs were allowed to run the fence and bark aggressively at neighborhood children who would be playing across the street (The Rotts considered this their territory and the children were looked at as prey or competition to that territory) 

I am proud of the fact that I testified (free of charge) for / hours at the Davidson trial and helped put her in prison for years. The DA sent me a letter that he would not have gotten a conviction without my testimony. I would do it again in a similar case. 

This article deals with things that can be done to help eliminate child bites in dogs. It’s too late for the young boy in the Davidson case (and I am not sure that the things I am about to talk about would 

have saved his life; we will never know.) But there are things that other children can do to lessen their 

chances of getting bit by strange dogs or even their own dogs.

Ebook : Ground Work To Establish Pack Structure With Adult Dogs

Ground Work To Establish 

Pack Structure 

With Adult Dogs

By Ed Frawley

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There are a couple of sayings that I use a lot: 

1 - “You can feed, water and love your dog and he will like you, but he very well may not respect you.” 

2- “Dogs know what you know and they know what you don’t know.” 

This article details how I establish pack structure with an adult dog. This is especially important with 

dogs that are predisposed to becoming dominant or aggressive. 

The information you are about to read is the way we introduce new dogs into our home here at Leerburg. 

It shows how I gained control over some very tough and dangerous, dominant dogs over the past 45 plus years of breeding, owning and training police service dogs. 

Becoming a pack leader involves adopting the attitude of a pack leader. It does not involve being 

aggressive towards a dog, it doesn’t involve rolling him on his back or giving hard leash corrections 

or even raising your voice to the dog. It involves adopting a leader’s attitude. This is something that 

even new dog owners must learn how to do. 

Every dog knows a leader when he is in the presence of one. They can sense a leader. They don’t need 

leash corrections to consider their owner a pack leader. In fact inappropriate corrections often result 

in a dog looking at the offender with contempt rather than respect. 

There is an old saying, “Dogs know what you know and they know what you don’t know.” This article is going to explain how I show my dog “what I know.” It is also going to explain how I establish responsibility and limits to the relationship I build with my dogs. 

The content of this article will mean more to you if you take a minute and read the article I wrote titled 

“My Philosophy of Dog Training.”

Love is Not Enough 

The vast majority of behavioral problems are caused by mistakes that were made in the basic foundation of how relationships were set up between owners and their dogs. 

I call these “mistakes in ground work (GW)” and I define ground work as “that work which involves 

establishing pack structure with a new dog.” 

Many people think that loving a dog is enough to form a good relationship. These people are dead wrong. 

Unconditional love is never enough. Love has conditions and boundaries along with mutual trust and respect. Unless humans deal with the respect issue in love, they will never have a relationship with a dog in which the dog looks at them as a pack leader. 

What is “Ground Work”? 

When I talk about GW I am not talking about training a dog to come, or heel, or sit. I am talking about 

teaching the dog how I plan on living with it. I am talking about how I establish pack structure with a 

new dog. 

The way we handle a dog in our day-to-day life will teach that dog a great deal about yourself, your pack, and your pack rules. 

How and when I do anything with the dog-whether it is grooming, feeding, or exercising-along with my general attitude when I am around him will tell the dog volumes about our future relationship. 

I call these the first steps to establishing a family pack structure. 

When we bring a new dog into our home the decisions we make on how we live with that dog 

and the methods used to train that dog have long term implications on what kind of relationship we 

develop with the dog. 

I tell people “they may not think of themselves as a dog trainer, but the fact is every time we are around our dog we are teaching the dog something. The question is “are we teaching it something good or something bad?” Some people don’t know the difference. Hopefully this article and my DVDs along with my web site will help people get off on the right foot. 

The solutions to most Behavioral Problems 

The solution to almost all behavioral problems lies within changes owners need to make in the way they live with their dogs. 

Unlike humans, dogs live in the present. Human psychologists almost all focus on the past to find answers to current problems. This is fine for a human but it’s a mistake to think that this is how to fix a pack animal. 

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that modifications to training don’t need to be made for a dog that was truly abused. The fact is the term “abuse’ is used far too often when trying to explain behavioral problems. 

I always tell pet owners that I never change my philosophy of how to live with or train a dog just 

because it had bad experience in the past. 

it is Never too Late to change 

I want to make a point here and that is if you currently have a problem with your dog it’s never too late to consider making changes on how you live with your dog. 

In fact if you have a problem it’s imperative that YOU DO MAKE CHANGES because the way you have been living with your dog has allowed these problems to develop. 

Never forget what I said: Dogs live in the moment and they miss nothing. The old adage about “not 

being able to teach an old dog a new trick” is just that – bad old information. 

So it’s never too late to turn things around. It’s never too late to start to do things correctly. You just need the patience and confidence in what you are doing to fix your problems. 

Everyone has an Opinion 

You will quickly learn that everyone has an opinion on how to raise and train your dog. You only need to ask your mailman, your barber or your relatives how to solve your training problems. 

If you go to your local Pet Smart warehouse and talk to their trainers or look in their book section you will see stacks of conflicting advice. 

The problem is that most people (including a vast majority of instructors) don’t have enough experience to offer sound advice on training, much less advice on establishing pack structure. 

This results in a lot of bad information being passed out. 

You can go to my web site and read my biography on the experience I bring to the table when I talk about dog training. 

What Breeds Need Ground Work? 

This information in this article applies to dogs of all breeds and ages. 

Every breed of dog needs good ground work. Dog training is not breed specific. It’s temperament and

drive specific. 

Every new dog needs to go through a solid ground work program no matter how old the new dog is, no matter what breed the new dog is, no matter how big or small the new dog is, no matter where the dog came from or what it’s background is, and final y, no matter what his current level of training is. 

Ground work exercises help get dogs under control. They provide new owners experience in learning to handle and control character traits (both learned and genetic) the new dog has. 

These GW exercises also result in owners having more confidence in handling their dogs. In fact there 

is a saying I use “the more ground work, the more experience, the more confidence every new dog 

owner will have.” 

Many Rescue Dogs Genetically have Faulty Temperaments 

Many people who rescue dogs are told their new rescue dog has been abused, when in fact this is not 

the case. Many, many, many, dogs are turned into humane societies because they have genetically 

faulty temperaments or because the dogs lived in homes that did not promote a healthy pack structure. 

It’s important to remember that dogs with faulty temperaments are also dogs with pack drives. They just react to the “rank” portion of their pack drive differently than well adjusted house dogs do. 

In fact, dogs with faulty temperaments often need sound pack structure training more than normal dogs. 

I also need to point out that many dogs with temper- ament issues have these issues as a result of people who own animals and prefer to treat them anthro- pomorphically (like a human child) rather than as a pack animal and a member of their family pack. This causes HUGE problems. 

Some of these people come to their senses when their dogs develop serious dominance problems. 

Others simply turn the dog into animal shelters or worse yet, they have the dogs put to sleep. 

ThE FiRsT WEEKs 

When I bring a new adult into our home, I socially isolate the dog for a period of time. With some dogs 

this may only be for 3 or 4 days. With dominant dogs it can be weeks. 

Social isolation means that I take care of the dog’s basic needs: feeding, water, walking and a clean place to sleep, but nothing else. I don’t pet the dog, I don’t play with the dog, I don’t talk sweet to the dog. I act like it is not there. 

During this social isolation period the only time the dog is out of the crate while in the house is when it is on its way outside.