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Below 40 Degrees Outside - Bring Your Pets In!
Care for your pets in cold weather just as you care for
yourself. They depend on you to be sensitive to their needs and
health. Animals left outside when temperatures fall below 40
degrees are not only subject to hypothermia, but they can...
Canine MD: Six Ways Your Dog Can Save Your Heart
Science has finally caught up with what dog lovers have known for years--that having a dog is great for your health. Here are six ways science has proven that living with a dog promotes better heart health.
Decreased cholesterol and...
Dogs - Essential Accessories
Dog Essentials
People use accessories to accentuate the beauty of a certain
thing. There are also times that they buy accessories in order
to protect the product against harmful elements in the
environment.
These concepts are also true...
How Important Is The Hen In Your Breeding Program?
Throughout the history of game fowl breeding, the importance of the hen has, in the majority of cases, been overlooked, and in isolated instances, even ignored. It is my own belief (you may disagree) that any present-day breeder competing in the...
Lessons from a Dying Friend
Often, I'd asked the question as to how I would react when my 'Max' would pass away. He was our mainstay, our original family pet. Not only a dog, but one of my 'surrogate children' as well. We'd brought him home 9 years ago and I still recall the...
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Dogs - Thoughts For Naming Puppies
Tips in naming your puppies
So, you finally deiced to get a puppy. You spent many hours
talking to dog breeders and surfed the Internet countless times
to find the perfect puppy for you and your family. You went from
pet shop to pet shop, to dog associations, to animal societies,
looking and meeting puppies until you have found the right one.
Question is: Now what? Your puppy needs a name!
Throughout his lifetime, you will use the dog's name over 35,000
times. So, make sure that you choose a name that you and your
family will use to refer to that loving dog of yours.
Here are some tips in finding the perfect name for your puppy.
Remember that dogs understand brief commands. Names should
therefore be easy to remember. Names with two syllables or
lesser work well. Don't expect that your dog would be able to
respond to you immediately when you named him "John Dewey
McArthur".
The name of your puppy should not sound like the rest of the
commands. For example, do not call your dog "Stacy". It's too
close with the command "stay". Having a name like that will only
confuse the dog.
Remember that you will be using the dog's name in public.
Remember the joke circulating in emails when someone has a dog
named "Sex" and gotten the dog owner into trouble? "Boner" might
be funny for your drinking
buddies, but may have a different
reaction when you are in a veterinarian clinic or at a park.
Ask your kids what they want to name the dog. Let them
participate in name decision process. If they want to name the
dog "Champ" or "Tootsie" so be it. Reserve your funky names when
in front of other people.
You may believe that it would be an honor for your Uncle Tom or
best friend Bobby if the dog is named after them. Maybe naming
your baby after them might honor them, but naming your puppy
after them won't.
If you decided to bring home a dog that is quite older, it would
be probably better to stick with its old name. But, what if the
name of the dog is "Barney", the name of your-ex whom you had a
bitter breakup? Then, stick with other sounds similar to it.
Once you've picked a name, see if it works out. You will know if
that works. If not, then there are tons of dog names available
to replace it.
With these tips, naming your puppy would be fun.
About the author:
Jay is the web owner of http://www.dog-training-tips.org Dog Training Tips, a
website that provides information and resources on dog training,
puppy training, and more. You can also visit his website at:
http://www.petmall.us Pet
Mall for pet supplies.
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