Archive for April, 2007

Pets Briefs (Daily Southtown)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

All Breed Dog Training will begin two seven-week courses for dogs May 9. Each class will last one hour. Kindergarten class for puppies 8 weeks to 5 months old will be held at 6 p.m. at the Francis 4-H Field Building in New Lenox.

News in brief (West Salem Coulee News)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

PET OF THE WEEK: Brady is an easy going guy who is just about the right size — not too big and not too small. He is a 2- to 3-year-old Lab/hound cross. He is affectionate and personable. He is playful and appropriate with other dogs and would benefit greatly from our free dog training […]

Sit command earns respect (Northwest Herald)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Trying to teach your dog some manners? Try getting him to learn one magic command instead: Sit. After housetraining, “sit” may be the most important thing you can teach your dog. Once your dog learns that sitting earns him a treat, you hold the cure to many problems, dog trainers say.

No longer a K-9 officer, Tom Maynor now trains police dogs (The Harrisburg Daily Register)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

GALATIA - “Ow!” Tom Maynor muttered, with a bit of a wince. “That’s a good bite.”

See Spot (literally) (The Pantagraph)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Beatrice did it twice in the same night. On the carpet, in the middle of the family room. The second time, Nancy Fry caught her mid-stream and rushed her into the back yard.