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Posted May 1st, 2009 by pos4015

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Australian Bushfires - Animals Need Your Help

Posted February 11th, 2009 by pos4015

By now most of you would have heard about the terrible bushfires that have destroyed thousands of homes in areas around Victoria. At the time of writing, nearly two hundred human lives have been confirmed lost, and many animals are homeless, lost or injured. If you would like to do something to help, the RSPCA is accepting donations to provide food, shelter and medical care for animals affected by the fires. To make a donation, please visit:
http://www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/news_bushfires.htm

Article in Sunday Tasmanian

Posted November 18th, 2008 by pos4015

Thanks to Ann Boxhall and "The Sunday Tasmanian" for including a link to my website at the end of the Pets column on the 16th of November.

It was a great piece, and Ann conveyed the message I tried to portray in my original article very well. Particularly with all the debate about Breed Specific Legislation in Tasmania recently, I'd like people to be well informed.

Separation Anxiety - Gone By Christmas

Posted September 18th, 2008 by pos4015

Separation Anxiety

There are two behavior problems that dog owners tend to misdiagnose more than any other. The first is "dominance", which is generally not a behavior problem in itself and rarely the cause of the actual problem behavior the dog owner complains about; and the second is "separation anxiety".

What to Do if Your Dog is Stolen

Posted November 20th, 2007 by pos4015

Caryl Wolff from http://www.DoggieManners.com has written a 23 page manual on "what to do if your dog is stolen" and she wants to give it to you to get the word out!

How Could You?

Posted November 9th, 2007 by pos4015

When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" - but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.

How To Motivate Yourself to Train or Exercise Your Dog (or practically anything else!)

Posted September 11th, 2007 by pos4015

Training Theory

Want to know the secret to self-motivation?

It's all about reinforcement, and breaking the task down into tiny little achievable tasks. Here are a few tricks that practically guarantee success, obliterate procrastination, and make doing things like exercising or training your dog seem effortless.

How to Teach Your Dog to Go Left or Go Right

Posted September 11th, 2007 by pos4015

Trick Training

Click here for article (will take you to clickertraining.com)

The above article contains step-by-step instructions for teaching your dog to Go Left or Go Right. It starts off with simple targetting, then the concept is generalised so that it can be used in a variety of different situations with very little extra training.

Dog Laws (sent to me by Kym)

Posted May 30th, 2007 by pos4015

To all dog owners:

I wish I knew how to get through dog owner's apathy while special interests are decimating our rights to dog ownership. Almost all lists (thankfully not this one, DDBS is to be commended that they do not count this information as OT), refuse to allow ANY notices regarding dog laws, much less discussion. So too many people take these proposed laws at face value and do not see where these are all packaged with nice names like (Ca Healthy Pet). Now who is going to be against a healthy pet?

It is very frustrating to those of us in the know when dog people look at the wording in a bill and think it is benign, not knowing that certain words missing or present in a bill tell how it will be enforced and what the consequences will be.

A current example:

Aidan Interviewed by KosmarEnterprises.com

Posted May 9th, 2007 by pos4015

Jana at Kosmar Enterprises recently interviewed the Editor of Positive Petzine, Aidan Bindoff, to ask about some behaviors that are useful to prevent sickness or medical emergencies. Here is an extract of that interview:

Kosmar: What common mistakes do dog owners make when trying to train their dogs out of
these behaviors?

AB: By far the biggest problem is in not being proactive. If you wait until
your dog goes to eat something nasty and try to punish them, it's too
late. If you stay ahead of the game you can stay positive, and avoid
all sorts of problems that might crop up.

Kosmar: What would you tell someone with the free-spirited dog that may be a bit more
difficult to train? Perhaps a dog that eats the sofa cushions, for example.

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