Archive for September 19th, 2008

The straight poop on house-training puppies (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Friday, September 19th, 2008

BC-PETS-ANIMALHOUSE:ND — lifestyle (650 words) The straight poop on house-training puppies By Denise Flaim Newsday (MCT) If ever there is an evergreen topic in pet-dom, it is house-training puppies. The magic formula: Puppies have about one hour of bladder control for every month of age.

South Pittsburg: Responsible dog ownership urged (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Friday, September 19th, 2008

It’s all about dogs today at the River Park in South Pittsburg, said organizers of the first-ever Responsible Dog Ownership Day.

Jan Gregory’s Dog column: Seminar will cover the principals and techniques of Tellington TTouch on Sept. 28 (The Providence Journal)

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Is Spot an anxious dog? Is he timid? Does he have separation anxiety or suffer from aggression? A good laying-on of the hands may be just what he needs.

Dog attacked teenage girl in alleyway (EveningNews24)

Friday, September 19th, 2008

A dog leapt at a teenage girl and sunk its teeth into her stomach and chest as she stood in a Lowestoft alleyway, a court has heard.

Rewarding work (Asbury Park Press)

Friday, September 19th, 2008

In many ways, Hope Woods Labradoodles in Barnegat is a pay-it-forward-type operation. Three co-workers at the dog breeding, raising, and training enterprise now train labradoodle puppies that may well, in turn, become companions for others with disabilities.