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Canine circus: Dog show displays obedience
training for dogs
The Daily Toreador
(subscription), TX - Nov 13, 2007
He said if students get a dog, they need
to make sure to take care of the dog's health and to
teach the dog obedience. "You have to do some training
with ...
Teach your dog some new tricks with some obedience
training
Milford Times, MI -
Nov 15, 2007
28, dog obedience classes will be
offered at the EFO Post 216 American Legion in Milford. The
classes will be geared at household obedience where
pets will ...
Rescued dog fetches interest in adoptions
Los Angeles Times, CA - 10
hours ago
When a patrolman
finally coaxed the 3-year-old dog into his car, she was
whisked to a Riverside County Department of Animal Services
shelter in Banning. ...
Upside down guard dog rescued
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand -
Dec 9, 2007
SYDNEY - A guard dog has been rescued by
fire and ambulance crews after being trapped upside down between
walls at a factory site in Sydney's west. ...
Pet dog saves family from 7-feet cobra
Sify, India - Dec 9,
2007
Chennai: A pet dog averted a probable
tragedy last Tuesday by killing a seven feet cobra in a fierce
battle when the latter was trying to sneak inside the ...
Microchipped Dog Missing 1 Year Traced To Owner
KPHO Phoenix, AZ - 4
hours ago
PHOENIX -- A family's beloved pet dog
missing for more than a year is back home again thanks to the
actions of a Good Samaritan and a high-tech microchip. ...
Record arrests as sniffer dog proves he has a golden
nose
The
Northern Echo, UK - 6 hours ago
A SNIFFER dog has been named the best
in Britain after notching up more than 100 arrests in less
than 12 months. Three-year-old Dibley is a labrador with a
...
No one expects to ever be separated from their pets but there
is much proof that it happens, and in so many different ways.
If it's happened to others, it can happen to you and your pet.
In order to plan an effective identification program for your
pets, you'll find it helpful to understand how pets become,
and stay, separated from their owners and families. What's
more, this understanding will help your household establish
many more practices to help safeguard your pets against
separation, such as those suggested here.
So first lets look at what induces in companion animals even
the thought of leaving their owners? Is it always the pet's
choice to leave? If you're feeling confident that your pet
will never have a reason to be separated from you, realize now
that ALL PETS can, at some time in their lives, will find
themselves in a position to run away or be taken from you.
Ive seen 3 main ways to categorize reasons why they may
become separated from you:
1. Adventure-seeking roaming, a product of such factors as
Natural curiosity about the unknown, or about that dog, cat
or squirrel (particularly its scent): the best ways to reduce
the instance of dogs actually acting on their curiosity is
socialization and basic obedience training.
Boredom: if a pet spends its days alone and isolated,
doesn't it have more reason to seek adventure than one with a
more "full life"? The Humane Society has some tips for home
alone dogs in 9-5 households if youd like to look up their
site
Mating urges in un-neutered males: Neutering your male dog
should eliminate this influence to roam
Search for a better life: If humans run away from lives of
abuse and neglect, isn't it possible that abused and neglected
pets might run away, too?
2. Fear-Induced Flight, due to such specific causes as
frightening sights & sounds like thunderstorms, fireworks
and many other types of loud, scary noises
Confusion, once lost as a result of roaming
Auto (and other) accidents
3. Pet Theft - and yes, it can happen to you.
The ways of dealing with the above fall into 2 main
categories:
Proper physical restraint
And, pet identification measures.
Physical restraint applies to the physical area that you keep
the dog in (home, yard etc) whilst you are not with him, plus
the means by which you restrain him when you are with him, for
example his leash.
Im not going to cover restraining your animal in a physical
locality such as your yard, because I believe that this is
obvious to us all. If you have a young fit and agile dog that
you know can jump, then a 4 ft fence just wont stop them will
it! Always check your whole yard for places he can escape and
take the proper precautions. The same goes if he can easily
get out of your home or if he is prone to squeeze past you
whenever you open a door to the outside.
So making sure that your dog has the correct leash is very
important too. As is restraining him correctly when hes in
the car. A proper dog seatbelt or harness will prevent him
form escaping if you have a car accident. A dog traveling in a
car should always be restrained.
What really counts for me is proper pet ID, so that in the
event the worst happens then there is at least a chance of him
being recognized or traced via his ID.
Pet identification is especially required in these days
because of the need for the licensing of the dog in a proper
manner and to reduce the numbers of stray dogs on the streets.
Pet identification is done by many methods, which are
different from each other. The cost of each is also a factor
to be considered for some.
The identification of your pet may be done by personalized
tags, some times by the municipal license tag, rabies tag, and
more. Most of the time, your telephone number and your name
will be on a place in the personalized tags of the dogs. If
any body encounters the dog accidentally they will be able to
report its whereabouts to either you or the appropriate
officials.
Plastic and metal pet identification tags are available in
multiple colors and the dog owners can choose the color they
want. However, many select the reflective type of dog tags
along with the collars. Hence, the dogs can be identified even
in darkness.
Nowadays, many electronic gadgets are available like
microchips which are embedded into the dog. These electronic
chips are implanted by the vet behind the ears in the scruff
of the neck and once implanted stay in place permanently. This
microchip will record a number that is registered on a
computerized system which then records the pet owners name and
ID details (and usually the vets details) so that the owner
can then be contacted. A collared and tagged animal makes an
indication that it is not a stray animal and this gives more
security to the dog.
Micro chipping your dog is more expensive but its more
foolproof especially if the dog has been lost for a while
and has managed to slip its collar. Its also very handy if a
less than honest person has stolen your dog and removed the
collar. Should you ever be lucky enough to find the dog then
this chip will prove that the dog is yours. The computer
system is shared by all Vets so if a way of identifying a dog
even when they have traveled a great distance from home.
Fortunately for the dogs, the older traditional form of
identification of the animal by tattooing is now very rare in
dogs.
