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Happy Tails Puppy Training Pt.1

This episode focuses on Puppy training and includes information on bite inhibition, socialization, and other basic commands. FMI visit the Oshkosh Area Humane Society at OAHS.org

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Golden Retriever (Dog Training)

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Golden Retriever

“The Golden Retriever is a large breed of dog, historically developed as a gundog to retrieve shot waterfowl and upland game during hunting. As such they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and an instinctive love of water. Their versatility sees them employed in a variety of roles including illegal drug detection, search and rescue, as hunting dogs and as guide dogs. Its friendly, eager-to-please nature and patient demeanor has also made it one of the most popular family dogs (by registration) in the world today.

History
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The Golden Retriever breed was originally developed in Scotland at “Guisachan” near Glen Affric, the highland estate of Sir Dudley Marjoribanks (pronounced “MarĘ’banks”), later Baron Tweedmouth. For many years, there was controversy over which breeds were originally crossed. In 1952, the publication of Majoribanks’ breeding records from 1835 to 1890 dispelled the myth concerning the purchase of a whole troupe of Russian sheepdogs from a visiting circus.

Improvements in guns during the 1800s resulted in more fowl being downed during hunts at greater distances and over increasingly difficult terrain. This led to more birds being lost in the field. Because of this improvement in firearms, a need for a specialist retriever arose as training setter and pointer breeds in retrieval was found to be ineffective. Thus work began on the breeding of the Golden Retriever to fill this role.

The original cross was of a yellow-colored Retriever, Nous, with a Tweed Water Spaniel female dog, Belle. The Tweed Water Spaniel is now extinct but was then common in the border country. Majoribanks had purchased Nous in 1865 from an unregistered litter of otherwise black wavy-coated retriever pups. In 1868, this cross produced a litter that included four pups; these four became the basis of a breeding program which included the Irish Setter, the sandy-colored Bloodhound, the St. John’s Water Dog of Newfoundland, and two more wavy-coated black Retrievers. The bloodline was also inbred and selected for trueness to Majoribanks’ idea of the ultimate hunting dog. His vision included a more vigorous and powerful dog than previous retrievers, one that would still be gentle and trainable. Russian sheepdogs are not mentioned in these records, nor are any other working dog breeds. The ancestry of the Golden Retriever is all sporting dogs, in line with Majoribanks’ goals.

Golden Retrievers were first accepted for registration by the The Kennel Club of England in 1903, as Flat Coats – Golden. They were first exhibited in 1908, and in 1911 were recognized as a breed described as Retriever (Golden and Yellow). In 1913, the Golden Retriever Club was founded. The breed name was officially changed to Golden Retriever in 1920.

The Honorable Archie Majoribanks took a Golden Retriever to Canada in 1881, and registered Lady with the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1894. These are the first records of the breed in these two countries. The breed was first registered in Canada in 1927, and the Golden Retriever Club of Ontario, now the Golden Retriever Club of Canada, was formed in 1958. The co-founders of the GRCC were Cliff Drysdale an Englishman who had brought over an English Golden and Jutta Baker, daughter in law of Louis Baker who owned Northland Kennels, possibly Canada’s first kennel dedicated to Goldens. The AKC recognized the breed in 1925, and in 1938 the Golden Retriever Club of America was formed.”

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Nashville Dog obedience training help: Alpha dog 911

http://www.dogtrouble.net Alpha dog 911: Greenville’s Dog Whisperer heads out from Fort Campbell to help a family near Nashville Tennessee with a dog behavior problem. This case centers around 4 year old dog named Titan who had been to obedience training and had the classes but was still the top dog in the house. He had been identified as an “alpha dog” by the trainer who they had taken him to. This guy was running the house and his family just didn’t know how to cope. He was overprotective of the doors and windows, yapping relentlessly at every passer by… even at the home owner! Learn what simple adjustments helped this family get on track to regaining balance in their pack.

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Happy Tails – Dog House Training Pt 3

Training your puppy, or dog, to behave, and not go to the bathroom, in the house can be frustrating. In this episode of Happy Tails you’ll learn a few tips-n-tricks about the best ways to house train your dog.
Season 1 Episode 8

Duration : 0:7:58

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We’re Livin’ on Dog Food

A who’s who of Melbournes underground music scene. Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Ollie Olsen, Phillip Brophy and many others proffer their recollections and air their animosities in a tribute to those seminal times. The Crystal Ballroom, the Little Bands, the Boys Next Door, drugs, fashion, sharehousing and a previously unseen interviews with Michael Hutchence.

