How to develop contacts and mutual understanding with your dog.

      Coming home after a hard working day or after a long trip we are looking forward how your four-legged friend will meet us, full of joy and energy. It's a well known adage that if one has no dog he comes to a house, with a dog one comes home. Our dog is happy to see us - that means for him or her playing, walking, training. For most of us walking with a dog is rather relaxing. 

       A walk can be an excellent opportunity to develop mutual understanding with a dog. The key point is always to keep in mind that your are a leader. So, offer your dog games and exercises, play with your dog, train him/her, always trying to focus your dog's attention on yourself. Such a walk is enjoyably for both - a dog and a master!  

Does your dog warn you about the rain is coming?

        We have two male dogs - a six year old Hanaan dog and a year old malinois. They are as a barometer for us, particularly the elder one. Sometime ago we noticed the a day before coming of a rainy weather he becomes more quiet and sleeps more, while normally he is very active. At first, when we spotted these changes we worried as thought that he was getting ill. However, watching these changes for some time we saw that they are related to weather. Now, right in the morning we can say - practically without a mistake, whether it will be rainy in the evening or next morning.  

       However, we thought that it is a rare thing with dogs and had no idea that it's quite normal unless we read an article by  Ralph Greco, Jr. “Dog Alerts Owner to Bad Weather” on Cesar Millan"s website. Here is an extract from this article:

"It’s less a canine “sixth sense” though, than it is a case of simple science. .A dog is more sensitive to the drop in barometric pressure and the shift in the static electric field that comes prior to climate changes. With severe weather imminent, like the often quick turn-about a tornado brings, or the severe conditions in the wake of an approaching hurricane, a dog will not only feel those acute changes in electricity and air pressure — all that much more acute in severe weather — but beyond warning their households, they have been known to seek shelter themselves." http://www.cesarsway.com

Roller Skating with a dog.

      There are a lot of variants how to enjoy your everyday walking with your four-legged friend. Recently we experimented with roller skates. If a skijoring exists, why roller-skatesjoring can not be tried? So, we tried it with my elder dog. It is very enjoyable! However, it'd be better to practice roller-skatesjoring, as we called it, with an adult well trained dog, who is well balanced and attentive to his master.
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Faust - one more dog who can be executed for being a dog...

Lennox was recently executed only because of the exterior. Now Faust can be killed on the decision of the mayor, it seems because Faust looks like a dog. It's true that a lot of dogs and other animals are killed every minute all over th

e world. However, these two cases are quite another thing. The death of these two innocent creatures are approved officially - by justice. Is it justice of today humane society? 

Let's prevent being like on the third picture.

There is still time to be humane for Faust. There are already 2380 signs! http:// www.petitionpublique.fr/PeticaoVer.aspx?pi=P2012N22006

Let's save a very beautiful dog! Or it'll be one more Lennox story!

Merci de sauver ce beau chien de la mort décidée par un maire pour des raisons obscures : copinage...voisinage...méchanc

eté humaine...déjà 2380 signatures !
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www.petitionpublique.fr/PeticaoVer.aspx?pi=P2012N22006

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A visit to wolf dogs

     

      Wolf dogs (or wolfshund) is one of the most rare and mysterious breeds of dogs. It’s rather hard to call them “pets”. However, a wolf dog can be the most reliable, clever, brave and tender four-legged friend.

      We were invited  by a breeder of wolf dogs (Chekhoslovatskiy volchak) , whose farm is situated not far from Moscow. Breeding of these dogs is under particular control. The blood of puppies of each litter is to be  tested on the proportion of wolf and dog blood, as wolf genes are very strong.

     Even very young wolf dogs are extremely dynamic and are able to jump over a two meter high fence easily. They need at least two walks, three hours each.

About the title "Gelios Dogs"

A few words about the title “Gelios Dogs” .

For quite a long time my daughter  encouraged me to open a blog about dogs. “You know dogs, you spend a lot of time walking them, training them, communicating with them. Why not make a blog about them?”-  she moved on her undisputable arguments. It was my daughter who suggested the title “Gelios Dogs”. Perhaps, it sounds nice. However, why use such an unexpected link between an ancient Greek god and our pets?  

I believe that nothing happens just by chance. And my daughter’s strange idea for the title emerged not by chancre. It seems the reason for it can be found deep in our minds. Gelios – the god of the sun, which gives energy. What main role do dogs play in our lives? Do we hunt with them? Not many of us. Do they defense our sheeps or cows. I doubt it. We need our dogs because they love us, they support us, they fully give us their hearts. And it gives us a lot of living energy.

Such an understanding of the title can be treated with a good humor. However, if one thinks… may be there is a sense in it.