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For all our American friends looking for a better way for their pooch to travel (via air), you’re in luck. Pet Airways is a new airline for pets only! Yep, that means NO humans (except staff) allowed on board.
Teaching your dog to track takes more time and physical space than any of the basic obedience exercises. Also, some breeds of dogs are better at tracking and have better "noses" than others. Among the better tracking breeds are bloodhounds, beagles, most of the hound breeds, German shepherds and collies. For these exercises you will need some equipment. A harness is necessary for this kind of training, since your dog will be pulling you at times.
It was long speculated that dogs were completely colour blind, seeing the world in black and white. In recent years, studies have confirmed that dogs, although not able to see the full colour spectrum as humans, can see limited colour because they have a red-green colour deficiency known as Protanopia. 1% of human males also have this phenomenon. With Protanopia, the eye lacks the long-wavelength sensitive retinal cones making it impossible to differentiate between the green-yellow-red section of the colour spectrum.
August 8th and 9th, 2009 Spend a fun filled 2 days learning how to dance with your dog! Musical Canine Freestyle is growing fast - get in on it now!
Vanessa, freestyle dancing, poodle farm, sog dancing in Other DNA was compared in dogs in several African areas with those elsewhere Modern humans originated in Africa, and now it looks like man's best friend first emerged there too. An extensive genetic study on the ancestry of African village dogs points to a Eurasian — possibly North African — origin for the domestication of dogs.
dog domestication in Other A dog that escaped some teenage tormentors has been reunited with his relieved Calgary family. Pinball, a Jack Russel terrier, has been gone since Sunday night when he was taken from his fenced yard in the northeast neighbourhood of Temple.
Peanut Butter Delight Dog Birthday Cake 1 cup white or whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup shredded carrots 1 tsp vanilla
In his article, Roberts argues that time is a human construction, created to keep track of such things as days and significant events. Time-keeping devices from sundials and precise clocks to wristwatches revolutionized how humans perceive time, and animals don't have the advantage of these tools.
dog behaviour, dog facts, dog time, dogs telling time in Food, Other The City of Vancouver is probably the most dog-friendly city in Canada. While recently there visiting family, we saw dogs everywhere and there must be a dog business or store on every street corner. Vancouverites just love their canine friends!
Saturday July 25th At the festival you will find local Vendors and Exhibitors from the Pet Industry as well as Demos, Speakers, Free Draws and many other fun and informative events.
Niagara, dog display, dog show in Other When you're out hiking and you realize you've passed the same dead tree for the third time, and sundown is 20 minutes away, a dog looking for a game of tug-of-war might be your best chance at making it home. Search-and-rescue dogs are smart, agile and obedient, but their high "play drive" is what makes them look for a missing person through snow and rain, down steep rock walls and in crevices that would make a claustrophobic run screaming.
Many fictional dogs, such as Lassie, Benji and Rin Tin Tin, have made their marks on the small and silver screens, sometimes inspired by heroic actions of dogs in real life. Most of the time, these canines completed physical acts of bravery. Service dogs like seeing-eye dogs, recovery dogs and other rescue animals are trained. But is it possible that some dogs are so intelligent and sensitive that they can predict health crises like epileptic seizures and warn their owners?
