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It's no coincidence that a dog is a man's best friend; they're more faithful than most other animals, and more faithful than many people.
10 Dog Training Myths to Ignore
When it comes to dog training, there's a lot of work to be put into it. Doesn't matter at what age; small pup or senior, training a dog takes a lot of patience and dedication to have your dog learn a bunch of new tricks and skills. If you're willing to properly train your dog, you have to be on top of it. This doesn't mean slack and refrain from supporting your dog. It's all about being on top of your game and allowing your dog to be exposed to really cool tricks!
By Jennifer Violet8 years ago in Petlife
Life of a Dog Mom
Having a fur baby is a wonderful experience, but it can also be a hard one. Sure, it's easier than having an actual baby (considering you can't lock those in a cage when you want to leave the house for some alone time), but it's no walk in the park. When you make the commitment and take on the responsibility of a baby doggo, your life changes all the same.
By Rossana Nelson8 years ago in Petlife
Why I Kept a Dumped Puppy
We all have those days that change the course of our lives, and for me , one of those days was January 2nd, 2014. The events leading to that morning really started the night before. It was a cold winter in Arkansas with a storm of freezing rain outside when the sound of a dog crying was heard outside the front door. We live in a good size town on a residential street not far from an intersection of two main roads. My husband went out to look and said he thought the neighbor's small black dog was in our open storage area. It was common for the dog to escape their fenced-in yard, so we decided to leave him because we figured they would be looking for him. So we went to bed without a further thought about it.
By Rebecca Nedrow8 years ago in Petlife
Break the Stigma: Pit Bulls and the Truth
Surrounding the breed of the American Pit Bull Terrier is a lot of fear and a negative connotation about it and it’s history of aggressive behaviors. A lot of people are terrified by the breed purely based on what they’ve heard in the news reports and social media about dog attacks and what not, but I am here to tell you that in those cases most of the time the fault isn’t on the dog, it is on the owner.
By Zach Brock8 years ago in Petlife
How My Dog Saved Me from Depression
I hit the worst of my worst in June 2016. I was working at a non-profit foster care agency and just moved out on my own, away from my family. Don’t get me wrong, I loved working in foster care but the hours were demanding and there was tons of paperwork that I often got behind on. I also remember getting home after midnight and working a 22 hour shift one time. Every time I’d come home from work, I went straight to bed. I hardly ate and on the weekends I didn’t want to leave home. I became so numb and I didn’t express any feelings or emotions (except for sadness). My digestive system was messed up and made me very sick.
By Felicia Turner8 years ago in Petlife
My First Best Friend
They didn’t want her. She was a mixed breed and not AKC like her pure-bred mother was. A stray from the street had decided to jump over their fence and impregnate their pure black Lab. My mother went over to their house and decided to pick one of the “free to a good home” pups. She wasn’t being fed properly and was desperate for attention. My heart always told me that if we hadn’t taken her, then they might have gotten rid of her by any means necessary. That pup refused to be left behind and stuck to my mother like glue, the entire ride home to our house.
By Jessica Beard8 years ago in Petlife
Why Does My Dog Eat Everything?
I have two very gorgeous dogs. One of them is a rescue border collie and the other a golden retriever we got when she was a puppy. Our border does nothing at all. She sleeps then eats her food, then goes outside, then sleeps again and the cycle starts all over again. However our three year old golden retriever destroys anything. I have had to use the excuse the dog ate my homework many a times and it isn't even an excuse she actually eats my homework, alongside my textbooks and my glasses. A lot of people tell me, "Yeah, but it's your fault for leaving them lying around." Well tell me this then somebody who doesn't own a dog, how did she manage to get my glasses from the table, chew through the glasses case, and then chew my glasses? It is however, sometimes amusing when I come home and I can tell from the look in her eyes that she has done something bad and me trying to find what she has done like an amateur police TV drama, but then I remember I'm not on CSI and now I have a mess to clear up and she destroyed something potentially valuable. I also worry for the safety of her insides, all that debris she's eaten must have had some damage on her, oh wait I have to clear that up too when she vomits all over the rug. The list of things she has destroyed is:
By Kate Parkinson8 years ago in Petlife
