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How to potty train your puppy

Dear LA Teacher,My parents surprised me with a puppy for my birthday. I love Cookie, but she’s messing up our apartment. If I don’t...
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The importance of basic obedience training for dogs

Basic obedience training can be a potentially life saving education for any dog or puppy. Dogs may have been domesticated for centuries, but they...
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Training your dog to come when called, final installment

  • Pets
  • September 3, 2009
In wrapping up my list of six behaviors every dog should know, we'll examine the important step in recall training of teaching your dog how to...
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Training your dog to come when called

Throughout the week I'vebeenexamining six behaviors that, in my opinion,every dog owner should teach their dog. Part one looked atachieving a quick...
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Six behaviors every dog should know, part one

I recently saw a wonderful t-shirt graphic thatcould easily become my new mantra. You can see it in its graphic format, here, but basically, it...
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Ten products to help survive puppyhood

Everyone loves a cuddly puppy, but not everyone realizes the amount of work that goes into raising one! Raising a puppy takes dedication, patience...
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Dog training is like car maintenance

I just paid for a tuneup for my car. It cost a few hundred dollars. I got details about what was done, and each individual task did not seem too...
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Winter socialization tips

  • Pets
  • January 23, 2010
If you live in an area like Chicago that has brutal winters, you might be hunkered down with your pup in front of the fire waiting for the spring...
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Teach your puppy to stop biting your feet or clothes

  • Pets
  • October 29, 2009
This is a common issue with new puppies that can cause quite a bit of frustration and pain. Here is the scenario: the puppy often starts out being...
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Don't get a puppy for someone else

  • Pets
  • October 22, 2009
I just got off the phone with someone that called in a panic. The three month old puppy that she got for her brother was not doing well. He is...
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