Tha art of communicating with your dog, respecting his/her personality and developing talents through training.
пятница, 29 марта 2013 г.
среда, 27 марта 2013 г.
In 90 years old - a living legend of dog's sport
This man is living HISTORY: 93-year-old Jef Vandenbroek with Lorkan van
Spalbeek competing in last Sunday's NVBK Cat. 1 trial at ice cold Lummen. Jef
has won both the Sint-Hubertus and NVBK ringsport championship numerous times.
He is a living legend and example for all of us. (Photo Francis Lemmens)
Christian De Boeck www.facebook.com
суббота, 23 марта 2013 г.
Tibetan Mastiff – in danger?
Tibetan Mastiff
is one of the most ancient breeds. For a
long time it’s integrity and purity of
blood was maintained due to the geographical isolation of the region - an area
of snow, high mountain and green valleys. Tibet covers the Northern slopes of Himalayas
and is isolated from the other world by mountains in the South and a desert in
the North. Since the XIII century Chinese merchants travelling through Tibet
took defense dogs with them for protecting their lives, commodities and belongings.
With centuries step by step Chinese and Tibetan dogs intercrossed with European
dogs. Only those dogs who lived high in
the mountains conserved the purity of blood. They were very strong animals who
could live in a severe climate. Since the Antic period they got a mystical halo.
Aristotle, Marco Polo and many other authors and travellers marveled great physical
force and intellect of these dogs. Even their barking was considered to have unique
timbre.
Today Tibetan
Mastiff became a profitable commercial item with the average price for a puppy up to $ 750 000. Go-getters travelled high in the mountains searching
for new pure blood puppies. They do not care that many of them die. Borne in a
unique Tibetan environment puppies are not able to adapt easily to a quite different
weather, air, water and food. Above all – Tibetan Mastiff is not a dog to live in
a city apartment and to be an expensive toy. A luxurious fashion became rather dangerous for this
ancient breed.
пятница, 22 марта 2013 г.
среда, 20 марта 2013 г.
Ape - a K-9 hero
Thank you for your service K9 Ape. Our hearts go out
to your handler and all who knew you. Go and run free and play through the
Heavens knowing you were loved and valued. We wish we could have been there
in some way to prevent this tragedy from happening. Rest in Peace K9 Ape.
To help prevent tragedies like this from happening to other American law
enforcement K9s please go towww.groupon.com/k9 and make a donation towards the purchase
of bullet and stab resistant K9 vests through the Vested Interest in K9s
nationwide $10 Groupon Campaign.
This campaign is being offered through Wednesday at
11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
March 13 through March 20,
with your help, we can reach
our goal of providing a vest to 100 more K-9s!
Join the millions
of people across the country in protecting our
nation's law enforcement dogs with bullet and stab protective vests.
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пятница, 15 марта 2013 г.
четверг, 7 марта 2013 г.
Common dog tooth problem
Your dog's happy, carefree life should be unbothered
by dental concerns, right? Think again. Vets say 85 percent of canines over age
4 have some form of gum disease. Other frequent problems include crooked,
cracked or loose teeth, an infection or an abscess.
You may not even know when your dog has oral
discomfort. This is part of his ancestry -- in the wild, showing pain would
make a dog vulnerable to attack. Today's domestic canines maintain this
instinct, so you have to do your best to watch for signs: changes to eating
habits or loss of appetite, unusual night awakenings, rubbing the face against
things or facial swelling.
Periodontal
Disease
Your dog's toys may carry a clue about her dental
health. Does she leave spots of blood on them after she's enjoyed a chew toy or
vigorous playtime? Swollen, bleeding gums are a symptom of periodontal disease,
the most commonly diagnosed oral problem in dogs.
Problems begin when plaque builds up on your dog's
teeth and transforms into a brownish substance, known as tartar. When this
moves under the gum line, red, puffy gums develop, called gingivitis. Left
untreated, this progresses into periodontal disease, causing the gums to recede
and lose their function. This can eventually lead to tooth loss. Periodontal
disease also introduces infection, which can travel in the bloodstream to
affect other organs.
All dogs are susceptible to periodontal disease, but
contributing factors include the reaction of the dog's immune system, age, diet
and chewing habits. In any dog, your best defense is routine dental care -- a
combination of at-home tooth brushing, good quality chews and periodic dental
exams by a professional. Starting this at an early age will help your dog
accept mouth handling more readily and will give her a head start on
prevention.
If she's leaving telltale spots of blood, has brown
tartar on her teeth or if her gums look inflamed and sore, check with your vet.
A professional tooth cleaning, done early, can remove the tartar and hinder the
progression of gum disease.
пятница, 1 марта 2013 г.
Can dogs sense the supernatural ?
Whether folklore or fact, many of us would like to believe that our dogs can detect unexplained or invisible presences, guided by a canine sixth sense. It's exciting, and comforting, to think a favorite dog is sensitive to a departed relative or friend.
But hard evidence of dogs' extrasensory perception is elusive and anecdotal. The 2009 book "Tails of the Afterlife," by Peggy Schmidt, chronicles multiple instances of unexplainable actions by dogs who apparently interact with something, or someone, unseen. For instance, she writes about a woman named Del Johnsen who left seven dogs and six cats when she passed away. Numerous witnesses believe she still visits her pets daily, and report seeing the animals suddenly gather in one spot, cats arching their backs and purring, dogs flopping over for a belly rub, wriggling in enjoyment, all of them sitting at attention and staring into the air before resuming their own activities. And Schmidt says her own Jack Russell terrier Pixie has repeatedly reacted to ghosts present in local buildings rumored to be haunted.
But your pet's so-called sixth sense may simply be the result of his keen hearing, exceptional nose, and a dog's eye view on the world that allows him to sense small movements that escape our attention. A dog's senses are keener, and different, than ours: His eyes detect more delicate movements; his sense of smell is 1,000 to 10,000 times more sensitive than a human's. He can hear much higher frequencies, and at four times the distance of a human with normal hearing.
Wild and domestic animals, including dogs, seemed to sense the impending Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, displaying their distress with behavior changes and vocal warnings, and either ran for cover or refused to go outside. Some experts believe they could sense vibrational changes on land from impending the earthquakes before humans could.
Dogs' heightened sense of smell is credited with their ability to detect some cancers in humans. Service dogs who aid seizure-prone people are alert to subtle shifts in body smells and dilated pupils, signs that enable the dogs to warn their owners of a looming attack.
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