Some daily activity and exercise is essential, allowing freedom to move about in a natural manner. Lack of exercise leads to poor muscle tone, obesity, heart ailments, bone disorders and often results in emotional problems and dog behavior quirks.
Dogs with no exercise subjected to overcrowding and confinement in cages for prolonged periods, often their entire lives, develop a great variety of physical and emotional disorders.
How Much Exercise?
How much exercise is enough depends on your dog’s age, breed, and health. A 10-month old Irish Terrier puppy is going to need more than a five-year old Whippet (you could appropriately sing, “Wild thing, you make my heart sing” as your puppy races around the house and yard). A sight hound needs short bursts of exercise; guarding dogs don’t need as much overall as sporting breeds who like to hunt all day. Even within a breed, the need varies. A highly energetic eight-year-old Golden Retriever could easily need more exercise than a calm three-year old Golden. And geriatric dogs still need to go for walks–just shorter ones than they used to enjoy.
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Mar 29, 2009 | Comments: | dog training
Wouldn’t you love to have a picture of your Poodle on a sweatshirt or tee shirt, a screensaver, a mouse pad or a coffee mug? By following a few simple suggestions for taking professional looking Poodle pictures, you’ll be able to take great pictures of your Poodle with an affordable digital camera, an inexpensive, disposable 35 mm camera, or even a digital camera phone.
Plan Your Photo Session
Your pictures will turn out better if you plan your photo session, plan your composition and use the right photo editing software. Using a digital camera can save you quite a bit of money over using an analog camera.
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Jan 07, 2009 | Comments: | Poodle, 生活篇
还记得当初决定要养狗狗的决心吗？？？
你还依然紧紧记得当初与狗狗的约定吗？？？
最近看了一部日本戏，戏名叫“10 promise to my dog(与狗狗的十个约定)”。
这部戏叫人好感动哦～
尤其是Akari妈妈知道自己时日无多，决定送一只小狗陪伴Akari度过孤单的童年时，她一字一字的口述Akari需要向狗狗做出的10个承诺：
第1.请给我一点时间，让我了解你对我的要求是什么。
Give Me Time To Understand What You Want Of Me.
第2.“信赖我”，那对我非常重要！
Place Your Trust In Me. It’s Crucial To My Well-Being.
第3.你要知道，无论你如何对待我，我将永远不会忘记。
Be Aware That However You Treat Me I’ll Never Forget It…
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Jan 05, 2009 | Comments: | 有趣
Once you bring that adorable Chihuahua puppy home from the breeder, it is time for the Chihuahua obedience training to begin. By the time your pup is old enough to go home with you, he is old enough to begin learning to follow basic commands and find out what the rules of the house are. Keep in mind that very young Chihuahua puppies will have much shorter attention spans, so you will want to keep your early training sessions short and free of distractions.
Chihuahuas have a reputation for being a bit difficult to train, but as long as you are consistent with your Chihuahua obedience training, he will eventually learn to obey your commands. It will take patience and persistence on your part, so make sure that you are armed with both if you want the training session to be effective. It is also important to use plenty of praise to encourage your Chihuahua in his training sessions, and a cookie or two will not be a bad idea either!
How to Train Chihuahua ?
The most important commands for your Chihuahua to learn during Chihuahua obedience training are sit, stay, come and down. Even if that pup is merely jumping up and down at your kneecaps, dogs that jump are not well-trained dogs. Another important command that your dog needs to learn is “no”. This command should always be given in a firm, low voice with a stern facial expression, so that your puppy learns right away that no means no! It is also important to give the command when your dog is in the middle of an infraction, like when he wraps his chops around your designer sandals. If you do it minutes or even seconds after the offense, your dog will have no idea what you are talking about.
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Oct 02, 2008 | Comments: | dog training
大部分幼年时期的狗狗都有爱咬东西的习惯。有的狗狗甚至已经成年了，都还是喜欢咬东西，恶作剧。
为什么狗狗会有这样的癖好呢？？
原因有几个：
- 这是因为狗狗天生就有‘好管闲事’、‘好奇心重’的天性 。东西没玩两下，就把东西咬得稀烂了。
- 狗狗在出生后3-6个月里，正是换乳牙的时候，由于牙床发痒，所以特爱咬东西。
- 精力太过旺盛，没得发挥，于是就乱咬东西。
以前我家宝贝3-8个月大的期间里，也超爱咬东西的。什么打呀、骂呀。。。都不管用:p
不过，有管教始终好过没管教啦～
宝贝过了‘叛逆’期后，这个毛病就慢慢改善了^_~
其实，当狗狗犯‘咬癖’时，主人是能够做一些事来给狗狗纠正的哦。。。
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Sep 25, 2008 | Comments: | 生活篇