Dog Lovers Manual

If the puppy is ignoring your bidding then you are not directing him properly. From the age of 6 months, a ‘teenage’ dog is likely to try it on’, and how you handle him at this stage is crucial. Get it wrong and you’ll have persistent problems that you’ll struggle to solve without expert advice. [...]

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Play expercise is a high priority for puppies, along with sleeping and eating. Short, energetic bursts of play are interspersed with meals and longer bouts of sleeping. Because they are so lively when awake, it’s tempting to sustain play, but such activity in excess can have a detrimental effect on soft, growing bones and joints-especially [...]

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Both terms refer to hunting breeds, and mean exactly what they suggest. Sighthounds (also know as gazehounds) rely on their keen eyesight to spot prey, and on their speed to chase it and bring it down or within range of the handlers’ guns. Scenthounds use their highly developed sense of smell to track and seek [...]

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