This is a simple recipe for dog treats that our dogs enjoy. They make a large batch, and if you make them crunchy, they will store for quite a while. If your dog has allergies to corn, or you would like to omit the cornmeal, I have substituted it for wheat germ in the past. …
House Breaking a Puppy Before It Breaks Your House
This post is about how to house break a puppy and goes into prevention of accidents, the use of a dog crate in training how to house break a puppy, how to encourage a puppy to go outside, the timing necessary on the part of the handler to help the puppy with house breaking, how watering and feeding the puppy impacts house breaking, use of a schedule to help in house breaking your puppy, and looking for subtle signs and clues as to when your puppy needs to go outside to encourage the house breaking process.
Satin Balls – For Ill or Underweight Dogs
If you have a dog that just doesn’t seem to hold its weight, is a picky eater, or has just experienced an illness that left it weakened, making satin balls for your dog can help bring him back to optimal condition. I have a great dane that frequently fell to illness in her first year, …
Don’t Get Lost
We actually expect our team members to be comfortable with both a compass and a GPS.
Susan and Gryphon Pass USAR Test
Susan and Gryphon certified NAPWDA and NASAR
How Wide is Too Wide?
The wider the sweep the more likely you will miss the subject, the narrower the sweep, the longer it will take to cover the assignment.
Running With Your Canine
Where we have common ground is we both run with our dogs. It started out as a safety issue. We ran before work on lonely trails that made us potential victims. Someone bent on violence is less likely to select a runner with a German Shepherd as a target than a woman alone.
Why BH?
The begleitenhund or BH is first and foremost a temperament test. Good nerve strength, even temperament dogs don’t bite unless told to do so. The easiest way to sort out the dogs that don’t have the temperament for search and rescue is to require the BH. The BH is open to all breeds of dogs and mixed breeds, provided the dog has an identifying ear tattoo or is micro chipped for positive identification.
