Canines are our best friends – they teach us love, companionship, loyalty, courage… the list continues. One such outstanding tale of hope, conviction, grit, liveliness…and FAITH is ‘Faith’ herself who walks upright with two legs…it’s not a trick, it is her destiny as Faith is handicapped but even this could not deter her passion to […]
Agility is all about speed and proper co-ordnation between handler and his dog while completing obstacles. In the course, there are many obstacles where the dog has to run and finish it but there is one different kind of obstacle and that is a ‘Pause Table’ where the dog has to stay on the table
In the last issue, we gave a general overview of Schutzhund, a dog-training versatile sport, which is equally loved by both handler as well as the pooch. It tests his various traits including physical capabilities, such as strength, endurance, agility and scenting ability. Here’s more on the three phases of the Schutzhund competition. What
If your dog is born blind, losing sight or has limited vision due to disease, genetics or injury, she will need a lot of help, support and confidence building. Here are a few tips to make her life easier. I have written this after experiencing two of my own dogs go blind. My older
Agility training is a fun-fi lled activity for both, you and your dog. If you wish to increase your pooch’s endurance and balancing capacity, then A-Frame is the best agility equipment. A -Frame is a very important obstacle in the agility course, it is one of the ‘Contact Obstacles’ in the shape of letter ‘A.’
Tunnel is a fun agility equipment, and you can easily teach your pooch to go through it and see them have loads of fun as well. Here’s more on the types of tunnels and tips on how to train your pooch. Agility training is fun for both, you and your dog. One of the interesting
What causes dominance behaviour? Have you ever wondered how much of your dog’s behaviour has been preordained? Over recent years, behaviourist studies have helped dog owners gain a better understanding of the behaviour of domestic dogs by researching their closest living wild relative – the wolf. This has certainly helped increase our understanding and appreciation
If you are looking for information about German Shepherd or Labrador Retriever, then Royal canin’s website is for you. Thgis website offers nutritional advice, breed information, apart from lovely wallpapers, screensavers and e-cards of these beautiful canines. Royal Canin has recently released a new website (www.breednutrition-rc.com) for two most popular breeds in India – German
We all love our pooches but sometimes, like children, they have naughty ways. But, these undesirable habits can be corrected, just by positive training. Here are a few common problems and their easy solutions. Once I chanced upon a dog in my training session who would just not get toilet trained inspite of trying all
Agility training is fun for both you and your dog and jumps are the core agility equipment. Here’s more on the types of jumps and tips on how to train your dog to jump correctly. As you must be aware, jumps are the basic equipment of agility. A basic jump is made of two bars
Where joy runs deeper For dog agility, selection of equipments ups fun for you and your dog. You will love to see your dog climbing, balancing, crawling, jumping and running. Here’s a brief about agility equipments to smoothen your search and ensure a perfect selection. Jumps: This is the most basic equipment in agility course
Training can be fun for both you and your dog. Teaching games is a part of ground training for agility. So, tighten your belts, pull up your socks and play with your pooch. Dog agility is a sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time
Training can be fun for both you and your dog. Teaching games is a part of ground training for agility. So, tighten your belts, pull up your socks and play with your pooch. Dog agility is a sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time
Stress is an inevitable part of life and can cause a lot of mental and physical trauma. Even our darling pooches undergo stress at one point or another and it is our responsibility to avoid stressful situations and help them cope with the challenging situation. Your love along with a few destressing techniques can revitalise
We all love our poodly-poodle pooches…but sometimes even our well-mannered canine annoy us. And the most common annoying habit is incessant bark, while you are driving…at cars, other people, shadows…just at anything…it’s all bark…bark…bark! Though barking is natural, aggressive barking needs to be controlled. Woof! Here’s how you can tame the bark while taking your