Duration : 0:1:44

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Maltese Dog Breed | Maltese Puppies | Maltese Dog | Free Maltese Puppies

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Find out why owning a Maltese is the greatest thing.

Maltese – Dog – Meet Sophie, a cute, adorable, happy little girl puppy.

Pure Bred Maltese. This is a video I made a few days after I brought her home….Pure bred Maltese dog puppy cute adorable loveable canine little Maltese critter.

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Dog Agility – Training your Dog to Walk through Tunnels

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What is the best dog food to feed my baby male Yorkie?

I am going to pick up my Yorkie for the first time on Friday. I can’t wait to get him home, but I am also concerned on what type of food to give him. I want my puppy to be healthy and happy but I want hime to also find his food tasty..and not nasty like most healthy dog foods. The breeder I bought him from has been feeding him Beniful. But he dosen’t particularly like it. Any suggestions on a healthy tasty dog food for puppys?
What does your puppy eat and enjoy?

P.S. I also want to give him treats, I figured I would give him fruitloops as a special treat since yorkies are prone to low-blood sugar….is this a good idea? or should i find something else for him?

Any other information on how to keep my puppy healthy and happy is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Oh yeah I am 15 and getting him for my birthday!

A median priced food that was not on the recall lists with the melamine etc. is Nature’s Recipe which does not have corn, wheat, soy or artificial dyes. Also doesn’t have BHA or BHT and is readily available in large Pet Stores like PetSmart or PetCo. Most other brands sold there have been in multiple recalls for both dry and wet.
Beneful wasn’t recalled, but it has lots of junk in it, allergy causing product. Avoid foods that list wheat, corn or soy in their ingredients.
When you change food, do it gradually over a week and a half or so. Start feeding the old food (3/4) with 1/4 new food for a few days and if tolerated well, then give 1/2 old and 1/2 new- same progression then 3/4 new and 1/4 old then all new. You can add a few teaspoons of pumpkin pie filling to the food while changing over as it tends to settle a dogs stomach and prevent a reaction like diarrhea which happens sometimes when changing food.
Royal Canin makes food for the breed and another food called "Baby Dog" but it had been heavily involved in recalls. Unfortunately, many many brands were manufactured at the same plant where common ingredients used in different brands contaminated food.

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I’d stay away from Natural Balance because they were also heavily involved in recalls and recently again had recalled canned foods, this time for botulism. See itchmo.com for details.
Fruit Loops aren’t good for people or for dogs, but a few won’t kill him. There are many good treats that are healthy, or at least designed for dogs, to use instead.
There is a doggie Ice Cream called "Frosty Paws" which many large grocery stores carry like Randall’s, Kroger’s, Super Target, etc. Call ahead to one in your area and ask if they have this in stock. It’s usually in the ice-cream section but is actually made for dogs. Comes in four cups to a box and dogs just LOVE this!
Also there are freeze dried liver treats you can get from Pet Stores, and Yogurt Drops for dogs that are made in Germany.
Avoid rawhides because dogs sometimes swallow big pieces they loosen and then get sick and some have formaldehyde in them and the white ones are sometimes soaked in bleach during their processing. BLECCH.
But Nylabones (inedible kind) and Kongs make fun toys to exercise teeth and gums on.

What are all the dog breeds in America?

I am having a really hard time choosing what type of dog breed I want to get. Do you know all the dog breeds in America? If so, can you give me a link or list them please? Thank you!

http://www.petfinder.com/breeds/Dog
akc.org
dogbreedinfo.com

http://www.worldlydogs.com/north_america/united_states/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dog_breeds_by_country#United_States

http://www.dogpatch.org/dogs/breed.cfm

I am having problems potty training my new puppy, any tips?

I am trying to train my puppy using a litter box with "puppy training pads" in it. I recognize his signs of having to go, sniffing, circling, squatting, etc., but when I bring him to the litter box with the pads, he gets very nervous and squirms and tries to jump out. It takes forever for him to poop in it. I am rewarding him, but I don’t think it is working. Any tips?

Why are you using a litterbox?

My puppy learned after a month where everything went.

We used the outside, learned how to scratch the door, and can hold up to 10 hours if we are out and the puppy is in the crate.

If you want help….send me an email.

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