Archive for April 25th, 2008

Dog training facility seeks variance to legalize business (Asbury Park Press)

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The case of the Kindred Souls Canine Center, an obedience and agility training facility on Brown Road, is slated to continue before the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment June 9.

Guide-dog center for teens planned at NWTC (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Organizers announced plans Friday to open a guide-dog training center at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College in what they say would be the first such facility serving blind teens.

Rule-loving Swiss force pet owners to take animal understanding courses (Daily Mail)

Friday, April 25th, 2008

All dog owners in Switzerland will have to take courses and pass tests if they want to keep their pets under the the rule-loving Swiss government announced today. An examination on how to properly look after the dog will be introduced in September, along with a practical test to demonstrate control over the animal

The Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)

Friday, April 25th, 2008

What’s Happening? • Pet Picture days, 4 to 8 p.m., at the former Thrifty White Drug store, at WestRidge Mall, in Fergus Falls. (Use South Entrance “C”). Pets must be leashed. Pets and people may be together in the same picture.

Crate training your dog has many long term benefits (Walton Sun News)

Friday, April 25th, 2008

When I discuss the concept of crate training with pet dog owners they often look a little befuddled. I know exactly what they are thinking in most cases before they even open their mouths. Pet owners think of their dogs as family members, loved ones in some cases even our furry kids.