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Choosing a Puppy: Your Guide to Picking the Perfect Pup

K9Online Editor — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:55 +0000

Acquiring a new dog is a decision that will have a daily impact on your life for possibly upwards of 15 years. It’s a BIG move and it requires careful consideration.

Our eBook special gives advice on everything from selecting the type of breed to integrating a new dog in to a home with children. It even includes a guide to naming your puppy!

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Crate Training for Puppies

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:13:07 +0000

Teaching a Dog to Return on Command

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K9 Magazine Issue 16

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:07:51 +0000

Crufts The Future
K9 Icon Gromit
Controversy Ten Moments That Shook The Canine World
20 Questions With Charisma Carpenter
K9 Magazine Book Club Hackman: Love In Buckets
Dogosaurus
Breed Profile The Briard
Priscilla & Jools
Pet Friendly Autos The Mitsubishi Shogun
A View From Sweden
Our Canine Cousins The Red Fox
Me And My Dog Sam Obernik
So You Want To Be A Puppy Socialiser
K9 Interactive Teach Your Dog To Fetch The Remote
Dog The Saviour
Crazy Canine Laws
Top Breeders Recommend It Tips From Those In The Know
K9 Health Bloat
K9 Science The Rise And Rise Of The Designer Dog
The Year Of The Dog
Home And Garden Retro Style

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K9 Magazine Issue 15

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:05:29 +0000

Arty Animal Dog Photography
Breed Profile English Cocker Spaniel
Prisclla And Jools
K9 Icon Santa’s Little Helper
Pet Friendly Autos Volvo XC90
A View From Hong Kong
K9 Magazine Book Club It’s Me Or The Dog
Our Canine Cousins The Dingo
Me & My Dog Anneka Svenska
K9 Magazine Animal Advisory Panel
So You Want To Run A Mobile Pet Business
Your K9 Stars
K9 Interactive How To Understand Your Dog
20 Questions With Kristanna Loken
Dogosaurus
Leaders And Their Dogs
A world Without Dogs
K9 Health Diabetes And Your Dog
100 Best Doggy Things Of 2005
20 Questions With Matt Sourum
K9 Science Can Your Dog Catch The Flu?
New Years Resolutions

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K9 Magazine Issue 14

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:31:37 +0000

K9 Magazine Animal Advisory Panel
Financing Fido
K9 Profile Agility
So You Want To Be A Pet Product Designer
Your K9 Stars
K9 Interactive TV Tips
Offers & Freebies
Out And About With Isabella Hervey
A Royal Pedigree A Retrospective Look At The Many Muses Of Our Monarchs
No The Most Useless Word In The Canine Vocabulary
On Test Canine Couture
As Idiot’s Guide To Insurance
20 Questions Tamara Beckwith
Canine/Owner Lifestyle Study
Turkish Animal Welfare Profile On The Work Of Perihan Agneli
Dogs The Future
Breed Profile Portuguese Water Dog
Real Life I Was Raised By Dogs
K9 Kitchen
Home And Garden Gadgets And Gismos
A View From Japan
K9 Book Club Think Pet!
Priscilla And Jools
Me And My Dog Susan Quillam
K9 Icon Scooby Do
Arty Animal Puppylicious Pop Art
20 Questions Mariah Carey
Financing Fido
Dogosaurus
Pet Friendly Autos Renault Kangoo

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Pack Behaviour in Dogs: How to Understand It

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:24:34 +0000

Pack Law: Understand It & Become Top Dog

by Avril Munson Of The Central School Of Dog Training

What is ‘Pack law’? Whenever there are two or more dogs together, the dogs will decide who is superior to whom. Often this is decided quickly and painlessly, because of vastly differing size or age.

Or can take up to two weeks. Where two dogs will not live together, it is because there is not a clear winner. Occasionally, human intervention is the cause. Unwittingly in trying to be fair, we treat both dogs equally. Or we give the natural under dog too much status and create warfare.

For dogs there must always be a leader and a number 2, 3, all the way to the bottom!

A wild example!
Imagine a wolf pack, moving to new ground. The group fall into line behind the leader; not just following the dog in front but 20 wolves will walk in the same tracks, as the first. This is tremendous discipline and authority. Imagine training 20 dogs to walk behind you, let alone in the same tracks – one is too much for many people.
This illustrates the need for the dog to see us as the pack leader, if we are to be successful in the dogs training.

What happens in the home?
The dog is a pack animal. He sees our household as his pack. It takes a maximum of 2 weeks for the dog to establish the hierarchy of his new pack. So, the messages we send out in the first few days are vital.

A dog that doesn’t accept people as way ahead in the leadership stakes will not think he has to obey you, and can result in a catalogue of problems. Once you understand the principle it is really quite easy to change things around.

This article contains more expert advice on understanding pack behaviour as well as a video illustration of pack behaviour in action!

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How Much Should You Train a Puppy?

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:17:34 +0000

Puppy Training: The Golden Opportunity For Prime Puppy Training: Brand new puppies literally absorb everything that passes through their senses. Whatever they see, hear, taste, smell, and touch, it all gets stored in their brains just like a computer.

Vast amounts of information are constantly being downloaded into a puppy’s mind about the people they come across, places they visit, and responses from all stimuli, whether it is from the form of communication it receives from people or the scary sounds of vehicles moving by outside.

Most new dog owners completely underestimate the intelligence of their younger puppies. Do not waste this remarkable learning time. Make good use of your dog’s capacity to learn and absorb information by teaching him good manners and healthy behaviors that will help guide the pup towards a civilized and respectful member of the family….{+}

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Chronic Degenerative Radiculo Myelopathy

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:52:37 +0000

Hip Dysplasia: Veterinary Guide

K9Online Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:45:08 +0000