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posted in 2 May, 2012 by Guest Writer, Lynne - owner of Masters & Dogs Westboro  

Organized group walks with Masters ‘n DOGS

Organized group walks have helped many dogs and their owners gain confidence as walking with other dogs and people gives off positive vibes for socially correct behaviour. Little dogs become less timid and nervous around big dogs and the big dogs are more tolerant with the small fries. Meeting other people and dogs during our [...]

posted in 28 Feb, 2012 by Guest Writer, Ciara Black  

What To Do About Dog Vomiting

  Dog vomiting can be a normal occurrence. Many dogs will throw up as often as once a day. Sometimes treatment is very simple, but sometimes it can be a bit more complicated. It is important to find out what is causing your dog to vomit. In serious cases, your dog may be under the [...]

posted in 21 Feb, 2012 by Guest Writer, Karen  

All About Pit Bulls

First, Did you Know… A Pit Bull is not a breed of dog, instead it is a term used to generally describe three individual breeds of dog that all have similar characteristics… One – American Pit Bull Terrier; Two -  American Staffordshire Terrier; and Three – Staffordshire Bull Terrier, short form name – ‘Staffy’. If [...]

posted in 7 Feb, 2012 by Guest Writer, Ciara Black  

False Pregnancies in Dogs

A false pregnancy is a term used to describe a female dog showing signs of pregnancy, lactation and nursing, but never produces any puppies. This may be because there were no males to mate with, or she did not have any eggs fertilized. The symptoms of a false pregnancy in dogs usually occur after the [...]

posted in 31 Jan, 2012 by Guest Writer, Karen  

What Our Dogs Can Teach Us

“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.” — Edward Hoagland  If we are willing to open our minds to see, we can learn much from dogs about ourselves. They [...]

posted in 24 Jan, 2012 by Guest Writer, Karen  

Common Types of Aggression & How To Avoid Creating It

The most common types of aggressive reactive behaviour are… A – Insecure, nervous, tense, fear based reactivity; B – Bullying, dominating reactivity. This behaviour may be directed at animate objects such as dogs or other non-human animals, at humans and at inanimate objects as well. Most aggression in dogs occurs due to lack of leadership [...]

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